Chapter 12
4645 Words
I take my book from my locker then put a lip balm on my lips before go to my classroom. This weekend we will have regionals and we ready to face that.
"Babe, have you heard that?" Sam suddenly come to me.
"Yeah it was really sad." I sigh and lock my locker and start walking.
"It's not sad but it was stupid because after all this time I though The Walking Dead was real then you were right about Twilight because a wolfman cant married a vampire." Sam says.
I turn my face at him and frown. "I though you were talking about Karofsky. But oh thanks you gave me a new information."
"Wait, what happened with him?" Sam asks me.
"You dont know the news? He attempted suicide, Sam." I said to Sam.
"That's the reason why Mercedes called me to have a morning meeting with The God Squad?" Sam frowns at me.
"I dont know but it might be." I said.
"Well, I though she was trying to trap me or anything. I'll see you around." Sam give me a quick kiss and then walk off.
I just shrug and still walking in the hallways until I saw Kurt in front of his locker.
"You alright?" I ask Kurt.
"I just cant believe that this is would be a big news. I mean what I have done. He was kept calling me but I never answer him until I found the news about this." Kurt sighs.
"I just cant imagine that how bad the affects of bullying." I said to Kurt.
"I just cant stop blame my self." Kurt says sadly.
"I have a place where we can pray for him. I know you dont believe in God because he took your mom away but at least we can make ourselves feel better." I said to Kurt and hold his hand.
"I guess I really need a place to pray for him but I dont know where should I go." Kurt says to me.
"Just follow me." I half-smiled at Kurt and walk lead him.
We keep walking in the hallways. Until we turn our way to a classroom and right The God Squad is there so we enter that classrom.
"I feel sorry for Karofsky, but what he did was selfish. He didn't just want to hurt himself, he wanted to hurt everyone around him. I went through the wringer, but I never got to that place." Quinn says.
"Quinn, please. Sure, you had a baby when you were 16 and you had a bad dye job for two weeks, but seriously? The world never stopped loving you. And you're going to Yale. You have no idea what Karofsky was struggling with." Kurt says as we get in.
"You really want to try to compare?" Quinn asks Kurt.
"The despair, the self-loathing." Kurt answer.
"It doesn't matter." Quinn simply said and turn her face.
"I just can't imagine things getting so messed-up that you would consider taking your own life. That is so harsh and reductive. Have some compassion.
Do you know what they're still writing on his f*******:? 'Better luck next time' and 'Try, try again'." Kurt says to them.
"Why are you even here, Kurt? Thought you didn't believe in God." Mercedes asks Kurt.
"Emily asked me if she could come, and I invited her here." Joe says.
"Yeah, I know how bad it was. How bad to accepts the truth. My father died when I was two. At that age, I didnt understand and thought that he just went away. Until I grew up and I asked my mom why my friends had a father and I dont? Then she told me that he died in army, he is with God now and I lost my chance to see him and hug him. Maybe if I could turn back the time and I have a magic, I would pause the time before God took my dad and see him for once." I'm sobbing.
"I'm so sorry for that." Mercedes half-smiled at me.
"You dont need to. I felt what Karofsky felt. To accepts the truth, then struggling, and face everything in front of you wasnt easy. Since the first time I saw him and threaten Kurt, I know that something wrong with him. I know he hide something but I dont know what is that." I said to them.
"I heard you guys were praying for Karofsky, and after everything that we've been through, I didn't have anywhere else to go. I feel responsible. He asked me out, and I said no. And he kept calling me If I'd just answered one of those stupid calls...." Kurt's sobbing.
"We are here for him." I rub Kurt's back and says to them.
"God always with us. Dont worry." Quinn says to us.
I just nodded and half-smiled at her and trying to comfort Kurt who is the one that started crying. I know he feel guilty because he rejected Karofsky on the valentines day.
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I'm walking in the hallways with holding my book right after having the pray with The God Squad and now I'm deciding to enter my class.
"Emily, can I talk to you for a second?" A girl voice from behind.
I turn around and see Quinn is right in front of me. "I'm not in the good mood to listen all of your threaten to me today." I simply said and about to walk off.
Suddenly she stops my way and standing in front of me.
"I know I was a b***h for you but listen to me this time." Quinn says to me.
"What?" I raise my eyebrows.
