Average Boy (Victorious) Chapter 2

By Hossana Isaac O.
(Hossy High School Series)

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Jade turned on her music and Beck frowned upon hearing the type of music she was playing

It was a funeral song
He wanted to ask why she was playing it but he shove it off

Jade: so Beck, how long have you been handsome?

He looked at her abruptly

Beck: you know my name already?

Jade: is that the answer to my question?

She was just looking straight into the road as if her eyes were glued to it and her face was expressionless

Beck: sorry

He mumbled and brought out a gum from his bag to chew

He unwrapped it and was about taking it to his mouth when Jade took it and placed it in her own mouth

Beck stood gawking at her with his hand hanging to his mouth

Jade: I’m not a clown at the circus 🎪 so don’t stare at me that way

He immediately looked forward

She changed the music to a soundtrack of evil laughter

Beck became uncomfortable
But she was enjoying the laughter

He began to wish he stayed away from her like Andre warned

Beck: I’m stopping here, thank you

He pointed to an arcade station but she didn’t even look

She kept chewing the gum and driving

Beck: you just passed where I’m to stop

She still didn’t answer

He sighed in frustration and sat back
Beck: I’m doomed

She gave an evil smirk

Jade: you’re not doomed. I’m not taking you to a crocodile pond to swim like I did to Tedy

Beck: whaaat? You took someone to a crocodile pond and made him swim?

She didn’t answer anymore
He began to breathe faster
To him, Jade was hell

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Tori slammed her car door and made towards the building

She was operating her phone as she moved in
She opened the door and walked inside

She wanted to climb the stairs when she heard her name

She groaned as she turned because she knew who it was

Tori: Trina, I’m just coming back from school please

Trina: excuse me… I don’t care. Just give me what I want

She sighed
Tori: okay, what do you want this time?

Trina: your credit card

Tori: whaaat! No way

Trina: really? Wow, okay. I’m leaving and I’ll be back when dad is back from Chicago

Tori: fine, bye. I don’t need you anyway. My friends will be here when I need them

Trina: bye then

She walked past Tori and raced up the stairs to her room

Tori crossed her arms

Tori: I don’t need her anyway

She went up the stairs to her room

Trina Vega is Tori Vega’s elder sister with two years

She is tall and beautiful
But a little plump up than Tori

She’s an attention seeker and loves handsome guys

But she’s quite unfortunate compared to Tori
She never gets the attention she desires and hardly get asked out
She’s one of those girls that never gets a boyfriend

She’s a graduate of Hollywood Arts High School but everyone knows she doesn’t fit to be a student in the school

She has zero talent
She’s an awful singer and dancer
She’s one of the worst actors ever.

So people kept wondering how she got accepted into the school

In HAHS, before a student is been accepted he or she must be auditioned

The day Trina was to be auditioned, only one teacher was available for it.
And that’s Mr Sichowitz

He is very jovial but somehow silly minded
He is brilliant when it comes to his field but numb in others

He is so much in love with coconut milk that he could trade a human for one coconut fruit

What he does is to poke a hole through it and insert a straw and drink the milk

So this particular day, he found out that his cousin sent him a special type of coconut for up to three weeks.
He misplaced it but found it that day

Instead of disposing it, he took it to the audition and began to drink it

Fortunately for Trina, it was her turn to audition

Mr Sichowitz began to hallucinate because the coconut milk was intoxicating him

Everything Trina did was total nonsense but he saw her doing different things and her voice sounded angelic to him

He ended up giving her a Yes

Only few people knows the story of how Trina could enter Hollywood Arts

Sometimes Trina feels intimidated by the way her sister does everything perfectly so she always finds a way to pin her down

This particular day, their dad travelled to Chicago for a movie contract.
Tori has a particular type of phobia when she’s alone

It was there since their childhood
She hates being left alone especially at night
Back then, she used to say that monsters always attacked her when she was alone
It started after she watched a horror movie alone

Ever since then, Tori hates being left alone at night

Trina knows well about this so she uses it against her whenever their dad travels

Even though they had house workers, she still had that fear.

She opened the door to her room and closed then sighed softly

Tori: I don’t need her. I can call Jade. Wait no, Jade is scary. I will call Cat.

She hung her bag and removed her shoes then fell on the bed

She called Cat

📲hey Cat, where are you?

📲Nona and I are making homemade ice-cream. Then we’re going to see a dog. Wanna join us?

📲why are you going to see a dog with your grandma? Do you want to buy it?

📲no, it belongs to my neighbor and he had an accident. We’re paying a visit to the dog to keep it company for the night

📲okay, my regards to the dog

📲yay ! Tori sends her regards to the dog

Tori squeezed her face and took the phone away from her ear because Cat was screaming the words out

She hung up and sighed again

It was obvious that Cat would not be chanced to come over

She decided to call Jade

📲hi Jade

📲why are you calling me while I’m slaughtering a chicken’s neck and watching it as it struggles to live?

📲oh my gosh Jade, why will you do that?

📲cause I’m bored

📲why don’t you come for a sleepover tonight

📲I wanna watch my horror CD’s today. Should I bring them?

📲what no! Just… Just forget it

She hung up and threw her phone away then she groaned frustratingly

She stood up and walked to Trina’s room with her credit card 💳

Tori: you can have it but please don’t spend too much

Trina: now that’s my little sister. Don’t worry, I will take it easy on your money as long as you follow me to the mall and help me carry all my stuff

Tori: can’t you just tag a Maid along?

