Time for a Change – Chapter 4
Hey guys - here is Chapter 4, a little short, but I hope you like it :) Thank you so much for all the reviews/favourites/follows - they all mean a lot to me
The days following her talk with Santana went by fairly easily for Rachel. She'd had her Funny Girl audition,and thanks to a song suggestion from Finn, she had scored a call back in a few weeks. Rachel was enjoying the transition she had made back to her old self, and Kurt and Santana had noticed how alive, and happy she was. She was always wearing a smile on her bright face, and didn't let anything get in her way.
Until today.
Rachel marched happily through the busy, musical hallways of NYADA, on her way to her dance class with Cassandra July. Rachel didn't seem to mind Cassie anymore, and the two and gotten to know each other better. Rachel had come to realise that the reason Cassie pushed her was because she knew that Rachel could succeed and become the star she wanted to be.
As Rachel neared the door to the dance studio, she heard a familiar voice call out behind her.
"Oh Rachel, what have you done?" Brody asked, appearing suddenly in the hallway behind her. Rachel rolled her eyes and turned around to face him. She didn't have time or the patience to say anything to him. "What do you want Brody?" Rachel said, irritated that he still had the nerve to speak to her.
"I want to know why all of a sudden you've changed back to your toddler – style clothes. Is that Finn's taste is it? Does he get turned on when you dress like a baby?" Brody sneered, coming towards her. Rachel crossed her arms and glared at him. He was wasting her valuable time with his ridiculous questions and she took offence at his comments about her clothes. Finn thought she was beautiful in them. "That's none of your business Brody. If I want to dress this way then so be it" With that, Rachel turned around and stalked off down the hallway and into the dance studio. She was almost at fuming point after her confrontation with Brody. She knew that they would see each other in the halls because they both attend NYADA, but she didn't think he would actually come up and speak to her, let alone insult her, about matters that aren't even his business. Now that she no longer cared for him, Rachel could see how narrow minded Brody really was. If he really loved her like he claimed to, then he would have accepted her style choices no matter what she wore. Finn always loved Rachel's clothes, even her reindeer sweaters, and that always made Rachel feel happy.
When Rachel arrived home later that day from NYADA, she decided to call Finn and tell her about her day. Picking up her phone, she pressed the speed dial for Finn's number and he picked up after the first ring.
"Hey Rach, I was wondering when you were going to call. How did your audition go?" Finn asked, happy to hear her voice. Rachel smiled, knowing Finn never forgot about important events in her life. "It was great. I got a call back" Rachel replied, feeling really happy.
"Oh my god, that's awesome Rach! I totally knew that you would get one. I couldn't stop thinking about how you might of gone, and when you didn't call me straight after, I was worried that you had choked like you did last year for your NYADA audition" Finn said, and Rachel winced slightly at one of the most traumatic events of her life, but was glad that Finn cared about her a lot.
"Yeah, and I have you to thank. You were the one who told me to go back to the roots of my passion and do something straight from my heart. You know when I sang 'Don't Stop Believing' I pictured you, Kurt, Tina, Mercedes, Artie and I when we first performed in the auditorium. It brought back so many memories and even the judges saw that the song held a personal meaning to me" Rachel said honestly, remembering her flashback she experienced during her audition.
"I'm glad I could help Rach. I can't wait to come and see you and if you need help picking out a song for your call back, you know who to call" Finn said happily.
"Thanks Finn, for everything, for believing in me. I couldn't have done it without you and I can't wait until you come to New York. I'll talk to you soon okay? Bye Finn" Rachel said.
"Bye Rach, talk soon" Finn said, and Rachel hung up the phone, feeling so glad that she had Finn in her life again.