This is my one shot fanfic for Glee! It's based off the song 'Keep Holding On' in episode…7 I believe. It's where some one rats Quinn out to the school about being pregnant. I really love this song and Quinn is my favorite character it brought tears to my eyes when I watched this so I hope you all like it!
We stood there on the stage dressed in black and white; all 12 of us in the spotlight. I stared down at my feet and began to mumble the beat with them when I heard the music whistle through my ears. I felt Rachel look at me as she started to sing.
You're not alone, together we stand
I'll be by your side you know I'll take your hand
Us girls took a step down on the risers to begin the dance and I faced Rachel. She gave me a warm, sympathetic smile as she sang, pouring the lyrics into my soul.
Then I heard Finn's voice and I looked up at him as he stepped in between us.
When I gets cold and it feels like the end
There's no place to go you know I won't give in
No I won't give in
No I won't give in
I felt my voice choke up as I was singing and tears swelled up in my eyes. I moved across the stage, reaching my arms out and swaying to the beat of the music.
Yeah, yeah
Keep holding on
'cuz you know we'll make it through you'll make it through
Then, I was by Finn again. I couldn't stop the tears as he took me in his arms for part of the dance.
Just stay strong
I leaned against his chest when he twirled me in the air. He set me down, grabbed my hand and twirled me, then pulled me close to him. I stared into his eyes, wishing I could kiss him.
Cuz you know I'm here for you
Here for you
I danced away from him, towards the center of the stage. I had stopped singing at this point. I didn't want to be here. I wanted to be alone, away from all this.
There's nothing you can say
There's nothing you can do
I looked out in front of me and saw the soft smile of Artie in his wheel chair. I could read in his eyes that he knew everything was going to be ok. I smiled a tearfully smile back at him. I walked around him back to the center of the stage next to Kurt and looked out into the stands. I had to keep fighting.
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
Cuz you know we'll make it through
We'll make it through
We all swung our arms out, I was a little off and I looked up, pleading to God to help me. Then we all wandered around the stage. I felt small swifts of touch from the others as they passed me.
Hear me when I say when I say
I believe
Nothing's gonna' change nothing's gonna' change destiny
Whatever's meant to it'll work out perfectly
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I could have changed this. I know I could have. I was being careless and stupid. I never should have gone out that night with Puck. I should have stayed home like the girl I was supposed to be.
Then I grabbed hands with Finn and he pulled me across the stage. Tears were flowing down my face. I stood there as Rachel sang. I could hear her coming closer, then I walked behind her and upstage.
I walked up to Kurt and put my hand against his chest and felt his hand press on top of mine. I turned towards where the audience was supposed to be and lowered my hand. I started singing again, but it was soft and raspy.
Keep holding on
Cuz you know we'll make it through we'll make it through
Then I turned and felt Kurt wrap his arm around my waist. I did the same and looked at him. He gave me a sweet smile and I tried to smile back as we spun in a small circle.
I looked down and we parted. When I looked up, Rachel was facing me. I was back to the small mumbling beats. I stood with my head high as I looked at her.
Keep holding on
She seemed to be singing to me. I had stopped and turned away from her, releasing my tears again when Finn came behind us.
There's nothing you can say
(Nothing you can say)
There's nothing you can do
(Nothing you can do)
I hadn't realized that we were all grouped together again. The tears were falling hard now, but I kept trying to sing again, feeling my throat fighting itself.
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
Suddenly, I felt a hand slip through mine and squeeze it hard. I knew instantly that it was Finn's. I couldn't face him. I looked down, avoiding his gaze. I hated him seeing me like this.
Cuz you know we'll make it through
I slipped away from Finn's grasp and moved to the other side of the stage. The song was over now. I just stood there, the tears streaming down my face. I looked up, not in any particular area, praying to God. I tried to control my staggered and trembling breaths, as I felt the eyes strike me like a laser. My whole body was trembling, goose bumps climbed up my arms, and my cheeks were burning with my tears.
This was it. This is what my life has become; but what thing I was certain of, I knew that Finn, Rachel, and the rest of the Glee kids were there for me. They wouldn't let me fall alone, I just had to keep holding on.