I thought I wasn't going to be writing this story but you guys liked it and I've put it back :)
Love and Lost: Rachel Berry hid a secret all her life, for fifteen years. The only person who knows about what's going inside her home is her boyfriend Finn Hudson. Each time she asks about her mother, the more it gets worse. She finds herself ringing the door bell of her mother's apartment after running away from home on a cold Winter night.
Chapter 1:
Rachel Berry got out of her hot bubble bath. She wraps herself around with a towel and sat in the bathroom. She isn't sure how long she stayed in her bathtub but she knew it's the only way she can escape from her fathers. Her fathers, LeRoy and Hiram Berry. She didn't want to deal with them. Not right now. Not ever but she does. No one really knows what they do to her, well except her boyfriend Finn Hudson. The quarterback of the football team, the popular guy in school found out because Rachel has called him late night and started sobbing. All she wanted was for him to to her and be wrapped in his arms.
She's thankful she has somebody to love when her fathers never love her. Sometimes she's confused why Finn would want to be with her. She's nothing special. That's what Leroy and Hiram always told her.
LeRoy and Hiram weren't always like this to Rachel. In fact, she can remember how vicious they've become. She was five. Her fathers were late from work to pick her up from school. She started seeing all boys and girls getting picked up by their moms. Rachel was the only one. She cried the whole way home. Her fathers tried to stop her but she didn't stop until she dropped her school bag on the floor by the door. She suddenly asked why she doesn't have a mommy and all the other kids do. She asked if she she has one. She threw a tantrum when she realized she's not going to get an answer.
And that was Rachel's first time out. LeRoy grabbed the girl by the arm and bought her to the corner. He yelled at her, but didn't lay a hand.
After that, she no longer asked about her mother until she was ten. Her fifth grade teacher gave an assignment to write about your family. Your mom, dad, brother, sister, and anyone you'd like. Rachel struggled since she didn't want to write about her dads. Not after the way they treat her. So she asked her fathers what her mommy is like. She wasn't able to get any information so she decided she couldn't do the assignment. The teacher took her aside and told her she has failed this essay. She was sent home with a letter that needed to be signed. Her fathers were not happy at all and grounded her for three days. Not only was she was grounded, but she was hit as well. She went to school the next day with a bruise by her eye.
Everyone worried about her. They were even terrified themselves to find out what was going on with the little girl.
At twelve she met Finn Hudson who moved next door. They became friendly and his mother Carole Hudson has been the nicest woman she's ever known. Rachel was often home by herself and would come there every day. She watched Finn play videogames, laughed whenever he lost, and the two of them helped Carole bake homemade brownies. She went upstairs to the bathroom since she had to go and started to scream. Carole ran after her, since she almost had a heart attack. She asked Rachel what was wrong and Carole knew right there and then what happened. Rachel Berry, has entered puberty. She became a woman. Carole explained to her she has gotten her period.
She gave her pads and showed her how to use them. She warned her it would happen every month and her stomach will hurt. Rachel only nodded and felt tears coming from her eyes. Carole gave her a hug. Rachel gladly accepted it.
Her teenage years were a struggle for the Berry men. Rachel has two important goals in her life.
To be on Broadway.
To find her mother.
How is she going to reach her goals when her father's throw words at her. Hurtful words that brings her down. That makes her feel insecure.
After all these years of asking about her mom, she still has no idea about anything. It's only up to her to find out. She'll have to find a way.