Here's chapter three!
Smile
Will's POV
The next day, I had something planned out to hopefully make the club feel better. When it was time for Glee rehearsal, I had a speech in mind.
"Guys," I breathed, "can you do me a favor? Be role models for the rest of the school. Just stay positive. Find some way to make yourselves forget about this, even if it's just for a moment, and smile. Show everyone that we're strong!"
"I, for one, feel that we're lucky Finn's still alive," Kurt announced, smirking slightly.
"There you go!" I exclaimed. "That's the optimism I'm talking about!"
"At least Puck's okay," Quinn said, grinning.
Mercedes chuckled. "Yeah. At least that little wuss Jesse didn't bust his face up. As if he actually could!"
Everyone laughed, including Puck.
As everyone else, with the exception of Rachel, contributed a little piece of optimism, the bell rang. Rachel stuck around when the rest of the club left the room.
"Rachel, I know you're really upset, but I would have appreciated it if you hadn't dismissed my offer for you to say something nice," I said. "Everyone else said something, and you, instead, just refused."
"I'm sorry, but I don't see anything positive in this." Rachel folded her arms across her chest and stormed out of the room. I sighed. It would be hard for her to smile at a time like this. But everyone else did, so Rachel would have to try.
And she was the one I worried about finding out about my secret; she was a little too cunning to hide things from.
I shook my head and decided to go see my favorite guidance counselor. I entered Emma's office and closed the door behind me. "Hey, Em."
"Hi, Will." She smirked. "I assume you've heard about Finn Hudson."
I took a seat across from Emma. "Yeah. The whole club has, maybe even half the school. I tried to get them all to think of something positive and smile in front of everyone, but Rachel refuses to try."
"Well, it's understandable," Emma sighed. "She's in love with Finn."
"Yeah," I breathed, "but she could at least try like everyone else."
Emma nodded. "You're right. And it's good that you're trying to get the kids to be positive about this."
I put my face in my hands. "I've got them all working on a song called 'I Miss You,' and they're going to sing it during the pep rally two weeks from today. I hope it's going to make everyone feel better." I looked up at Emma again. "Imagine if everyone started singing along. That would be amazing."
"It would," Emma agreed. "Well, I know I'll be singing."
"Good. Thanks, Em."
She smiled. "Just doing my job, Will."
I stood up and was about to leave, but before I did, I turned on my heel and built up the courage to ask Emma what I'd wanted to since I stepped into the office. "Remember the last time I talked to you, when I finally admitted that I . . . love you?"
Her face lit up, and she nodded.
"Well, I was wondering . . . are you still with that dentist?"
Emma shook her head. "I broke up with him because . . . I love you, too."
I grinned. Finally, I left her office. I walked down the hall happily, feeling victorious. I'd done what I wanted to. As I was about to turn the corner, I ran into Sue. I tried to step around her, but she mimicked my every move, making it impossible for me to get around her.
"Oh, hey, William," she greeted me, half-smiling. "I was just looking for you. I started following the scent of failure, and I knew I was on the right path."
"What do you want, Sue?" I asked her, annoyed.
"I was just wondering why two of my Cheerios were faking their energy in our routine today," Sue said. "I would know when they are and aren't faking, unlike you, who thinks all of your little scab-eating mouth-breathers have the time of their lives every day in good old Glee Club! Anyway, those two Cheerios happen to be in Glee Club. How did your little freakshow affect them this time?"
"Everyone in Glee Club is really upset today," I grumbled. "Most of the school is."
"Oh, did the club perform in front of people again?" Sue shook her head. "Ah, poor kids. Your Glee kids were publicly humiliated and the rest of the school had to sit through it. Glad I missed it."
"No, Sue! Finn Hudson has been seriously injured! He's in a coma right now!" I shoved her aside and went on, going to my office. I was glad I'd finally gotten through a conversation and actually showed Sue up without her making fun of my hair for once.
