Julz19 - Thank you! Santana is able to go inside Quinn's thoughts; that's how they communicate with each other since Quinn can't talk. Santana can only show herself to people she's close to; Quinn and Brittany. So that's why Quinn can hear Santana talking to her while others can't. You'll see more Brittana, don't worry! There will be a Brittany-centric chapter soon As for going inside people's dreams, I never thought of that! That actually gave me a good idea for the Brittana part of this story. Thank you for telling me this! :D
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Rachel visited Quinn every single day since the accident.
Her heart broke a little every single day when she finds out that Quinn hasn't woken up yet. But Rachel always forces herself to stay strong. Everyday, she holds Quinn's hand and tells her everything that happened in school, the glee club, and how everyone misses her. Rachel also stays long enough to see the nurses take care of Quinn. She's seen many rounds of replacing tubes, bandages, and IVs. Guilt washes over her every time she sees the medical procedures that Quinn has to go through because of the accident. Although every nurse and doctor kept reassuring her that accidents happen for a reason, Rachel secretly still blamed herself.
One windy, gloomy day, Rachel visits the hospital again. Finn drove her there from school in his pickup truck. The gloomy and dark weather matched her emotions perfectly. It was also the day of Santana's funeral. And of course, everyone including Rachel felt incredibly sad. Rachel decided to see Quinn for a while before heading to Santana's funeral.
Rachel never really liked the Latina. Santana always mocked her looks and teased her about her Broadway ambitions, but then again, Santana did that to everyone. She even made fun of Quinn, who was her best friend. The only person Santana didn't treat like that was Brittany. But at the end of the day, Santana was a good friend to everyone. If someone tried to hurt anyone in the glee club, Santana would do whatever it took to make them stop. She always went Lima Heights on them.
It's been a week since Santana passed away. Everyone felt more sad about Santana than Quinn because Quinn at least was still alive. Only Rachel felt an incredible amount of sadness about Quinn because she also felt guilt. And she secretly had feelings for the blonde for a long time already. But of course, Rachel felt incredibly sad about Santana as well. Strangely, she really missed hearing Santana bitching about someone. She also really missed hearing her sing in glee club.
Glee club had been so dark and sad ever since the car accident. Mr. Schue tried to make everyone cheer up a little, but he himself felt sad. Glee club was just another painful reminder of Santana and Quinn.
The songs the glee clubbers decided to sing were all depressing. Rachel couldn't stand it. She needed to hear a happy song despite her grief. Many tears were shed in glee club the first day after the accident, and it hasn't really stopped since. No one rejoiced or celebrated their Regionals win. They actually forgot about it.
Not everyone showed up in glee club that week. It was all too sad. Brittany was one of them. She was one of the ones who were devastated by Santana's loss the most. Brittany also looked super depressed in class. She was constantly crying whenever she passed by Santana's locker. She also didn't have her Cheerios uniform on. Coach Sylvester understood; she was also affected by Santana's loss. Brittany was allowed to take a break from the Cheerios for a while.
Rachel crossed her fingers in hope of Quinn waking up today. Her stomach tightened. It's been a whole week (which felt like a month) since the accident; Quinn had to be making some progress. What if something was really wrong?
The two walked upstairs to Quinn's hospital room. Rachel had expected to see Quinn unresponsive and asleep on the bed (as usual) although she tried to stay optimistic. However, today was different. Rachel and Finn were greeted by Judy Fabray, who was unusually smiling. The nurses also smiled when they saw them.
"Rachel, Finn. It's great to see you again today." Said Mrs. Fabray, who was smiling for the first time in a week. She looked sad and depressed every time Rachel saw her in the hospital during the past week. But not today. "We have some good news."
"Quinn's awake?" Rachel asked excitedly, crossing her fingers once again.
"Well, not exactly." one of the nurses said. Rachel's smile disappeared. "But Quinn's responding and aware of her surroundings despite being in a coma. She hasn't been before today."
"How exactly?" asked Finn.
"This morning we stuck the feeding tube in her arm through a needle. I told Quinnie that everything was gonna be alright and that it wouldn't hurt, but when the needle came close to her arm she moved her arm away in protest. We tried that again and she grabbed the nurse's wrist and pushed it away from her arm." Said Mrs. Fabray. Her eyes were glistening with tears. She took a deep breath before continuing. "She understands everything when you talk to her."
Rachel smiled. "Oh my God. That's great!" she said joyfully.
"Do you know what this means, Rach?" Finn asked. "Quinn's able to move her limbs. Well, technically her arms. The doctor said that there was a chance that she might not be able to."
Before Rachel could say anything, the nurse told them something that made her smile fade away. "Yes, she's able to move her arms. That's great, but it is expected from someone with the level of brain injury she has at this stage. We still don't know if she will be able to hold a pencil, brush her teeth, or do everyday tasks."
"And besides, Quinn's hand movement today was jagged. Her hand and arm was shaky; a sign which tells us that she struggles to move her arm. Normally it wouldn't be like that, would it?" the other nurse said.