"I want to apologize with everything I have done to you. You were right, I'm just afraid to face the truth. You might dont want to know but I got into YALE, something that I never can imagine. I was wrong to blame everything I've been through with you because you are not part of that. In the choir room you ever said that the one who run our lives is us and every statement we made, had a consequences. I blame you with the cheerios because I cant accept the fact that you are better than me then I blame you with the things that happened to Puck and when you refused to join me to report Shelby to principal Figgins, you were right because I didnt grow up and only think about myself. I know that the news about Dave really shocked us and we dont know what happen in the future with us. So we intend to live like today is our last day and I just want to being friends with you because I will blame myself if we dont become friends until I die." Quinn smiles at me.
"Wow such a long speech and made me late to enter my class." I simply said and about to walk off.
"I'm really sorry. I know I dont deserve your forgiveness." Quinn says.
I turn around and built a smile on my face then hug her. "I know you just need someone to understand you. I already forgive you. This is senior year and I just want to spend the rest of my senior year to make a good friendship with all of my friends. No more fight or argue." I smile at Quinn.
"So we're kind of friend now?" Quinn chuckles.
"Kind of." I nodded and smile at her then go back walking in the hallways.
"Really wanted to say this since a long time ago that you and Sam are really cute." Quinn smiles at me.
"Thank you but I saw you were enjoy dancing with Joe on Sugar's party and you both also look cute." I chuckle.
"Well, we are not dating. What do you have now?" Quinn chuckles.
"History. Well, see you around." I said to Quinn and enter my classroom.
Yeah everything is getting better now. No more fight, no more argue. Only happiness and being friends with the others.
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Glee Club
Now we are sitting down on the stage and make a circle. Mr. Schue called us here and I dont know what he is going to do or say to us actually.
"Mr. Schue, why do you have a jar of peanut butter with one spoon?" Tina asks Mr. Schue.
"Yeah, there are 15 of us here, and I'm only comfortable sharing a spoon with about half of you." Sugar says.
"Well, it's come to my attention that our good friend Rory Flanagan has never tasted peanut butter." Mr. Schue says to us. "Rory, if you don't mind." Mr. Schue stands up and walks to Rory and give him that peanut butter.
"Oh, God Oh, my God That's the best thing I've ever had." Rory grins at us.
"Mr. Schuester, wow, that's incredibly moving." Sugar says.
"Yeah, Mr. Schue, what's the point of all this?" Mercedes asks.
"The point is Rory just had a brand-new experience, something as simple as peanut butter. You guys are young. I want you to promise me that, no matter how depressed you get, no matter how hopeless or alone you feel, you'll try your best to imagine all of the amazing experiences you have ahead of you." Mr. Schue says to us.
"Mr. Schue, look, I know we're a little dramatic sometimes, but I don't think anyone will ever consider taking their own life." Mercedes says to us.
"I did. Junior year. That was a tough year.
I, uh, I cheated on my math midterm.
Peeked at the answers of the guy next to me and the teacher saw me do it." Mr. Schue says to us.
"Just 'cause you got caught cheating? I get caught cheating all the time." Puck says to him.
"They called my dad at his office, and he was coming to pick me up. How was I supposed to look him in the eye? I just kept cturing my dad so disappointed in me. So I walked up to the roof. I went right to the edge. One step and all the pain and humiliation would be over." Mr. Schue says to us.
"Is that true?" Mercedes asks.
"That day, I promise you, it felt like it was the end of the world. But you know what? It wasn't. You know, for some of you, getting caught cheating isn't a big deal.
But there's something everyone has something that might take them up to that edge. And look at all the things I would've missed out on. I would've never met you guys or Emma. I would've missed out on everything. So, right now, I want you all to think of something that you're looking forward to. Big things." Mr. Schue says to us.
"Someday, I want to earn enough money to buy my folks a new place, so they don't ever have to go through losing their home again." Sam says to us.
I just smile at him and hold his hand and he made our finger interlock.
"I'm most looking forward to meeting Rachel Berry's children." Mercedes chuckles.
"I want to be there to see my kid's first steps." Artie grins at us.
"I want to be there to see s*x and the City Part III." Sugar giggles.
"Wow." Mr. Schue chuckles.
"I'm sort of embarrassed to admit it, but I really do want to graduate high school." Puck says.
"I'm gonna petition the Army to change my dad's dishonorable discharge status to an honorable one." Finn says.
"I'm looking forward to see Junior get a girlfriend so I will get many cute baby kitten." I giggle.
"No more cat!" Kurt and Finn protest.
