Rachel Berry stood on the middle of the stage, crying. She couldn't believe what she saw. She was finally happy, the glee club had finally won Regionals this year, and she had got the guy she wanted-and no, it's not Finn, it's Noah. They'd gotten together after this year's sectionals, which is when they both realise that, even though they tried to deny it, they are, in fact, perfect for each other. At least that's what she thought.

Rachel had came to school earlier today because she had to study for the history test which is to take place in the first period. As always, she simply walked towards her locker, strutting past every door, but she suddenly stopped in her tracks when she heard a noise. It's somewhere between a sigh, or a gasp, she couldn't be sure. So she peeked inside, and what she saw-

Her boyfriend was in there, making out with a blonde girl, but not until the girl pulled away did she found out who. It was Quinn. Oh my God. Her boyfriend was cheating on her, with Quinn, who is currently in a relationship with Finn. Before she knew it, tears started forming in her eyes, and she ran away, to the one place she knew she would be safe.

She opened the door to the auditorium, then slammed it behind her. She ran her way up to the stage, her tears now falling freely on her cheeks. When she reached the stage, she stood on the middle for God knows how long, before she finally lost it and fell to the floor, her sobs racking her body.

And then it finally hit her. Why, in the past weeks, Noah had refused to go to dinner with her, he rarely spent any alone time with her anymore, why he wouldn't sit next to her in Glee, and why he hasn't called-or even text, for that matter. He is still in love with Quinn. And that is understandable. What she didn't understand was, why didn't he just broke up with her? True, she would be hurt, but not as hurt as seeing her boyfriend making out with someone who she is now proud to call a friend.

She cried and cried, she didn't realise how long she was in the auditorium, but it must've been hours because the warning bell had rang earlier. She could hear the sounds of kids chattering outside, and she knew she had to go to class, but right now, she could care less. She wants to just sit back here and sulk.

Suddenly the door to the auditorium opened and a tall figure shows up. Rachel instantly knew who it was; there is no one in McKinley High who is taller than Finn Hudson. She quickly wiped her tears and looked down to her lap.

"Rachel?" he called out. "What are you doing here?"

"Well, I could ask you the same question."

"I always come here in the first period-I wanna skip math-are you crying?" he asked, his voice full of concern.

"No," she lies, but her voice cracks, and she soon felt the tears falling again like waterfalls. Upon seeing this, Finn rushed on to the stage, sat next to her, and held her close.

"Rachel, please tell me why you're crying," Finn said, rubbing her back gently. He handed her his handkerchief for her to use, and she wiped her tears, but still sniffling.

"I can't, Finn, not yet," she said, her voice low, so unlike herself.

He nodded, though not understanding anything. He just continued to hold her, not saying a word. The bell finally rang, and Rachel stood up, went to class, leaving Finn staring at her from the stage.

It's the end of the day, and for the first time in her high school years, she just wanted to go home and skip Glee. She just couldn't handle seeing Noah there. But with Nationals coming up, she pushed those feelings away, and walked towards the choir room.

When she arrived, nearly everyone was there, except for Finn and Quinn. Mr Schuester is sitting on the piano working on the new number with Brad their pianist, and the other kids are chatting with each other. Rachel spotted an empty seat in the corner back of the room, and sat there, silent. Everyone eyed her and Noah curiously, because usually Rachel was always sitting with Puck, but still left her alone.

Then suddenly the door was slammed open by a furious Finn, with a crying Quinn following behind him. He sat in the corner next to Rachel, and Quinn sat between Kurt and Mercedes, who are asking her what's going on, but to no avail.

"Quinn broke up with me," Finn whispered. "She said she's in love with someone else."

Rachel didn't respond. She just stared at her lap as if it's suddenly very entertaining. She felt a tear slip but quickly wiped it away.

Today's rehearsal didn't go well, but Rachel could care less.

When she got home, she went straight to her room, locking the door behind her. She climbed up to her bed, curled up, and cried, yet again. She just couldn't believe it. Everything had been a lie. Noah had lied to her. Her boyfriend had lied to her. She understands now that he has always been in love with Quinn; he probably had just used her to make Quinn jealous, and it had worked marvelously. And now she felt stupid. Why couldn't she tell? How could she not read the signs? Quinn and Noah had spent a lot of time together lately, and once, she caught him winking at her.

So she pulled up her phone and texted him.

We're over.

Then she turned off her phone and let herself sleep.

The next day, Rachel avoids Noah. She stayed away from the places that she knew Noah likes to be in, but when she comes into the choir room, she saw Noah and Quinn sitting together, laughing. She turned away, about to go home and skip Glee, when she ran into someone.

"Finn," she said. "Sorry-I was-"

"I know. I saw them earlier," Finn said, his eyes red. She could see that he had been crying.

"Did you know they-"

"Yes. Quinn told me everything. She said they had been seeing each other behind our backs for the past month."

"Really?"

"Yeah," he said, sighing. "Do you wanna skip Glee today? We could go somewhere, and you know, just clear our heads."

She nodded, happy to get out of school.

They went to a park together, their hands intertwined, and they forgot all their problems. They were happy. They sat on the swing, just talking, and Finn chased Rachel who ran away when he tried to tickle her, both laughing. When he caught her, he hugged her, stared into her eyes, and kissed her. And that's when they realise that they still love each other.

And the park would always be their sanctuary, even after they won Nationals, graduate and finally started a family. That very park will always be in their memories, as their happiest place. Even on the crappiest days, they would go to the park, and feel peace all over them again.