"Promised" Rachel and Santana said in unison.
Quinn waited a few seconds to put the events which had taken place in her past in a row. She opened her mouth to speak but closed it right away, she took another minute before she opened her mouth again. Rachel and Santana waited patiently for Quinn to finally open up about what had happened. " Back when I just started High School" She stopped again trying to fight back the tears. One tear fell down her cheek and it didn't get unnoticed by Rachel and Santana. Quinn's eyes went back and forth between the two other girls. Quinn tried to calm herself down before she began talking again.
" I got bullied a lot because of my looks" Quinn said softly keeping her head down and looking at the table. "why would you get bullied, you are so pretty" Rachel said trying to look into Quinn's eyes but she failed.
"Because I didn't look like this in High School!" Quinn screamed. Rachel almost fell from her chair as shocked as she was from Quinn's outburst. Santana's eyes were big and her face matched Rachel's face, both looked incredibly scared of how Quinn's mood changed so fast. Quinn's fists were clenched while she tried to calm down. When she spoke again her eyes were full of pure anger and sadness.
"I didn't look pretty, I didn't look like all the other kids at my school" Her eyes were still full of anger and she didn't move an inch as she faced the wall. Santana and Rachel were still looking at her with shocked expression on their faces.
" My name isn't just Quinn, my actual name is Lucy Quinn Fabray. I changed it after I got out of Rehab when I started dancing." Quinn looked up from the wall and stared right into Rachel's eyes who was looking at her with a confused expression on her face. "Wait girl, you were in Rehab?" Santana asked. "Stop judging after you hear the whole story, dumbass." Quinn said in angry voice trying to stop herself from punching Santana right in the face.
"Back in High School I looked like this kind of fat girl with glasses and my nose didn't look like this" She started to shift in her seat until she sat comfortable again. Santana and Rachel were still listening attentively. "So I got bullied everyday people called me 'Lucy Caboosey' and one day this guy came up to me, I was happy because he was the first person who spoke to me in a normal way, but because I was so happy someone talked to me I didn't see how bad this guy actually was until it was too late." Quinn stopped for a moment again and tears were now streaming down her face. Rachel got off from her chair and walked towards Quinn to hug her. Rachel looked at Santana who was still sitting on her chair looking at the two girls hugging. Rachel pointed to Santana to come and comfort Quinn too. Santana finally got off her chair and walked towards the girls she hugged Quinn for a few seconds and then let go of her again. "What happened next?" Rachel asked with curiosity clearly written all over her face.
"Well this guy Randy comforted me and told me everything was going to be alright, he told me he would help me and the only thing I would have to do was hang out with his friends. It seemed easy, too easy to believe and I was stupid to think it would be so easy." Rachel was still sitting by Quinn's side to comfort her while Quinn told her whole story which she had never told anyone about.
"His friends all smoked and used drugs but I didn't really care because I wasn't alone anymore and they never asked me or blackmailed me into smoking or using drugs. But after some time his behaviour changed and he started saying things like 'if you're not going to smoke and take drugs I'll make sure your life will be more of a living hell' I was scared, scared of being alone again, scared of what he might do to me, so that's when it all began."
"Quinn, I'm so sorry to hear all of this" Rachel said calmly while she almost crushed Quinn in a hug. "I'm not ready, I started doing drugs and started smoking, after that day no one dared to look me in the eyes or bully me. I thought this was the best that ever happened to me, but I got addicted and started using more and more. After some time Randy asked money from me a lot of money, he asked me to pay back everything because I used all his drugs and that's when I started stealing money from my family. But my family isn't stupid they found out that a lot of money was missing and I was acting weird, most of the time I came home stoned and they found out about that. They gave me a choice I could either go to rehab or I could lose everything my family even my life. That's when I chose to go to rehab. While being in rehab I lost weight got lenses and had a nose job, I changed my whole life. When I got out of rehab I didn't want to go to school anymore so I searched for something where I could put all of my passion into and that's when I found dancing. People told me I was a natural they actually believed in me. And now I'm here finally starting a real life and learning to live in it."
