Okay, so here is the climactic ending to the first half of this series. I hope everyone enjoys it. The song used is not normally a Glee thing, because Rise Against is an underground punk rock band, however, their lyrics are like ballads. Especially the ones from this song. Hope you guys like it. I know it's not as long as the last one, but nonetheless, just as good. Please read, review, and let me know how it's going. I promise the next 11 chapters will include a major event like this one did. Please enjoy! (Oh, and the songs are at the bottom because I also forgot the last chapters link as well).
Finn was absolutely devastated. He didn't know what to make of it all. He took a walk. A long walk. He almost reached Brooklyn and Queens. He stopped for a minute reflected on what had just happened. He looked out onto the river. It looked so pristine and peaceful. He must still be somehow doped up on morphine even after a week, because everybody knows that the Hudson (any irony here people) was the crapiest most vulgar river in 500 hundred miles. It was not something that people thought of as lovely. It was a horrible sight to most; Finn imagined it to be as beautiful of a site as Rachel. He wanted to be with her. He had wanted to cry so badly. He took another look at his river.
He picked up his phone.
"Hey Quinn. It's Finn." He said into the phone.
"Finn? Where the hells are you? You ran out on us." Quinn panicked.
"I just thought I would go for a casual swim." He said nonchalant.
"What? Just tell me where you are. Let me come get you." She said worried.
"I'm at the Brooklyn Bridge." He said.
"What...Jesus Christ stay there Finn. Finn! Don't do anything. I'll be there as fast as possible! Don't do anything Finn!" She freaked.
"All Smiles and sunshine. A perfect world on a perfect day. Everything always works out. I have never felt so great." He quoted.
"God Finn, what are you talking about." Quinn said in tears.
"Life isn't like this." Finn quoted again.
Quinn cried. "I'm coming with Puck to get you. Please Finn, don't do it! We all love you." She admitted.
Signal was lost on the phone. Finn had let go of his phone and it fell into his river. He was contempt, not scared at all. He was just thinking his final most important thoughts.
Finn was still thinking about all the he knew. He had all the letters with him. He opened up one of them.
Dear Rachel,
My time here has been uneventful. I feel as if though I am really accomplishing nothing. I swear to you I will be home in your arms one day...
Finn chucks it into the river. He opens another.
...I am curious as to why you have not sent me a letter yet. Oh well, I hope NYADA is going good. How was orientation? Did you meet any knew people...
He chucked them into the river. He eventually gave up and threw them all into the river. He was now thinking about Rachel herself, one last time. She was so beautiful and he truly wished himself that he never left her behind. He did, and that was his fault. But he figured she would be happy on her own with David. Finn stood up on the railing. Ready to take his first step.
Not ten minutes pass did Quinn get out of her car on the bridge with Puck trying to get close to Finn.
"Finn!" She shouted. It was no use he wouldn't budge or turn around whatsoever. His foot still hovered over the river, obvious he was still unsure of himself. Quinn had one other option. It could end in disaster, but it was her only option. Call Rachel.
"Rachel?" She asked as Rachel answered her phone.
"Yeah." Rachel responded.
"Rachel, there's a problem."
"Oh God, its Finn. What's wrong?" She said.
Quinn thought how to put this. "Finn is trying to kill himself. He's on the Brooklyn Bridge ready to jump."
Rachel started crying in panic. "Okay, I am coming as soon as I can."
Rachel got in the first taxi she could and demanded that the cab driver take her to the Brooklyn Bridge as quick as possible breaking any laws if necessary.
She saw Quinn's abandoned car. She told the taxi driver to pull over. She threw him a fifty and ran towards the group. By now quite a large crowd had gathered and the local police were there too.
"Finn!" She yelled.
Finn yanked his head back over toward her and saw her.
"I'm so sorry Finn! I'm so sorry for everything!" She pleaded.
"Rachel! You broke my heart. After everything we've been through, you have torn me to pieces." He cried.
Rachel sat in tears.
"I ended it with him you know. This morning, after you left. I told him that it was over between us and that I was going to be with you." Rachel said.
Rachel started saying things real fast, and with so many tears coming down her face, her voice was barely audible.
Finn started:
Hold on slow down, again from the top now and tell me everything.
I know I've been gone for what seems like forever, but I'm here now waiting.
To convince you that I'm not a ghost or a stranger, but closer than you think.
You said "just go on with what you pretend is your life, but please don't die on me."
Wings won't take me. Heights don't faze me so take a step, but don't look down take a step.
Now I'm standing on the rooftops ready to fall
I think I'm at the edge now, but I could be wrong.
I'm standing on the rooftops ready to fall
(Rachel) Perpetual motion, the image won't focus, a blur is all that's seen.
But here in this moment like the eye of a storm, it all came clear to me
I found a shoulder to lean on an infallible reason to live all by itself.
I took one last look from the heights that I once loved, and then I ran like hell!
(Both) Wings won't take me. Heights don't faze me so take a step, but don't look down take a step.
Now I'm standing on the rooftops ready to fall
I think I'm at the edge now, but I could be wrong.
I'm standing on the rooftops ready to fall
(Finn) I count the times that I've been sorry.
(Rachel) I know, I know
(Finn) Now my compassion slowly drowns.
(Rachel) I know, I know
(Finn) If there's a time these walls could guard you.
(Rachel) I know, I know
(Finn) Then let that time be right now.
(Finn) Now I'm standing on the rooftops
Now I'm standing on the rooftops, ready to fall
I'm standing on the rooftops ready to fall
I think I'm at the edge now, but I could be wrong.
I'm standing on the rooftops ready to fall
Now I'm standing on the rooftops ready to fall
Now I'm standing on the rooftops ready to fall
Now I'm standing on the rooftops ready to fall
Now I'm standing on the rooftops
Ready to fall.
Finn stood silent, about to take a step off of the edge. He huffed out what would be his final breath. Just as his right foot hovered over the river, Rachel shouted at him.
"I love you! Damn it Finn Hudson, I love you!" She cried.
Finn failed to hold back his tears. He turned around jumped back onto the platform, ran over and hugged Rachel. He was feeling stupid for ever attempting to kill himself. But he was lost now, and he had no other options available to him.
"I love you so much, you have no idea." He said thankful. Screw Snow Patrol. Those three words are not said enough.
"Kiss me." Rachel said.
"With pleasure." Agreed Finn.
With that, Finn leaned in to Rachel and kissed her like that one dude in Times Square kissing his girlfriend after the war.
Quinn couldn't help but go over to Rachel and Finn and dragged Puck along to give a group hug afterward. Finn was actually forgetting his troubles for once in his life. He didn't want to go anywhere. He leaned down and whispered into Rachel's ear.
"I screwed up. I will never leave you again. Ever."
"Good." she replied. "Because I almost lost you, forever. I never want to lose you."
The police came over. "Finn Hudson, you are hereby under arrest for attempted suicide."
Finn stared at them stupid. "What? Why?" He challenged.
"Son, trying to kill yourself is against the law. The only way you escape it, is by actually killing yourself." The cop said in a matter-of-factly tone.
Finn was put into handcuffs and taken off to jail. Before they put him into the car Rachel came over and kissed him.
"After we get you out tonight, we'll go out to dinner, just the four of us. And we will go home and spend the night together." She whispered.
Finn smiled and told her: "I love you."
"I love you too Finn." She said. She was just happy to see him back.
The car drove off and Rachel just smiled. She was glad that their problems were fixed for now.
Song used Chp. 10: Happy Together by The Turtles
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Song used Chp. 11: Ready to Fall by Rise Against
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