"I am not acting alongside him!" Brittany called as she stormed back into the theatre. The students on the stage stopped rehearsing and stared at her.
"Yes you are, Brittany. I'm sorry but I can't get Ricky to take his place." Mr Schuester told her.
"Why not?" she asked.
"I saw him yesterday and asked if he would understudy for Sam but he has already filled the rehearsal time with something else." Mr Schuester explained. Brittany pouted.
"Brittany, if you're going to make this difficult, I will give the part to your understudy." he threatened.
"Fine. But I want a dressing room to myself. Not a communal one." Mr Schuester sighed. Over the years he had put up with a lot of dramatic students but Brittany certainly topped the cake.
Back in the male toilets, Sam was leaning on the sink, looking at himself in the mirror. He couldn't believe he'd been so stupid. Over the past two weeks, he'd begun to have feelings for the beautiful blonde girl and now he'd been stupid enough to let her go. Slowly, he began to sing to himself.
Well you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go
And you let her go
Staring at the bottom of your glass
Hoping one day you'll make a dream last
But dreams come slow and they go so fast
You see her when you close your eyes
Maybe one day you'll understand why
Everything you touch surely dies
But you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go
Staring at the ceiling in the dark
Same old empty feeling in your heart
'Cause love comes slow and it goes so fast
Well you see her when you fall asleep
But never to touch and never to keep
'Cause you loved her too much
And you dived too deep
Well you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go
And you let her go (oh, oh, ooh, oh no)
And you let her go (oh, oh, ooh, oh no)
Will you let her go?
'Cause you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go
'Cause you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go
And you let her go
What he didn't know was that, as he sang, Brittany, who had once again stormed out of the theatre, walked past the bathroom and was standing outside listening to his song. When he finished, she contemplated going in and apologising but couldn't bring herself to do it. She looked at the floor and walked off down the corridor.
"Brittany! Wait up!" She heard him call her name as she walked. Too embarrassed to even look at him, she kept her head down and continued walking. She heard him running after her and when he laid a hand on her shoulder, she was forced to stop.
"I know you heard me singing back there. I just wanted to say...I'm sorry. I guess you're right, acting isn't as easy as I first thought it was. I shouldn't have given up that easily. Can I come back to rehearsal?" he asked, not letting her interrupt.
"I, er, I guess so. I mean, it wasn't really my place to tell you to stop coming. I guess I just get really caught up in the drama sometimes."
"I get that. I'm sorry. Friends?" he asked.
"Britt!" she spun around and saw her best friend, Rachel waving at her from down the hall.
"Er, sure. I've got to go." she told him and ran off to join Rachel, leaving him staring after her.
"Why were you talking to him? I heard he comes from Lima Heights Adjacent. You so don't want to get involved there, B." Rachel told her as they linked pinkies and walked off.
"He's uh, my co-star in the musical." Brittany replied, blushing slightly.
"Brittany! You like him don't you? Oh my god, don't make this like one of those stupid movies."
"I don't know what you mean." Brittany deadpanned, looking away.
"You know, bad boy from the wrong side tracks falls for the high school princess." Rachel said, rolling her eyes.
"What? No. We're friends, that's all. I promise." Brittany assured her friend. Rachel still looked sceptical but accepted it and they went to join the rest of their friends for lunch in the cafeteria.
