Rachel didn't know how to feel. She was excited, very excited, but there was a small part, a very small part of her that was sad to have to say goodbye. She sat alone in the choir room, ready for the first Glee Club rehearsal of 2011, and possibly her last Glee Club rehearsal ever. The other Glee Clubbers made their way in, everyone talking about what they did over the Christmas break. Rachel watched Finn walked in, their eyes locked for a second before they both quickly and awkwardly pulled their gaze elsewhere. They had not spoken over the holidays at all. The breakup had not affected Rachel well, the first week of the holidays Rachel spent most of her time in her room, singing along to sad songs and crying. Things got better after she got the news she had been waiting for her whole life, she thought about Finn less and less everyday.

"Okay!" Mr. Schue said enthusiastically as he entered the choir room "Happy New Year, everyone. I hope you all had fantastic breaks. I trust you've had enough time to share your holiday stories. Regionals is approaching fast and we have lots of work to do!"

"Excuse me, Mr. Schue." Rachel raised her hand.

"Yes, Rachel?"

"I have an announcement to make. Do you mind?" Rachel said as she stood up, smoothing her skirt.

"Is it really necessary?" Mr. Schue asked, knowing what Rachel was like.

"Yes. It is." Rachel stood in front of New Directions.

"Go ahead then." Mr. Schue said as he sat down at the side.

"Thank you. I'm just here to say practice hard and that I hope you all do great at regionals...without me."

"What?" Several members of Glee said in surprised unison.

"I'm leaving McKinley."

"So you're running away? You can't stand being here if Finn won't have you?" Santana said rudely. Rachel smiled.

"No. A few weeks ago I sent an audition video to New York and a couple of days ago I got a call saying I got the part." Rachel said with a huge smile on her face.

"What is the part?" Mr. Schue asked curiously.

"I'll be playing Wendla Bergmann in Spring Awakening on Broadway." Rachel said proudly. Mr. Schue's mouth dropped open.

"Well, congratulations, Rachel."

"So first Kurt leaves, now you." Mercedes said "We don't stand a chance a regionals."

"You did fine at Sectionals without Kurt and I."

"You were at sectionals, Rachel." Mr. Schue said.

"Yeah, but I didn't have a solo, and we still won."

"When do you leave?" Finn said quietly, it was the first thing Rachel had heard him say since they all left for Christmas.

"Um, in three days. I'm going to live with my aunty in New York. Today is my last day enrolled here."

"Well, we are all very happy for you, but it'll be sad to see you go." Mr. Schue said sincerly.

"Thank you." Rachel said happily and sat back down.

Glee went on as usual, arguing over songs, stressing about having enough people and talking about the schools they were up to compete against at regionals. Rachel sat off to the side and gave the occasional comment during rehearsals, there was no point in her doing much since she wasn't going to be around much longer. Ten minutes before the end, Finn raised his hand. Rachel had seen his whispering to a few of the other Glee Clubbers during rehearsals, he was one of the only people who hadn't approached her and congratulated her on getting the role in one way or another.

"Mr. Schue, I have something we would like to perform before we all leave." Finn said.

"Sure, Finn." Mr. Schue responded and told everyone to sit back down to watch. Finn stood at the front, looking nervous. Rachel didn't want to get her hopes up, but she wished it was something for her. He whispered in some band members ears and the music started.

"La la la la la la la la-a, la la la la la la la-a..." sung Puck, Quinn and Tina. Then came in Finn's voice that Rachel had forgotten how much she loved.

"Now that I've lost everything to you.

You say you wanna start something new,

and it's breakin' my heart you're leavin'.

Baby, I'm grievin'.

But if you wanna leave, take good care.

I hope you have a lot of nice things to wear,

But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there."

Rachel looked over at some of the other Glee members whispering to each other. She smiled.

"Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world.

It's hard to get by just upon a smile.

Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world.

I'll always remember you like a child, girl."

All that drama that was the relationship of Rachel Berry and Finn Hudson came into Rachel's mind. How she had wished for Finn to like her, for so long and then one day, he did. Finn looked awkward, but he continued to sing.

"You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do

And it's breakin' my heart in two.

Because I never wanna see you a sad girl,

Don't be a bad girl.

But if you wanna leave, take good care.

I hope you make a lot of nice friends out there,

But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware."

As Finn sung the chorus he finally gained the courage to look at Rachel, she felt herself getting caught up again and simply forgetting all the time she spent over the Christmas break convincing herself he wasn't worth it.

"Baby, I love you.

But if you wanna leave, take good care.

I hope you make a lot of nice friends out there,

But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware."

'He was worth it.' Rachel thought, she felt tears well up in her eyes, she tried to discreetly wipe them away, but it was hard to be discreet when the eleven other members of the Glee Club and the teacher had their eyes on you. Finn sung the chorus one last time and for the first time since she got the call informing her she got the part, Rachel realized how much she was going to miss Glee.


To continue or to not continue? That is the question.