First fan fiction. Please be gentle.
Sam walked down the hallways of McKinley high, silently brooding. Quinn had been cheating on him with Finn. The very thought made Sam's blood boil. Quinn had told him about the previous year, getting pregnant, lying to Finn, treating Puck like trash and she had genuinely seemed remorseful. Sam scoffed, clearly once a cheater, always a cheater.
He felt like a fool, believing they had both gotten mono because Quinn had saved Finn's life. He guessed he had known deep down she was lying but he had wanted to believe her so much he'd convinced himself she was telling the truth.
'Stop feeling sorry for yourself' Sam scolded himself. What had happened was not his fault, If Quinn didn't want him, it was her loss. 'You will stop thinking about her. She's not worth it'. With that thought in mind, Sam walked home.
As he walked home, he started pondering how close he was so close his so called "friends" were. All of them must have known about Finn and Quinn and kept it from him. The only person to approach him had been, surprisingly, Rachel.
Earlier that day
"Sam!" Rachel shouted from down the corridor. "What's up Rachel?" He had replied politely but cautiously. He and Rachel weren't very close and he had to conclude she wanted something from him. "Listen, I know you care about Quinn, but you need to know she's been cheating on you with Fi-" "Oh no that was just a misunderstanding, you see Quinn saved Finn's life" He replied not wanting her to believe a rumour. But Rachel just looked at Sam with pity. "For goodness' sake Sam! Open your eyes and stop being so naïve! Quinn's been lying to you!"
He stopped and his eyes widened, the truth hit him like a ton of bricks. 'She was right, I'd been ignoring the lingering touches and secret smiles Quinn and Finn had been sharing the past few weeks.' Sam whirled around and turned to face Rachel. "And just why were YOU the one to tell me? What do you stand to gain from this?" He knew he wasn't being fair but he was too angry to care. When Sam glimpsed Rachel's though he was surprised. She was crying. "Because I know what it's like. When I was dating Finn, though I don't believe he ever cheated on me, I saw the way he looked at her sometimes, like she was the only girl in the world and it hurt. A lot." She sounded so sad; his heart went out to her.
"Well you and I are in the same boat now" Sam grinned trying to lighten the mood but failing miserably. Rachel hiccupped with laughter regardless, which made Sam feel a little better. "I guess we are huh?"
Once he was sure Rachel was okay Sam went to confront Quinn. She was outraged at being dumped, as if her infidelity wasn't a good enough reason for Sam to dump her.
Back to the present
Sam was shaken from his thoughts by a car pulling over beside him. The window rolled down to reveal Rachel's face. "Need a ride?" she grinned. He smiled and said yes. As Sam got out of the car Rachel's voice stopped him. "If you ever need to talk call me okay?" Her voice was quivering as if she was holding in tears. "After all, us heart-broken kids need to stick together right?" "Right" Sam replied with a small smile. Rachel gave him a tremulous smile in return. She sped off, Leaving Sam staring after her.