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I really do need to start checking under my bed for this girl. I mean sometimes she seems kind of cool and then she just pops up out of nowhere. I do wonder if maybe she is stalking me. The girl can sing but she really has no social skills. And sometimes when she is looking or better yet, staring at me, I get the feeling that I probably wouldn't be safe if I was left alone with her for too long. Maybe Quinn is right about her. She keeps telling me that Rachel Berry is insane and I should stay away from her. But I can't help but think that there is more to her than the way she acts in front of other people. When it IS just the two of us talking, she almost seems normal sometimes. And she is really pretty if you actually look at her.

But the way she is talking, she's making it sound like I'm afraid of what other people think. I'm not. Well not really. I mean I care if they think I'm a loser or something, because I'm not! But I like Glee. I just don't want to do it if I don't have to. It was making my life really difficult and is it so wrong of me to want to make my life easier. Being in football and dating Quinn pretty much makes my life a cakewalk. It's not like I have to do much around here and yet people worship me. It's not a bad life.

So why do I feel so guilty when I let her lie to Quinn about why she is talking to me? It's not like I asked her to lie. But she was probably best to because Quinn looked really pissed. I'm sure I'm going to hear about it later today. She's always mad at me for something. Most of the time I just try and stay quiet so I don't say or do something wrong that is going to make her even more mad at me. But standing here in the hallway talking to Rachel Berry in front of the whole school is probably something that I'm going to pay for later. She seems to buy Rachel's excuse for now and she leaves us alone again, but not before I recognize the look on Quinn's face.

That was the "We'll talk later" look. Or what I like to call the "Quinn is going to talk at me for 30 minutes and if I just admit I'm wrong she will shut up" look. But when I look back at Rachel, the look on her face doesn't seem to be any more promising. I don't really understand her, because it's not like we are friends. I mean sure, I enjoyed talking to her on the bus when we went to see Vocal Adrenaline. She's pretty fun to talk to when she isn't talking about us dating. But I actually enjoy her enthusiasm for singing, and it's nice to hear someone actually believe in me for something other than making them popular.

Rachel doesn't care about being popular. But she cares about singing. I admire that in her. She doesn't care what anyone thinks about her. She just wants to be up there on the stage doing what she loves. And in a perfect world, I could see myself doing that. But this is Lima, Ohio. And that kind of stuff gets you killed! I try and explain to her that I'm just too busy. That being in Glee conflicts with football and Quinn. But she just immediately jumped to the conclusion that it's all about my reputation. Who does she think she is just assuming what I care about?

And then she tells me that I'm better than all of them. And I honestly don't understand how she can believe in me like that. What have I ever done for her to have that kind of faith in me? I mean just last month we threw eggs at her car. And now she thinks I'm better than everyone here. Sometimes that tiny little girl really does surprise me. And a part of me wants to be the kind of guy that she sees in me. I just don't know if I can.

Stacy – Gleefully Finchel