"I just have one." I roll my eyes. "Alright. I was kidding actually. I just want to be there to hear my kids can call 'daddy' and see my future husband carry our kids to school. I want them to know their father." I smile at them.
"I'm looking forward to graduating from Yale at the top of my class." Quinn says to us.
"I'm looking forward to the day when my grandmother loves me again." Santana says.
"I want Lord Tubbington to kick his Ecstasy addiction." Brittany says.
"I am looking forward to marriage equality in all 50 states." Blaine says to us.
"I'm looking forward to the first time I dance at Carnegie Hall." Mike says.
"I just want a song." Tina chuckles.
"I'm looking forward to watching my dad make a difference in Congress." Kurt smiles at us.
"I'm looking forward to being friends with all of you for the rest of my life." Rachel smiles at us.
"I know this sounds silly, and the peanut butter really is amazing, Mr. Schue, but do you know what I'm looking forward to? Winning at Regionals." Rory chuckles.
"Those all your wish will be come true. Come on guys. Huddle up!" Mr. Schue says to us then stand up.
We just giggle at each other then hugging at each other because we will face regionals in few days.
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Regionals
"And now, let's meet our judges for the 2012 Midwest Regionals! Deputy Zoning Commissioner Melba Jackson-Wright! President of the Ohio Plumbers Union Local 109, Mr. Harl Beindorf! And Central Ohio's number one late-night horror movie host...."
"No!" I said and hide my face on Sam's sleeve.
"Svengoobles! And now, from Westerville, Ohio, the Dalton Academy Warblers!"
"Babe, he is the judges." Sam says to me.
"Whatever with that but I'd rather to see a vampire like Edward Cullen than him." I said to Sam and hide my face.
Sam takes my hand away until he start to scared me. I push his hand away and go back hiding my face.
"Okay just look straight at the stage." Sam says to me.
The Warblers already start their performance and they sing Stand. I heard from Blaine that they dedicated their performance for Dave Karofsky.
First song of them is done. And now I'm waiting for their second song and they sing Glad You Came. Wow such a cool one.
The Warblers ended their performance with full of clapping amd cheering from the audience.
"And now, from Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow High School, the Golden Goblets!"
The Golden Goblest singing She Walks in Beauty. The others starts to stand up to walk to the choir room and get ready for our performance.
Yes this regionals is in McKinley. Even my parents come to see our performance not for us actually but for Finn and Rachel.
Yeah I heard their conversation last night. Finn and Rachel decided to get married after this regionals today.
"You okay?" Sam asks me.
"Just thinking how the hell I can perform when I have to see that vampire on that stage." I said to Sam.
No. I'm lying. I just feel like iy's useless for me to perform because my parents came not for me but to see someone else sing. Yeah I'm still jealous with Rachel but I hide it because I dont wanna hurt Finn.
"Those Golden Goblet madrigal singers were way better than I thought they'd be." Puck says to us.
"Are you high? I couldn't hear their instruments at all." Brittany frowns.
"All right, guys, listen up. Don't let them get into your heads, okay? Stay focused on what we do best. Show circle time, come on, let's huddle up!" Mr. Schue says to us. "Oh, Finn, you wanted to start us off?" Mr. Schue asks Finn.
"I know it's kind of short notice, but after the competition, Rachel and I are going to get married. At the Justice of the Peace, at the Lima Municipal Center." Finn says to us.
I knew it. They want to tell this. I just let out a sigh and didnt say anything. I care about Finn and his future but he doesnt hear me or listen to me. So... nothing to do with that.
"There will be some light refreshments afterwards, My dads and I were rolling finger sandwiches all night long." Rachel says to us.
"With everything that's happened lately, we thought a lot about what Mr. Schue said.
We didn't want to wait anymore. We just want to live every day like it's our last. So we wanted to thank a lot of you guys that were supportive of our decision to get married." Finn says to us.
"And-and for those of you who maybe weren't the biggest fans of our impending nuptials, we thank you also. So after we win, we would really love it if all of you would come to our wedding." Rachel says to us.
"Come it bring in it!" Mr. Schue says to us.
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We then went out from the choir room and make a little run to the stage. I let out a sigh. I have to perform this time and I will get a solo part for this first perform so I have to make it good.
"Coming up from Lima, Ohio. William McKinley High School, New Directions!"
