Chapter 1

Am I really doing this again? Am I really crying over the boy who broke my heart?Rachel thought to herself as tears rolled down her cheeks. God, I just want to kiss his sweet lips one more time. I just want him to wrap his arms around me and make me feel safe.Closing her photo album, Rachel got up and slid it in her bookshelf. Making her way over to her bed, she kicked her toe on the two suitcases sitting on her floor. "OWWW", she yelled as she hopped the rest of the way to her bed. She looked at the clock, realising it was already 11:00pm, and she had school tomorrow. Then a 5 and a half hour flight to Hawaii for 2 months. Turning off her bedside lamp, she climbed into her bed and lay with her eyes open. Jesse, her ex boyfriend, came straight to her mind. All of a sudden her tears started again and she curled up in a tiny ball, remembering the day he broke her heart.

She had gotten a text from him reading: My beautiful star, meet me in the car park. I have a surprise for you. Love, Jesse. She hadn't seen him in a week, so her excitement was over the moon. Running through the corridors of her school, Rachel thought about what kind of surprise he had for her. Maybeit's that Carole King CD I've had wanted for weeks? As she ran out into the parking lot, she saw her gorgeous boyfriend, standing near his car. "Hey", she said smiling and walking up at him. He gave her a quick smirk, and she felt something hit her back. She felt something else hit her leg. She turned her head, and saw the whole team of Vocal Adrenaline hurling eggs at her. Holding her head in her hands, she waited for the safest moment to look up at her boyfriend. His eyes were full of guilt, yet he wasn't stopping them. Once they had finished throwing the eggs at Rachel, Jesse took one step towards her. Rachel kept her eyes locked in his and let her tears flow. Her boyfriend lifted his arm and cracked an egg on her forehead. The contents of the egg slid down her face, and onto her favourite t-shirt. All of them walked off and Rachel was left standing there with Jesse. "I don't understand", Rachel said, looking down. He let out a small chuckle, and walked over to his car. Once he had driven away, Rachel broke down in tears and sat in the middle of the car park.

Rachel's eyes fluttered open to the sound of Barbra Streisand's lovely voice. She reached her hand over and hit the off button. Lying in bed, waiting to wake up properly, she thought about what Glee club would be like today. She hadn't told her friends that she and Jesse had broken up and she really didn't want to. Finally finding the energy to get up, she climbed out of bed walking over to the mirror. She picked up her hairbrush and ran it through her long dark hair. She left her hair out, letting her fringe fall over her forehead. In 8 hours you will be on a flight to the most amazing place on earth, apart from the stage.She thought to herself, knowing she really did NOT want to go to school today! She walked over to her wardrobe and picked out a blue dress with small while polka dots on it. In no time at all she was changed and ready for school. She grabbed her school bag, and walked downstairs to where her dad's had made a beautiful English breakfast. She had a quick bite and left the house when she heard Kurt honk.

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Glee club meeting went alright. They had all discussed what songs they wanted to sing for Regional's. It was the first lesson that Rachel hadn't said anything. She was so dedicated to Glee club, and LOVED getting all the solos. Today, she just didn't feel like being there. It reminded her too much of Jesse.

"Wait a second, why hasn't Rachel said anything today? She's usually jumping at the opportunity for a solo, but she hasn't even said anything", Santana said looking back at Rachel.

"Yeah, I mean, I'm happy to have the solo but I'm use to Rachel being a pain and taking it from me", Mercedes said.

"Rachel, are you okay?" Mr Shue said to her. "You don't seem yourself today".

"Uh, yeah I'm fine. I just think Mercedes deserves the solo this competition", Rachel replied.

"Why?" Mercedes said standing up and turning around to look at Rachel. "Jesse got the male solo so why is it that you don't want to sing with your perfect boyfriend?"

Rachel looked down. "Um, Jesse isn't my boyfriend anymore. And, he doesn't go here anymore. He joined Vocal Adrenaline again and changed schools".

Silence fell across the room. Mr Shue looked at Rachel with his mouth hung open, Mercedes sat down, Kurt wrapped his arm around Rachel and they all sat there feeling really awkward.

"We are never going to win now", Quinn said.

The bell rang and thankfully Glee club was finally over.

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The day went so slow but it was followed by a quick flight to the beautiful place, Hawaii. When Rachel and her dad's arrived at the hotel, Rachel instantly changed into her sweat pants and lied in bed. Her dad's went out for a walk, and when they returned they popped Funny Girl in the DVD player and spent most of the night mouthing the words to their favourite movie. When the movie ended it was 11:30pm, and Rachel's dads were dead tired, so they went straight to sleep. For some reason, Rachel wasn't so tired. She was wide awake. As quietly as she could, she put on some shoes and went out onto the balcony. The view of the beach was so beautiful. She could stand out there all night. While she was watching the waves hit the sand, she noticed a guy sitting close to the shore. It was dark so she couldn't make out a lot of his features but she could see he was tall. Definitely tall! Rachel was observing him, when he turned around and looked right at her. A shadow was cast upon his face. She quickly looked away and walked back inside. The clock read 11:50pm. How did I stay out there for 20 minutes? She thought to herself as she climbed into bed. She pulled the covers over her body and before she knew it she was asleep.