"Ok this week we are going to work on interpretation." Mr Schue announced.
"Interpretation?" Finn questioned.
"Every time someone covers a song they put their own stamp on it. Think Dolly Parton and Whitney Houston." Mr Schue suggested.
"What?" Mike was confused as almost everyone else.
"Dolly Parton wrote I Will Always Love You as a country song. Although most people tend to cover the Whitney version." Rachel explained.
"Very good. For this week we are going to split girls versus boys. I'm going to give you both two songs and you can pick how you want to perform them. "
"What songs?" Sam inquired.
"Nickelback's Faraway and Leanne Rhymes' How Do I Live. They are very different songs but I think you'll come up with some good interpretations. Guys you can stay her and girls the auditorium is waiting. We'll perform at the end of the week."
"So does anyone have any ideas?" Rachel asked as she took a seat on the piano stool.
"You already have so spill?" Santana prompted.
"The guys play instruments so you know they are going to do a rocky interpretation, I was thinking we could go the other way and do it acoustically. I would suggest A Cappella but acoustically allows a little leeway in case someone is slightly off key." Rachel explained.
"That's all good," Mercedes started. "But first what is going on with you and Puck."
"How did you…" Rachel paused. "I'm going to kill Kurt."
"You and Puck hooked up again?" Quinn looked at her. "When did this happen?"
"About a month ago." Rachel replied.
"Why didn't you tell us?" Tina asked.
"You've all said it you don't want to be friends with me. I've finally decided to accept it and the fact that in a few years we won't have to see each other again except at reunions."
"We don't hate you." Santana sighed. "You're just a little intense and annoying at times."
"I'm working on that." Rachel stated. "Mercedes do you think you can hit that top note in How Do I Live?"
"Yes but you're giving up the big note?"
"I found souly acoustic version on YouTube that would work, but it's more in your range than mine." Rachel explained.
"I guess that explains Puck's mood lately."
"That's because his dad came back." Mercedes said.
"His dad?" Quinn looked at her.
"He turned up last week at six in the morning and woke everyone, when Puck's mom went to get dressed he took off with her purse and all their valuables." Mercedes explained.
"How do you know that?" Rachel asked.
"Kurt was there when he told Finn."
"He'd rather that everyone didn't know about that." Rachel pointed out.
tbc