Rachel:
I came to win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive
I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise
Rachel with New Directions Girls (Santana):
To fly
To fly (Uh, yo, yo)
Artie:
I used to think that I could not go on
Emily:
I wish today it would rain all day
Maybe that will kinda make the pain go away
Artie:
And life was nothing but an awful song
Emily (New Directions Boys):
They got their guns out aiming at me
But I become Neo when they aiming at me (If I can see it)
Blaine (New Directions Boys):
Me, me, me against them
Me against enemies, me against friends (Then I can do it)
Somehow they both seem to become one
A sea full of sharks and they all smell blood (If I just believe it)
They start coming and I start rising
Must be surprising, I'm just surmising (There's nothing to it)
Blaine and Emily:
I win, thrive, soar
Higher, higher, higher
More fire
Rachel and Santana (Rachel):
(I came to win), to fight, to conquer, to thrive
I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise
Finn with New Directions Boys (Rachel and New Directions Girls):
I believe I can fly (Fly)
I believe I can touch the sky
I believe I can fly (Fly)
I believe I can touch the sky
Artie:
See, I was on the verge of breaking down
Emily:
Paint they own pictures, then they crop me in
But I will remain where the top begins
Artie:
Sometimes silence can seem so loud
Emily (New Directions Boys):
I am not a word, I am not a line
I am not a girl that can ever be defined (If I can see it)
Blaine (New Directions Boys):
I hear the criticism loud and clear
That is how I know that the time is near (Then I can do it)
See we become alive in a time of fear
And I ain't got no motherfickle time to spare (If I just believe it)
Cry my eyes out for days upon days
Such a heavy burden placed upon me (There's nothing to it)
Blaine and Emily:
But when you go hard your nays become yays
Yankee Stadium with Jay's and Kanye's
Rachel and Santana (Rachel):
(I came to win), to fight, to conquer, to thrive
I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise
Finn with New Directions Boys (Rachel and New Directions Girls):
I believe I can fly (Fly) (Mercedes: Fly)
I believe I can touch the sky (Mercedes: Ooh-ooh, uh, yeah)
I believe I can fly (Fly)
I believe I can touch the sky (Mercedes: Fly)
Finn (Mercedes):
I believe I can fly (Fly)
Artie (Rachel with New Directions Girls):
(Get ready for it, get ready for it) Then I can be it
(Get ready for it, I came to win) If I just believe it
(Get ready for it, get ready for it) There's nothing to it
Mercedes with New Directions Girls:
Get ready for it
Artie and New Directions Boys (Rachel and New Directions Girls):
I believe I can fly (Fly) (Mercedes: Ooh-ooh)
Finn and New Directions Boys (Rachel and New Directions Girls):
I believe I can touch the sky (Mercedes: Fly)
I think about it every night and day (Fly) (Mercedes: Oh)
Spread my wings and fly away (Mercedes: Ooh, whoa)
Artie with New Directions Boys (Rachel and New Directions Girls):
(New Directions: I can fly) I believe I can soar (Fly) (Mercedes: Get ready for it)
(New Directions: I can fly) I see me runnin' through that open door (Mercedes: Get ready for it, fly)
Finn with New Directions Boys (Rachel and New Directions Girls):
(New Directions: I can fly) I believe I can fly (Fly) (Artie: Woo) (Mercedes: Get ready for it)
Artie:
(New Directions: I can fly) I believe I can fly
Artie with New Directions Boys (and Girls):
I believe I can (fly)
First song is done. We then run to the backstage and The Troubletones come out and start singing. Yeah they only can perform one song for each competition now.
The Troubletones:
Ah, ah, ah, ah,
Ah, ah, ah, ah,
Ah, ah, ah, ah,
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Santana with The Troubletones harmonizing:
You know the bed feels warmer
Sleepin' here alone (Sleepin' here alone)
You know I dream in color
And do the things I want
Brittany:
You think you got the best of me
Think you've had the last laugh
Bet you think that everything good is gone
Think you left me broken down
Think that I'd come running back
Baby, you don't know me, 'cause you're dead wrong
Mercedes with The Troubletones:
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter
Doesn't mean I'm over cause you're gone
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stronger
Just me, myself and I
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
Santana with Mercedes:
You heard that I was starting over with,
Someone new
They told you I was moving on,
Over you
Brittany with The Troubletones:
You didn't think that I'd come back
I'd come back swinging
Brittany:
You try to break me, but you see
Mercedes with The Troubletones (The Troubletones):
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
(Stand a little taller)
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
(What doesn't kill you makes a) fighter
Footsteps even lighter
Doesn't mean I'm over cause you're gone
(What doesn't kill you makes you) stronger, stronger
Just me, myself and I
(What doesn't kill you) makes you stronger
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone!
