I stood in the middle of the stage; all I can see around me is bright flashing lights and people cheering. Cheering for me, Rachel Berry who would have ever thought the girl who got a slushy facial everyday back home in Lima, Ohio would have made it to the Broadway stage. I loved my life; I loved the standing ovations I got nearly every night. I loved being stopped by fans and being told how much I inspired them but every night as I stood here in my element soaking up all the love and adoration I was receiving in the back of my mind I always saw the same face. The face that I longed to see, the face of the man who I wished would be standing next to me as all my dreams came true. Sadly he was nowhere to be found.
It has been five years since I last saw Finn Hudson. The last day I saw him was the worst and best day of my life. The day he said we weren't getting married and he was setting me free to go live my dream. As heartbroken as I was I knew he was doing the right thing, I couldn't believe how much he believed in me and how much he was sacrificing for me. It made me love him all the more. We tried to keep in touch through emailing and texting but I got so busy with college and we started losing contact. I hadn't heard from him in about 3 months when I finally got an email all it said was 'I have been deployed to Iraq, I will always love you, Finn Hudson'. I cried my eyes out for about a week, sick to the stomach with worry. That was the last contact I had with him.
I've always wanted to call his mother and ask where he and what he's doing but my nerves always got the better of me. So I'd just fake a smile and go on with my days harbouring a secret, my one and only regret, Finn Hudson the man of my dreams.