"Damn," Rachel said, feeling disappointment all over again. Another thought crossed her mind. "Being responsive in coma is common, right? Many comatose people are responsive for years during their coma, but they don't actually wake up. Will Quinn wake up?"
"She most likely will. And since she's responsive after the first week, you have nothing to worry about, sweetie."
Rachel forced a smile, trying to hide her sadness and guilt. Tears blurred her vision. "Rachel, honey, what's wrong?" Judy asked gently. "Don't worry too much about Quinnie, okay? I told you many times, it's not your fault."
"I just can't help it." Rachel said. There was another reason why she felt this much sadness. She didn't tell anyone, though. It was because Quinn was more than a friend to her. "I just really, really wanna see Quinn wake up."
"And you will, sweetie." Judy reassured her. "Let's try to be positive. Why don't you try and talk to Quinn? She'll respond to you and that'll make her waking up more believable to you."
Rachel nodded and walked over to Quinn. Finn followed her. The nurses excused themselves and exited the room. "Hi Quinn," Rachel said to her, her voice shaking. She took Quinn's hand in hers. "If you can hear me please squeeze my hand."
Rachel waited. Ten long seconds later, she finally felt Quinn softly squeeze her hand. She felt like crying with joy; Quinn could understand. "That's great, Quinn." Rachel said, choking back a sob. "You know who this is right? This is Rachel." She said, just wanting to make sure.
Judy saw how happy Rachel was after seeing Quinn respond to her. She wanted Rachel to feel better about Quinn's condition. She walked over to her daughter and leaned closer to her. "Quinnie, I'm gonna open up your eye, okay?" she said gently. "And when I do, I want you to touch Rachel's shoulder." Rachel knew what Judy was about to do so she kneeled on the floor and made sure that her shoulder was near Quinn's reach.
Judy lifted up Quinn's eyelid, exposing her hazel eye. "Now do you see Rachel?" Judy asked. A few seconds later, Quinn's pupil scanned the room, finally stopping when she saw Rachel on her left. Rachel felt her eyes fill with tears again. "Good. Now touch Rachel's shoulder."
Quinn lifted her left arm slowly. And although her movements were shaky, she reached over and touched Rachel's shoulder. While Quinn still had her eye on Rachel's direction, Rachel took that advantage of that and smiled at her. "Hi Quinn," she smiled. "We all miss you so much."
"Do you see Finn, honey?" Judy asked Quinn. Quinn's eye looked left and right and finally saw Finn in front of her. Finn smiled at her and waved his hand. "You do, huh? That's really great, Quinnie. Good job." Judy finally closed her eyelid, not wanting to tire her.
Rachel looked at her watch. "We better get going, Mrs. Fabray. Santana's funeral is in a few hours." She said.
"Oh, alright." Judy said, watching Rachel get up from the floor. "Tell Mrs. Lopez I have to sign some papers regarding Quinn's medical payments. I have to make sure that the insurance will cover it. Tell her that I might be late."
"You got it, Mrs. Fabray." Finn said. He walked over to Quinn and said goodbye to her. Rachel did the same, hoping that Quinn would continue to make progress everyday. "We wish that Quinn could be there with us. Santana was her best friend."
"I know," Mrs. Fabray sighed. "I know that Quinn also wants to be there. That's why I'm gonna try to come on her behalf."
"Santana would want her there." Finn said sadly. "Bye Quinn, we love you." He said before exiting the room with Rachel. They left the hospital and got into Finn's truck.
Finn gave Rachel a ride home. Rachel got ready for the funeral. She showered, put on some makeup, and did her hair. She also put on her formal black dress. Before she left, she thought about Santana, and why she'll miss her.
Rachel browsed through a stack of photos on her desk that were taken after they won Regionals. She sadly reminded herself that it was Santana's last time in glee club, and thankfully it was a joyful one. She found a picture of Santana and herself celebrating. She remembered that moment. Santana had told her that if it weren't for her solo, they wouldn't have won. That was the first time she told Rachel that she appreciated her.
"You know, Berry, you're not that bad sometimes." Santana had said to her that day. "I wish you the best in your wedding and I fully support you, even if I don't fully agree to the idea of you marrying Frankenteen." Santana was a true friend despite her tendency to mock people.
Tears rolled down Rachel's cheeks as she took that photograph and stuck it to her mirror. She'd look at that photo everyday and remember Santana.
Little did she know that ghost Santana was teleporting herself to her friends' homes just because she wanted to see how they were doing. She had no idea that her friends still loved her despite all the bad things she had said about them. She saw Rachel crying as she taped the picture of them both on her mirror. Santana felt so touched.
She's called Rachel a hobbit, yentl, dwarf, Rupaul, Selfish-Self-centered-Lame-ass Wannabe Diva From Hell, and a bunch of other insults. She really hoped that Rachel forgave her. She suddenly felt guitly. Santana Lopez never felt guilty about insulting someone, a.k.a being "honest" as she usually called it.
"You're not so bad, Berry." She said to Rachel, although she knew that she couldn't hear her. "I'll miss you. I'm sorry for everything."
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