Naya:
The day had started off like any other, and Naya had just finished putting her makeup on. Jetlag was still fighting with her, as she yawned and heard her phone ring. Strange, she thought to herself. I thought I had told people not to call me because I was in Europe. It was Heather, who admittedly she had grown apart from this year. They would always love each other, and would always be true best friends, but it was hard to find time to spend together.
"Hello?" Naya said, curiously.
"Nay?" a tearful voice answered.
"Heather? What`s wrong? Is the baby okay?"
"You haven`t heard yet," Heather confirmed to herself, fresh tears rushing down her cheek."It`s not the baby, Nay. It`s Cory."
Naya felt her throat constrict at the mention of her co-star, who she hadn`t heard from in a month or two. "What about Cory?"
Heather choked down a sob. "He`s dead, Nay. He died last night. Di told me it was a drug overdose."
Naya tried to get words out, but nothing would come out. Shaking, she fell to the floor, her cell phone still in her hands. She placed her free hand over her mouth, tears falling fast from her face.
"Naya? Honey, are you still there?"Heather`s gentle voice brought her back to reality.
"Yes," Naya finally managed to get out. "Oh God..how is this even possible ?"
Heather shook her head helplessly, and then realizing Naya couldn`t see her, whispered, "I don`t know."
The girls just sat there, thousands of miles apart, crying together for awhile. "Does everyone else know?"
"I think so," Heather said quietly.
"Okay, I`m going to text the rest of the cast. I`ll be home in two days. I wish I could leave on this plane but I`m under contract for this talk and I can`t back out now, it`s in a few hours. Heather?"
"Yeah?"
"Take care of yourself and your little baby, okay? I`ll see you in two days," Naya said, her voice breaking. "I love you so much, I`m sorry I don`t tell you enough."
"I love you so much too. Call me when you get back home."
Naya promised and the two hung up their phones. Unrelenting tears ran down her face as she struggled to maintain some sense of composure, knowing her makeup was ruined already.
She sent out the following texts.
Di- Heather just phoned me. I can`t believe it. This can`t be real, can it? I will call you in a couple of hours, Di. I`ll be home in two days. I love you and wish I could be in your arms right now. I know how much Cory meant to you, too. xo
Kevin- Bee. Heather let me know what happened. I`m in shock, wasn`t he doing better? I love you and I will be home in two days. Take care of yourself, baby bee.
Lea- There are no words. I know we`ve had our differences over the years but I just want to tell you that I love you and I loved Cory, and he will be missed by all his Glee family. I`m in Europe right now but will be home in two days. I will see you soon, Lea.
Amber- Baby girl, Heather told me what happened. There are no words to explain how much I`m going to miss him. I don`t know if I will be able to sing again. What if the words just don`t come out of me anymore? Home in a couple of days, I love you.
Chris, Mark, Darren, Chord.- How are you holding up? Will see you soon. Much love. This cannot be real.