Santana:
Thanks to you I've got a new thing started!
Mercedes:
Thanks to you I'm not the broken-hearted!
Santana:
Thanks to you I'm finally thinking about me!
Mercedes and Santana:
You know in the end,
The day you left was just my beginning
Santana:
In the end
Santana (and Mercedes) with The Troubletones:
(What doesn't kill you makes you) stronger (Mercedes: Stronger!)
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a (fighter)
(Footsteps even lighter)
(Doesn't mean I'm over cause you're gone)
What doesn't kill you makes you (stronger, stronger!)
Just me, myself and I (Mercedes: Yeah!)
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Stand a little (taller!)
Santana with The Troubletones (Mercedes):
Doesn't mean I'm lonely (Brittany: What doesn't kill you) when I'm alone (No, not alone)
Stronger, stronger (Yeah)
Just me, my (Brittany: What doesn't kill you) self and I (Yeah!)
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger (Stronger!)
Stand a little taller (Stronger!)
Doesn't mean I'm lonely (Brittany: What doesn't kill you) when I'm alone (Not alone)
The Troubletones:
Ah, ah, ah, ah,
Ah, ah, ah, ah,
Ah, ah, ah, ah,
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Their song ended. The Troubletones then walk out from the stage and make a little run to the backstage until another music begin and Rachel starts singing.
Rachel:
We could just go home right now
Or maybe we could stick around
For just one more drink, oh yeah
Get another bottle out
Let's shoot the breeze
Sit back down
For just one more drink, oh yeah
Here's to us
Here's to love
All the times
That we messed up
Here's to you
Fill the glass
Cause the last few days
Have gone too fast
So lets give em hell
Wish everybody well
Here's to us
Here's to us
We stuck it out this far together
Put our dreams through the shredder
Let's toast cause things got better
And everything could change like that
And all these years go by so fast
But nothing lasts forever
We then The New Directions Girls come out from the backstage to sing a back-up song for her.
Rachel with New Directions Girls:
Here's to us
Here's to love
All the times
That we messed up
Here's to you
Fill the glass
Rachel:
Cause the last few nights
Have gone too fast
Rachel with New Directions Girls:
If they give you hell
Tell em to forget themselves
Here's to us
Here's to us
Rachel with New Directions Boys harmonizing:
Here's to all that we kissed
And to all that we missed
To the biggest mistakes
That we just wouldn't trade
Rachel with New Directions Girls:
To us breaking up
Without us breaking down
To whatever's comin' our way
Rachel:
Here's to us
Here's to us!
New Directions Girls:
Here's to us
Here's to love
All the times
That we messed up
Rachel with New Directions Girls:
Here's to you
Fill the glass
Rachel:
Cause the last few days
Have gone too fast
Rachel with New Directions Girls:
So let's give em hell
Wish everybody well
Rachel:
Well!
New Directions Girls:
Here's to us
Here's to love
Rachel with New Directions Girls:
All the times
That we messed up
Here's to you
Fill the glass
Cause the last few nights
Have gone too fast
If they give you hell
Tell em forget themselves
Rachel:
Here's to us
New Directions Girls:
Here's to us
Rachel:
Oh here's to us
New Directions Girls:
Here's to us
Rachel with New Directions Girls:
Here's to us
Here's to love
(New Directions: Here's to us)
Rachel:
Wish everybody well
Rachel with New Directions Girls:
Here's to us
Here's to love
Here's to us
Rachel:
Here's to us
We ended up our performance with full of cheering and applauding from the audience.
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That vampire is come out from his grave. I just can hold Sam's hand really tight and hide face on his sleeve.
"He wont bite you." Sam rolls his eyes.
"But I cant sleep alone tonight because of this." I said to him.
Sam leaves my hand and put his hand around my shoulder. "I'll be there next to you tonight." Sam smirks at me.
I just chuckle at him and lean my head on his chest. Waiting for the winner announcement.
I've crossed oceans of time to bring the results of this show choir competition." The vampire says to us. "In third place, from Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow, the Golden Goblets!" The judges give the lowest trophy to The Golden Goblets.
"And now the moment you've all been waiting for. The 2012 Midwest Regional Champion from McKinley High the New Directions!"
We cheering happily. The judges give us the biggest trophy and we won this. Nationals, we are coming!
Sam turn his body at me and then hug me really tight and swing me around. Cant wait to face Nationals after this.
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