As the members of Glee walked down the crowded hallways of McKinley High School one morning, a conversation was being brought up everywhere that had all the kids worried:
"Did you hear what happened to Mr. Schuester?"
Rachel was the one who looked at everyone walking beside her like they were crazy, wondering why no one was doing anything about it.
"Do you not care about Mr. Schuester at all?" she exclaimed once they all gathered in the chorus room, seeing no one else look worried. "What if something terrible happened? What if he got fired? What if he didn't have enough money to pay for Glee anymore? I'd better start saving my allowance!" She suddenly grabbed Finn and Santana by the arms. "We're going to have to pay our own way to fame. Teach ourselves. Choreograph our own numbers. But it'll be worth it once we reach the top!" She gasped, making everyone jump (and come out of their Rachel's-talking-let's-tune-her-out trances). "What if Mr. Schuester got in a freak motorboat accident and died??!!" But her rant was interrupted as Mr. Schuester walked into the room.
"Well, at least we know he hasn't died," Kurt said matter-of-factly, causing Rachel to glare at him.
Mr. Schuester took off his coat and hung it on the chair, staring at the kids. "People think I died?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Only Rachel," Artie explained. "She heard something happened and jumped to conclusions, as always."
"I find that rather offensive, Artie," Rachel said, crossing her arms. Artie rolled his eyes. "Just because I sometimes think of the worst case scenario and how to deal with it does not mean I jump to conclusions."
"Well, something did happen..." Mr. Schuester said.
"Whatever it is, I'm sure you can talk to Ms. Pillsbury about it and she'll know what to do," Rachel said. "Because she, apparently, doesn't jump to conclusions like some other people that Artie thinks about. Also, Ms. Pillsbury is a guidance counselor, which I probably shouldn't be, considering I jump to conclusions and I would give all the kids bad advice because I would probably think that they were all either on drugs or pregnant and-"
"Rachel, calm down!" Mr. Schuester said, putting his hands on Rachel's shoulders to prevent her from hyperventilating. "Nothing horrible happened. But I do agree with Artie. You do occasionally jump to conclusions...Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but-" Mr. Schuester decided to stop before he dug himself into a hole he wouldn't be able to get out of. "Anyway," he continued. "something happened recently. I'm not sure if it's good or horrible, but I know it was for the better and all that..."
"So...what happened, Mr. Shue?" Finn asked warily.
"I got a divorce!"
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"A divorce?" Rachel exclaimed.
Mr. Schuester exhaled quickly and nodded. The room went silent while everyone tried to figure out if they should congratulate their teacher or apologize. Finally, Kurt was the one to break the silence.
"Look, I know everyone's thinking it," he said, straightening his sweater and matching scarf. He turned to Mr. Schuester. "What will happen to the baby?"
Mr. Schuester nodded again. "I was waiting for that." He was silent for a long time. "Nothing will happen to it, guys. Terri was never pregnant," he admitted with a sigh.
A loud thud sounded through the room as Rachel fell to the floor.
"Oh my God, Rachel!" Finn exclaimed as he easily picked Rachel up. "I'm taking her to the hospital!" he said, walking into the hallway. The rest of the kids followed.
"Finn," Quinn said. "The clinic's just around the corner."
"You would know, Prego," Sue's voice said, coming from the other direction. She looked at Rachel. "What happened to her? Did she find out one of her dads was actually straight?" Finn glared at Sue. If he wasn't holding Rachel, he would punch her. The kids kept walking, but Sue stepped in front of them. "Hey, losers. Where's that pansy you call a teacher? Because if he's with the redhead again, I'm reporting them for having relations during school hours." She took a sip of her protein shake. "And that could get them BOTH fired. So I suggest that you get back to class now and hire a search team to find Schuester or I'll report it to Principal Figgins. Ah, what the heck? I might just do it anyway." She pushed Artie out of the way, who rammed forcefully into the wall. Tina immediately went over to help him, but Finn pushed past the other kids and ran Rachel to the clinic. Sure, he felt bad about not helping them, but whether she liked it or not, Rachel was his first priority.