Lei looked around the glee club and sighed. They were all depressed or angry about something. The emo music lesson didn't help anyone. Shane hadn't even gone along with the lesson. She glanced at Alexandra. Alexandra felt like a waste of space. Then she looked at Amber and Roderick. She knew that Roderick didn't believe the rumors. He was terrified of getting hurt again. Lei could feel herself slip into the depression that was befalling the glee club and decided that if she was going to have to be responsible for pulling the glee club out of this: She was the only one who was still normal.
The cheering Asian skipped glee club and Cherrios practice the next day and rehearsed the perfect song for glee club. She went to glee club and stood in front of everyone and stated that she had a song for them.
"I know that lately everybody has been going through something and you all feel down and angry, but it's starting to pull me into a depression too so I'm going to remind you with song that you're all amazing. This is for every last one of you." Lei stated with a smile and began singing.
"Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?" She sang and noticed Natalia twitch a little. She didn't know if it was from the song selection or something more, but sang on. "Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin, like a house of cards, one step from caving in?" This time Stella looked down.
Lei started dancing a little and moving around the class room. Singing had always been hard for her to do as well as other people around her, so she hadn't choreographed this. She wasn't going to let that get her down and started singing right on cue. "Do you ever feel already buried deep? 6 feet under screams but no one seems to hear a thing?"
Kourtney and Tate reacted by sharing a glance this time. Lei was glad that she was reaching people and carried on. "Do you know there's still a chance for you 'cause there's a spark in you."
She smiled at Amber and winked as she danced around the choir room. "You just got to ignite the light, and let it shine! Just own the night, like the fourth of July! 'Cause baby you're a firework! Come on show 'em what you're worth!" She sang and was pleased that a few more of them were reacting positively to the song. "Make 'em go Oh, Oh, Oh! You're going to leave them all in awe, awe, awe!" She directed the next part towards Alexandra. "You don't have to feel like a waste of space. You're original, can not be replaced! If you only knew what the future holds. After a hurricane comes a rainbow!"
Alexandra blushed and looked down with a small smile on her face, truly grateful for Lei's words. Lei directed the next part towards Roderick and Amber, "Maybe the reason why all the doors are closed, so you can open up a door that leads to the perfect road. Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow. And when it's time, you'll know."
Roderick didn't seem outwardly affected by this, but he did glance towards Amber when he thought that nobody was looking. "You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine! Just own the night, like the fourth of July! 'Cause baby you're a firework! Come on, show 'em what you're worth! Make 'em go Oh, Oh, Oh. As you shoot across the sky-y-y! Baby you're a firework, come on, let your colors burst! Make 'em go Oh, Oh, Oh. As you shoot across the sky-y-y! Boom! Boom! Boom! Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon! It's always been inside of You, You, You! And now it's time to let it through-ough-ough!"
The glee club was quiet and watching her intently. Stella and Amber made eye contact, and Stella turned away harshly with a small blush while Amber continued to stare at Stella with a distant look on her face. She reminded herself that the song was almost over and carried on. "'Cus baby you're a firework! Come on, show 'em what you're worth! Make 'em go Oh, Oh, Oh! As you shoot across the sky-y-y! Baby you're a firework! Come on, let your colors burst! Make em go Oh, Oh, oh! You're going to leave them in Awe, Awe, Awe! Boom, boom, boom. Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon. Boom, boom, boom. Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon." She finished and took a seat next to Glen and Shantel.
"You did really well Lei." Glen stated.
Lei blushed and said thanks. She was one of the last ones to leave and Stella stopped her as she was about to leave. "Thank you." She had said.
Lei was confused and her expression showed it. "For what?" She asked.
"That song was for all of us. I felt good being included." Stella stated.
Lei smiled at her. "I don't always like you since you're mean and stuff, but you're a part of this club, and you're a person. That alone means that I care for you despite everything you do to everyone else. I have to go and beg Coach Sylvester for forgiveness now. I missed practice yesterday. See ya later."
The next day Lei was exhausted because of Cheerio practice. Sue vowed to torture her for a month to insure that she never skipped out on Cheerio practice ever again. Normal people would be depressed, and she almost frowned, but when she got into the club room, she smiled brightly. Everybody seemed a lot happier. She ran over to Kourtney and gave her a hug. "Hey Kourt-Kourt." She said, "I miss having you on Cheerios." Lei stated and sat behind her and next to Shantel and Glen, whom she also hugged enthusiastically. She glanced at Dennis. He seemed less sad, but he was still sad. She decided that he was the person she'd work on cheering up next, and before it escalated into something more than just not feeling good. She began conversing with her friends while smiling.