Note: everyone depicted in this story is 18 years old or older. There are no minors.
Also, my boyfriend, washingtonstatecowboy, helped edit this piece. Enjoy and thanks for reading!
As Tori walked toward the building, the sun illuminated her big smile. The building was Hollywood Arts High School in Hollywood, California and the reason she was so happy was because it was the first day back after spring break. Now most teenagers aren't so thrilled about going back to school but this wasn't a normal school; it was a performing arts school for talented students. It was a fun environment and she had even made some good friends. Walking through the doors, she saw them standing by the lockers. A crazy redhead named Cat, a heartthrob named Beck, a nerd with a puppet named Robbie, and an incredible singer/songwriter named Andre. As they all came into contact, hugs were exchanged and break stories were shared. However, there was one person missing. Tori piped up and asked "where's Jade?"
Beck looked at the floor sheepishly then back up to Tori. "Probably avoiding me...she and I broke up over break."
"Are you serious!? What happened? You two seemed like the perfect couple..."
"Yeah well, she seemed to think she could do better...I have to get to class but don't worry Tori, I'll be alright."
As he walked away, Tori tried to process everything she had heard. Beck and Jade had been going out for a long time so for them to just break up was weird. Just then, Jade walked into the school looking as dark as her mood. She was wearing a short sleeved, red and black lace top with fishnet arm bands, a red skirt with black roses, and dark boots. The only thing really colorful about her appearance was the blue streak running through her black hair and the red lipstick. Trying to be a good friend, Tori walked up and said "hey Jade, it's good to see you-"
Before Tori could get the words out, Jade cut her off and snapped "just shut up Tori! I really don't want to listen to you right now." With that, she stormed off to class leaving Tori to sigh and head off to hers.
Later in class, Jade realized how bitchy she was this morning but anything cheerful needed to die. Breaking up with Beck had been really hard and the worst part was she understood why it needed to happen. They hadn't been getting along for a while and this made her mad at the world. 'Ugh, today's not going to be fun...' she thought as she tried to take notes. Little did she know it was about to get worse. After eating lunch alone, she made her way to her weirdest class-Sikowitz. The class itself was acting but the teacher was a nutcase hippie with very unorthodox teaching methods. Jade just hoped nothing would be thrown at her this time. Finding her seat, she said a polite hello to Cat and the rest of the gang. Although awkward, they were still there for her throughout the mess. But when Tori walked in, she sighed and rolled her eyes causing Jade to explode. "OK Jade what is your problem!? I'm just trying to be nice!"
"My problem!? Wow Tori, thanks for being a bitch!"
"A bitch!? Oh that's nice Jade. I mean come on, you and Beck are both my friends-"
"Oh my God Tori what the fuck!? You just had to go there-"
"Enough!"
Both girls jumped in their seats and looked for the source of the yell. In the midst of their fight, they didn't notice that Sikowitz had entered the room. Now, he looked annoyed. "Can't a man teach his class without the squawking of you two? And to think, I wanted you two to be the leads of my play next week..."
Both ladies stared at him in shock. "R-really?"
"Yes, but the roles are best friends which is a far cry from what two are...I'll to figure something out to fix that."
The room was silent as he drank from his coconut as per usual with him. But what was unusual was the idea it gave him. "Girls, grab your stuff and come with me."
Jade and Tori exchanged confused looks as they grabbed their bags and exited the room with Sikowitz. Tori was the first to speak up. "Um, Sikowitz, where are we going?"
"You'll see."
After a few minutes, the three of them were standing in front of the janitor's closet. Jade, in her snarky tone of voice, asked "how is this supposed to help us?"
Without saying anything, Sikowitz opened the door, pushed the two girls into the closet, then shut and locked the door. Laughing as his students demanded to be let out; he said "a little solitary confinement will do you good. I'll let you back out when you can behave like friends."
The girls screamed to be released but it all fell on deaf ears. Soon they heard footsteps walking away and then it was quiet. Eventually the sighed defeated and found somewhere to sit. After a few minutes, Jade said "you know this is your fault right?"