Chapter 1
Hello everybody! I thank to those of you who are here to read the second part of my story. I just want to remind you, I don't have a Beta Reader & I am doing my best to improve my grammar skill, so I would appreciate your patience and to avoid mean comments.
I can't promise weekley updates, I just started University, moved to a new country and I am dealing with many loses. So I'll do my best to post as often as I can.
Love,
M.
There were rumours about Quinn, so many, nobody knew what to believe. Some said she had blue hair, others said they saw her smoking in the park, and many others commented on how she was seen making out with older guys in public places. All the students from McKinely High were talking about it on the first day of school, and got quiet immediately as son as they thought she was around.
The glee kids were aware of every single rumour, actually they were the first ones to suspect that something was wrong with their friend. Finn expressed his concerns first ; he had texted Quinn a few times, just to know how was she doing after all what she'd been through, and he only got short answers, which wasn't very typical from her. He even suggested her to go out, but she refused to see him.
Mercedes had the same problem, she called Quinn a few times to ask her if she wanted to go out for a coffee or to do something, but the blonde's answers were always negative, usually she claimed she couldn't meet her because she already had plans. Later, Mercedes found out through other people, that those plans involved liquor and cigarettes. When she asked Kurt if he knew something about it, he decided to go directly to Quinn's house.
He knew she was still mad at him, but he couldn't help get worried about her, so he decided to risk himself to get punched in the face. After he rang the bell two times, an almost naked Quinn opened the door and told him to go away and how busy she was, then he heard a male voice calling her. Before he could ask any questions, she slammed the door on his face. When Kurt told this to Mercedes, she freaked out and reached for Santana and Brittany. Just after a few days, every member of the Glee Club expressed their concern for Quinn and tried to contact her, but it was almost impossible.
And now, today, at their first Glee Club meeting, it was the only thing they could talk about. As soon as Schuester came into the room, they began to try to tell him what was going on, but because everyone was talking at the same time, he couldn't understand what his students were trying to say.
"Guys…GUYS!" he yelled after a few seconds "Just please…one at the time"
"Have you heard about Quinn?" asked Mercedes directly.
Will and Kurt exchanged a short glimpse, both knew the answer, both knew that Quinn hadn't reached out for Schue in the last few weeks, and probably she wouldn't do it any time soon.
"I know she is not coming back to Glee…for a while, I hope" he said while walking to the board.
"Did she say why?" asked Finn, his voice showed certain concern "I know she…she had a few rough months, but…"
"No, she didn't say why" said Schuester, he was now wondering of how much Finn was aware of.
"It's just...have you heard what it's being said about her?" asked Rachel lowering her voice, as if the blonde could hear her.
"No, not really" Will had just heard a few teachers commenting on how radical did Quinn change over the summer, but while he was trying to listen, Emma and Beiste came to him and began to ask him about his summer.
His students began to look at each other, asking without saying any words, who should be the one to tell his teacher, that Quinn had lost her mind and was now on a bad road.
"She just changed" said Rachel after a few seconds of silence.
"Just?" said Santana abruptly "Mr. Schue…Quinn went nuts! Now she is walking around the hallway with pink hair, I am pretty sure I saw a tattoo on her lower back…yes, now she likes to show some skin, people has seen her at parks with older guys, drinking…Kurt even caught her at her place having sex with some random guy who probably sells her crack!"
Hearing those words felt for Will like a cold hearted punch on his stomach. Kurt could tell his mentor was trying to hide how hard it was hearing those things, he was sure a piece of his teacher's heart had just gotten broken, especially with the last part of Santana's sentence.
"To be clear, I don't think she is on crack, she seemed fine…well, I mean, sober" said Kurt trying to somehow comfort Schuester.
"Could you just please talk to her?" said Mercedes "She has been avoiding all of us, and I am pretty sure she can't avoid you because you are an authority, Quinn needs help."
