Author's Note: Hey, you guys. Things have been going…well, a little nutty here. I've been coming up with so many story ideas, and I can't keep up with them; it always gets hectic. I know some of you guys on agree with me, too.
Anyway, I am a fan of Joe Hart, obviously. He seems like a really intelligent student at McKinley. I have so much to think about when it comes to him. Speaking of him, he'll see and hear a lot when it comes to this story. It may be confusing to some of you – I'm not really sure – but just bear with me on this okay?
So in between "stories" in this fan fic, Joe is basically talking with God and how things have been going. Please…and I'm sincere when I say this – please don't feel offended or anything if I mention this. I will try my hardest not to offend anyone when I'm writing these. If anything offends you, tell me and I can change it.
In addition, in this story, there will be Finchel, Puckleberry, Brittana, Klaine, Tike, Sugory, Quoe, and Samcedes in this. I won't spoil you that much, but these are the couples – that's all the ones I'll have here in this story; I thought about Wemma, but I wasn't really sure. In this story, you'll see mentions of fairy tales, because I believe some of these characters relate to some fairy tales I think of.
So, as Harmony – Lindsay Pearce's character on "Glee" – said…sit back, relax, and most importantly…enjoy.
Hey, are you there, God? It's me again.
Yes, Joseph Hart. I know all of my children in the world; I never forget any single creation.
Proves how thoughtful you are. I thank you for all you've done, by the way.
Anything for you and the other pupils of the world. So tell me, Joe, what's on your mind today?
Nothing much. Well, it's not actually nothing. I'd say that it's…well, everything.
Everything as in…?
The stuff that happened in my life. In particular, though, my high school life. I've experienced so much in just three years. It's unbelievable. I never knew my mom was up for having me go to public school. She and my dad would always stress the dangers of the outside world, and how I should be more careful.
Which, by the way, you're being very cautious of.
I try every day, I promise. But…I do understand what they mean. We would listen on the radio sometime around five o'clock, and something about a man being shot, a woman being raped, or even a child being abducted would come up. My mom worries about that every day; I don't blame her.
A human being dies on any given day, Joe, whether young or old. And these murderers that come into their lives, they can't kill a soul. Sure, they can kill a body, but never the soul. Only I can do so.
Yes, from Matthew, I remember that.
And those men intruding women's lives – my goodness, there are so many reasons for what they do. Jealousy, fits of anger, drunkenness, rivalry – anything under the sun. Those men with such thoughts or actions of that, they won't succeed into making it to my kingdom.
I understand. You've taught me all of this. Everything about what's going on around me now. In fact, reading the Bible is what calms me. It takes me away from all of this, you know?
It comes in handy when you're in situations like this.
It really does. And from what I've been seeing here is that, well, there's so many stories to tell here. They really do relate to people in my life.
The situations they get in in this story – along with the lessons the Bible teaches you – I hope more people will learn about as time progresses. It will get harder each day, whether you're just a child or growing into an adult.
That's why I love reading this; it just teaches me on what's right and wrong, how to handle problems and stuff.
I'm glad you're learning each day, Joe. It makes me proud.
Speaking of which, I kinda have some stories of my own. I've been writing them in my journal for the past three years I've been in high school. But wait – most of these aren't about me; most are about the friends I've made.
I've watched you mature into the school you've attended. Let me just say, Joe, you've gotten along with so many people.
I thought I never would. And after learning about these people at my new – well, it's not new anymore –
Is "former" the right word?
Pretty much. But after learning about the people I've met at McKinley High School, I've come to realization on one thing: everyone's just so different. Their backgrounds, the drama they get into –
Not one person is made alike, physically, emotionally, or mentally.
That's the truth.
You've written all of this in your journal, you say?
Yeah, I have. My mom wanted me to keep it to write my thoughts in about how I feel about public school. Most of the stuff I write in there are about how I feel about other people – nothing offensive, though.
Would you really disappoint other people with your thoughts on paper, Joe?
Never, Father, never. Everyone should be treated with respect. At least, that's how I see it.
You wouldn't want to be treated terribly. Everyone deserves the right to be happy. But we have so many feelings; we can't stay happy forever.
I see that.
So what do you write in your journal?
Just the main issues they're going through, not the deep-down specifics. I don't really write if we sing a group number on one day. I don't really write what we all have for lunch, or who we have in our classes. Mainly the big issues – relationships, friendships, futures – that type of stuff.
I see.
Everything I saw, heard, thought, and wrote down about these people, I've realized that everyone's story isn't like those fairy tales that younger children would read, you know what I mean?
Stories such as Cinderella, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty –
Yeah, those stories. In those, they always have happy endings and stuff like that. No one's story in today's society is really near the level of happy-ending land. Everyone can't be happy at the end; something has to happen, right?
That is true, yes.
These fairy tales, the characters are nothing like the people I've met. The people I've met live in a different setting – really, a worse one. In fairy tales, there's a mythical creature or somebody they have to defeat, just like today there are bullies in schools. But then at the end, the characters in fairy tales are happy, undefeated – well, not necessarily undefeated –
Triumphed over the other?
Yeah, that. But today…well, trouble always comes back. It's weird, you know?
That goes to show you, Joe. You may think that everyone lives a happy-ending fairy tale; you think they have it made for them and everything's perfect, but it really isn't. Everyone, no matter whether it's a story or real life, has to face an obstacle.
It's astounding just to see what happens next, right?
Exactly.