When Quinn finished her story Rachel had tears in her eyes, she thought her life had been a hell but Quinn has had so much trouble in her past she couldn't even compare. Even Santana had tears in her eyes but she looked away hoping Quinn and Rachel hadn't noticed it. They were all quiet until Rachel started speaking. "What happened in the rehearsal?" "I wasn't dancing as good as I had on the tape so she started bitching to me about what was going on, I told her I had been in rehab but I wouldn't dare to tell her why and I told her I started smoking again after I had send the tape because I was so stressed out about it." Rachel was still in shock about Quinn's whole story it took her a few seconds to let the new information sunk in. "We're going to help you Quinn, You will get back on track again." "Thank you, both of you so much" Quinn said while she sobbed in between the words. All of the tears she had hold in these years finally came rolling out of her eyes.
The next morning the three girls were sitting on the table. Quinn was half asleep and resting her head on the table while trying to keep her eyes open. They were eating breakfast and waiting for the day to begin. "I'm very excited about today" Rachel said with a bright smile. "I guess you're the only one" Santana said in a sleepy voice. They kept on eating their breakfast in silence, until a guy walked in. He looked young about 19 years old he had blond hair and green eyes. "Whaddup sis" Rachel looked up to see who he was talking to. She never expected him to be talking to Ashley, he was attractive and good looking while Ashley didn't look that attractive. "Sam I wasn't expecting you here" Santana leaned to Rachel and whispered in her ear "You wouldn't say they were family, he's hot" "Just what I was thinking" Rachel responded quietly.
"Girls this is my younger brother Sam" Ashley said when she picked up some papers.
"Hey" he looked at the girls and gave them a smile. All three of them stood up to clean their plates and get ready for their rehearsals. "Oh Rachel before I forget, Jennifer is ill she'll be back tomorrow, but for today you'll have the day off". Rachel sat down again with a deep sigh. She was really looking forward to her rehearsal with her coach, but of course she never had luck. She was about to leave the room to go upstairs and work on some songs when Sam approached her. "You wanna do something today now you're off ?" he asked while smiling sweetly at her. "Well I don't really know you" "trust me I won't kill you" Sam said trying to get her full attention. "Well I'd love some action in my life". Sam started laughing.
"Ladies wake up, I have an appointment" Finn stood in his bedroom fully dressed looking at the two naked girls laying in his bed waiting for them to get dressed. Yesterday night had been a good time, he got drunk and took two very hot ladies home. God knows what had happened in his bed last night, but he enjoyed it very much at least. His life couldn't be any more perfect, he had an amazing job, good buddies and he could pick any lady to take home. At least he thought it was perfect, his mom didn't really approve of his lifestyle, every time he spoke with her she asked him when he was going to stop fooling around and finally settle down with a girl. He just didn't see the point in settling down or marriage because there would be real feelings involved and there would be a big chance of a girl breaking his heart. He liked his life like it was and wouldn't change it for a thing.
That night Rachel and Quinn were sitting on Santana´s bed while she was busy in the bathroom. Rachel had had a pretty good day together with Sam. They didn't do much, they just hung at the beach and talked a bit about their lives. But every time he looked her in the eye she just couldn't help to picture how it felt when Finn Hudson would be looking her in the eye. She kept thinking about him and why he was looking at her like that. Why would Finn Hudson the most gorgeous guy be looking at her? She was pulled out of her thought when Santana walked into the room. "Rachel over there had a date today with mister hot" Quinn looked up and looked at Rachel with big eyes.
"It wasn't like that we just hung out a bit"
"Are you actually talking about Sam?" Quinn asked. "He's so hot"
"He's just a friend" Rachel said. "Nothing more". Quinn tried to hide her smile but it didn't go unnoticed by Santana. "You like him huh" She asked. Quinn looked up with shocked eyes. "What me ? No". Santana ignored Quinn's answer and went further with what she was doing.
A few weeks went by, the girls rehearsed a lot and Sam and Rachel became close friends. The four of them were sitting on the table including Sam waiting for dinner to be ready. They all had had pretty intense rehearsals. "Girls I got some amazing news, you've all worked so hard these past weeks and all three of you are invited to this party from which a lot of celebrities will be attending too. This party will take place in LA next Saturday." Ashley said while she brought dinner to the table. They all cheered from happiness and Santana was even standing on her chair as happy as she was. "I told you I was gonna make it" "You're not the only one going" Quinn spit at her. "We are so going to celebrate this by watching a movie tonight in Rachel's room" Sam said while hugging Rachel. This night couldn't get better Rachel thought until something slipped in her mind, what if Finn was going to be there?