Schuester sighed. Of course Quinn could avoid him, he had lost his whole authority the moment he asked her out, when they kissed for the first time, when he saw her naked…He wasn't an authority anymore. But he couldn't tell that to his Glee kids, they would not only tell Sue or Figgins about it, they would be so disappointed of him, they would hate him.
Everyone was waiting for an answer. He had no choice, he had to agree, he had to try to talk to her.
"I'll do it" he said "Not today, but I'll do it…now we don't have much time left, so…we'll start the next week, okay?"
Everyone stood up and began to leave the room, nobody left without saying a cheerful "Bye, ". When Will was about to leave the room, Finn came back, he seemed worried, and Schuester knew he would probably tell him something about Quinn. He really wanted to avoid that conversation, but he was sure it would look weird if he did.
"Can I talk to you for a second, Mr. Schue?" said Finn moving his feet nervously.
Will nodded and closed the door, so that nobody would hear or interrupt them. Finn took a seat in one of the chairs and the teacher decided to stay up and just lean over the piano.
"Is everything alright, Finn?" he asked.
"What if I kind of knew what is going on with Quinn?" Will felt something strange in his stomach, like emptiness…did Finn know about them? Did Kurt say something?
"What do you mean by "kind of"?" asked Schuester nervously.
"I mean…I think I know why is she acting like this and stuff" said Finn staring at the floor while playing with his fingers, he was obviously nervous "And I know she hasn't reached for help, but I know she needs it"
"Okay…uhm, does it have to do with drugs? Did someone…abuse from her?" Will knew he was a bad liar, and was very afraid of getting caught by Finn.
"No…no it's not that" said Fin crossing his arms "Mr. Schue…if I tell you what I know, you won't tell anyone right? You'll just sort of use it, when you talk to her"
"I can't promise anything, Finn. If it is something that is putting her life at risk, then I would have to tell someone" said Schuester, now it was clear to him, his student didn't know anything about his relationship to the blonde, which made things easier for him.
"She got an abortion" said Finn. "And she is underage, so I don't know if she told her mom, to get the consent or if she lied…I didn't dare to ask when I went with her…"
"Wait, stop" said Will, he wasn't aware of that part of the story, he always had thought that the day Quinn aborted the baby, she had been alone "You…you were with her?"
"Yes, I know I should have asked before just supporting what she did, but…I know the guilt is killing her"
"Did Quinn tell you she was pregnant?" asked Schuester raising an eyebrow, he didn't know if this changed how he felt about the situation.
"No…someone else told me, and I just decided to be with her. I felt like she needed a friend" somehow, that calmed down Will, and at the same time, he didn't know if he could keep trusting Kurt.
"I'll talk to her" said Schuester, he wasn't sure if he was lying or not, but he had to say he would do something about it.
"Thank you" replied Finn while staying up, he walked to the door, but stopped and looked at his teacher once again "You are not going to tell this to anyone, right?"
"Don't worry, Finn" Will winked at him, and the quarterback left the room feeling proud for helping his friend.
Will sat on one of the chairs, and began to think. He wasn't sure if talking to Quinn was the right thing to do, after all, probably one of the reasons she was behaving like that was their breakup, which meant, it was sort of his fault.
At the same time, knowing it was his fault, made him think he actually had to do something about it. Will felt he had broken her. Usually, when you break something you either try to fix it or you just throw it away, and this was not the exception. He could try to talk to her and see if there was something to fix or just let her go. After thinking about it for a few minutes, he went to Figgins office and asked his secretary for Quinn's schedule.
"Armina, could you please ask Mrs. Cullinane if I can get a few minutes with Quinn Fabray tomorrow at the 3rd period? It's kind of important"
Once Armina sent the email, Will thanked her and left the room. He was nervous, and afraid. There was a chance that Quinn wouldn't show up. He didn't know what scared him the most; knowing he would probably confront her or the slight chance of being stood up.
