I am Titanium [Pitch Perfect AU]

Art Galleries and Breakups

Okay, so this chapter is a bit... I don't know, actually. Read and find out?

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Beca was sat in between her new cancer friends, Gail and John. The first thing the two picked up on ws the fact that Beca kept showing up wearing hats - a different one each time. The one today said the words 'ask about my down under', given as a gift by her inappropriate best friend. When Beca chowed her two friends her now smoothly shaven head, they were taken back at how quickly this symptom had come, so she had to explained that she wanted to do this and that she ultimately regretted it.

"Hey, Kid," Gail spoke up, catching Beca's attention. "How come we've never met Jesse?" she asked with genuine curiosity.

"Does he have a weird shaped penis?" John said nonchalantly, placing his folded newspaper on the small table beside him. Gail snorted a laugh at the man's antics.

"No!" Beca shot down, the heat growing in her cheeks. "Hospitals just freak him out." John simply burst into laughter at such a ridiculous response. "What?" Beca questioned.

John had to control his breathing before he could speak. "Nobody likes hospitals, you stupid bitch." Beca wanted to slap him right there and then, but after a few chemo session, she had grown accustomed to this man's abrupt rudeness.

"Yeah, but you don't get it," Beca tried to reason. "He doesn't want to mix the negative and positive - it's an energy thing," she finished, fiddling with her thumbs.

"That's what you call a bullshit thing," Gail said.

"Well, you can meet him if you want," Beca suggested, gaining the pair's attention. "He's picking me up after this; I'm sure he'd love to meet you guys." It was difficult for Beca to make friends, and she had spoken to these two fairly quickly. If Beca could gain friends this easily, Jesse would have no problem. Gail and John nodded, happy to meet the young woman's boyfriend. "He's really awesome, you're gonna love him."

It was dark by the time their chemotherapy had ended, and Jesse's car was nowhere to be seen. They had been standing around for what felt like forever in the freezing night air. Beca had called her boyfriend multiple times, but he never picked up once. So, she tried again.

"Hey, Jess, it's me again," Beca said in a sweet voice, trying to not let her frustrations rule her. "Just calling to check if you're close." She sighed through her nose. "I'll talk to you soon. See ya." She hung up, wanting to dash her phone across the street.

"Need a ride, Hobbit?" John offered, sensing the small girl's irritation.

Hoever, Beca had every faith in Jesse. "Nah, he's gonna show up. He's probably just busy or something." She shoved her mobile in her back pocket, knowing she'd mostly likely break it if she held onto it. "You guys should go, though; you can meet him next time."

Gail and John felt awful for their tiny, young friend. Although they wanted to meet Beca's boyfriend, they also needed to get home to their own partners. Maybe next time?

"Catcha later, Kid," Gail said before walking away from the hospital, John on tow.

Beca kindly waved them off before checking her watch with an exasperated sigh. How much longer did she have to wait? Beca sat down on the steps of the hospital, biting the nail on her thumb, and praying that Jesse would pick her up soon.

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It was almost two hours before Jesse finally arrived. Beca had very almost given up, after calling and texting, she received no answer. It was a miracle she didn't deck him in the face when he pulled up.