The Chronicles of Spidey-Beca: The Origin

Ch. 26: Spring Break and a Sandy Situation

Beca and Fat Amy weren't the only ones having trouble sleeping that night. Chloe and Aubrey also could not sleep over the devastating events that took place not that long ago. In some moments, it already felt like a distant memory; and at others, it still felt like it just happened. It was now the middle of the night. As Aubrey laid silently in her bed, tearfully begging for sleep; she suddenly started hearing some rumbling and rustling outside her room. She figured it must have been Chloe doing something. She sighed as she reluctantly got out of bed and went to investigate. She sleepily stepped out her bedroom and saw Chloe in the living room. She was dressed, had her bags packed and was about to leave when she heard Aubrey step out.

"Chloe? What are you doing?" her roommate questioned.

Chloe sighed before responding.

"I'm going home for Spring Break, you knew that"

"Now? It's the middle of the night" Aubrey stated as she stepped into the living room.

"So I've noticed" Chloe replied with a tone, not even facing up, just making sure she had everything ready. "I caught an early flight and decided to go ahead and leave. I just need to get away for a while"

"Chloe, is this about Beca?" That caused Chloe to stop as she faced the door. "Look, she brought this all on herself and after everything she said and did-"

"You didn't help, Aubrey!" Chloe finally snapped at her. "You should've just listened to her. You should've just listened to ME. She made us better. And for all we know, things could've ended better too"

"That's not an opinion for you to have, Chloe" Aubrey calmly retorted.

"Why? Cos it isn't yours? You're not always right you know. But no, it always had to be done your way, even when we were supposed to do this together! I've been there for you for so many years and all you've done this year is treat me like shit! Me, and everyone else on the team"

"Oh! So that's what you think?! That I'M the jerk that screwed us up?!"

"You were too controlling! And it ruined us! You couldn't even loosen the reigns for one damn second!"

"Hey, I can lose control if I want to!"

"Yea" Chloe scoffed before retrieving her bags. "You let me know when that happens" she opened the door and stepped out. But before she slammed it shut, she looked at Aubrey and said, "We could've been champions, Bree!"

*SLAM!*

Aubrey let out a shaky breath, just when she thought this night was at it's worse. Now, she has lost her best friend and co-captain. But as she slowly returned to her bedroom, she couldn't help but take in everything Chloe had said to her. She reflected on everything that's happened this year. She couldn't help but feel like Chloe had a powerful point. She really had become the bad guy. She let her desperation, her frustrations, and her whole captain status get to her. It was everything she swore she wouldn't let happen but did. Maybe it really was her fault they failed. She truly felt sorry for what she did. She wished she had a second chance to redo everything and do it better.

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The next morning, Beca sat with her mixing equipment while Fat Amy packed. She too was going away for Spring Break, but Beca decided to just stay here on campus. She would work on her music, work at the factory, and get back to being Spider-Woman. Maybe, with some luck, even find Luke and put a stop to him once and for all. She tried to keep her mind off of last night, but that wouldn't be possible. She knew what she did was the safest option, but she still felt so bad about it. She felt so empty and guilty. Not just about Chloe, but about Jesse and everyone else. She needed to talk with him sooner or later. But since he too was going away for the break, it may be later. She sat at her desk, continuing to work on her mixes as Fat Amy got ready to leave. They hadn't really spoken to each other since last night.