Trina: no I can’t. So go and shower and meet me downstairs

Tori reluctantly went to her room and showered

She afterwards followed her sister to the mall where her life was even frustrated more by Trina

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Beck breathed in relief when he entered into their living room

Jade dropped him off and he was glad he even made it to the end

He closed the door and looked around then shouted

Beck: mom, I’m home

He moved forward and dropped his bag on the only couch in the room then proceeded to the fridge for a cold drink

His mom Mrs Oliver walked out of her room to him

Mrs Oliver : how was your first day of school my little rascal?

She ruffled his hair and he laughed and held her hand

Beck: mom, I’m no longer little and I’m no longer a rascal

She laughed

Mrs Oliver : you are and will forever be my one and only little one

He chuckled and she went to the kitchen to dish out some food for him

He got a text from Andre
💬don’t forget to meet me by five at the restaurant we talked about

He texted back
💬see you there

He looked up and his mother dropped the food for him

He settled down and began to eat

Mrs Oliver : Beck, I got a job today

Beck: really? Where?

Mrs Oliver : a museum as a tourist guide

Beck: awesome. What’s the pay?
Mrs Oliver : $2,000

Beck: it’s good

He wiped his mouth with a napkin and stood up
His mom carried the plates

Beck: Andre says he has a job for me so I’m going to meet him by five pm

Mrs Oliver : wow, my regards to him please

He nodded and went to his room to shower

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Andre and Beck walked out of the restaurant talking

They walked down the road a little and stopped to take a taxi 🚕

Beck was accepted as a waiter and he was to resume the following day, after school till 9pm

Andre: one of the movie producers wants to buy my songs for his soundtrack

Beck: are you willing to sell them?

Andre: I don’t have a choice. Besides, they’re not the only songs I’ve got

Beck: I see you still have that awesome voice and song writing talent

He punched Andre’s shoulder and he laughed and ruffled Beck’s hair

Beck: hey, quit touching my hair

Andre: hahaha, I love your hair. It’s so neat and tidy

Beck: and you’re making it the direct opposite of what you just said

They laughed

A lady parked her car a few metres away from them and got out

They watched her as she tried to call someone to no avail

She looked sad and entered the car again

She began to start the car but it wouldn’t budge

Andre: I think she’s having a problem with her car

Beck: I’ll go and check it out

He moved to the car

Beck: hi, I see you’re having a problem with your car

She looked up at his face then smiled brightly

Lady: I… Yes, I’m having problems with my car. I’ve been trying to call the mechanic but his number is going straight to voicemail

Beck smiled and pushed a strand of hair back from his face

Beck: may I help?

Lady: sure

She shifted and he entered the car and tried to start it

He got out and smiled at the lady who he saw was admiring him

She smiled shyly

Beck: I’ll just check the engine

She nodded and he opened the bonnet of the car and checked

The radiator lacked water 💧 so he gently asked her to buy maybe a bottle of water for him

He closed the bonnet and rested on the car like it was his own

The car was red and was quite flashy

Just then, Jade drove past him and actually saw him

Jade: he’s as rich as he looks

She wanted to turn and talk to him but she didn’t

The lady came back with the water and he poured it in

He started the car and the lady was glad

Lady: thank you so much

Beck: you’re welcome Miss

Lady: Nora, that’s my name

Beck: you have a beautiful name. I’m Beck

Nora: nice to meet you Beck

They both smiled at each other

Nora : we should meet some other time. Maybe, grab a drink together

Beck: that would be nice

She took her handbag and brought out her card then stretched it to him

Nora: here is my card. You should call me

Beck: okay, I will. Thanks

Nora: good night Beck

She pecked his cheek

Beck: good night
He hugged her and she entered her car and drove off

Andre: whoaaah, someone’s got a date

Beck got startled

Beck: hey! How did you get here?

Andre laughed

Beck: and she’s not my date

Andre: yes she is. You guys go along well and you fit each other. Besides I saw her pecking you

Beck: nah… She smiles too much. I don’t like it

Andre: you’re so impossible

Beck: hey, did I tell you about my encounter with Jade?

Andre’s eyes widened

Andre: you met that witch. I thought I warned you

Beck: let me tell you everything about how I nearly died in her car……..

They walked home talking about Jade and how scary she is

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Beck was going to go straight to the restaurant immediately school was over

He checked his watch and It was just two hours to go

He wanted to walk to class but saw Victorious approaching

He cleared out of the way and he watched them coming

He smiled when he saw Tori
He loved the way she was walking and the serious face she was wearing

Her hair was long and curly and it flew around as she was walking

He leaned on the wall as they passed by

He smiled and turned to see a pretty girl standing beside him

Girl: hi Beck

He sighed
This was like the sixth girl approaching him since today

Beck: hi

Girl: you look so tired. A handsome rich guy like you shouldn’t be too tired. It’s not good for you

She touched his cheek

Beck: uhh, it’s OK. I’m not that tired

Girl: why don’t we hang out after school today?

Beck: no I’ll be…
The girl’s expression changed

Girl: you know what. Never mind. Bye

She quickly hurried away as if she had seen a ghost

Beck turned and screamed when he saw Jade standing right behind him with her hands folded

Jade: hi

He didn’t answer

He moved back so he could create a space between them

Jade: are those girls giving you a hard time?

He swallowed a lump

She smirked and turned around then shouted

Jade: hey everyone listen! Especially the girls! Stay away from Beck! Do not bother him with your problems. Don’t fall in love with him either because of his looks or his money. Do I make myself clear?

Everyone was terrified

The girls began to move away

Beck smirked happily
Jade just helped him

Jade: that’s better
She turned to face Beck again

Beck: thanks Jade
She smiled without showing her teeth

Jade : you’re welcome

Beck was surprised

So Jade even smiles?
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To be continued