The Life and Times of Kurt Hummel
Season 2, Episode 12: AFTERMATH
12/22- After the shocking revelation surrounding Adam is revealed Kurt and Blaine will never be the same again. Adam goes to extremes to get revenge on Sebastian, prompting Blaine to force him to reveal everything about his actions.
Three weeks had passed and yet the truth still hadn't sunk in. Adam had quit the Glee club (well, he was practically forced out) and spoke to no one. He hardly came to school and when he did all he got was abuse.
Adam's secret had shaken Kurt to his core. He couldn't believe that someone he was once so close to was capable of destroying a family like that. Kurt had also barely spoken to Blaine. He'd call him one every few days but he only got one word replies and awkward silences. He couldn't blame Blaine though; he had known Adam for years and suddenly everything he thought he knew about him was gone.
Kurt had no idea what the future held.
-THE LIFE AND TIMES OF KURT HUMMEL-
Blaine was stood in the auditorium with the band around him. He decided he needed to get his emotions out through song, and he had the perfect choice. The music started and Blaine began to sing.
"Now and then I think of when we were together
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
Told myself that you were right for me
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember."
Suddenly Adam appeared and joined in, but Blaine couldn't bring himself to look at him.
"You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
Like resignation to the end, always the end
So when we found that we could not make sense
Well you said that we would still be friends
But I'll admit that I was glad it was over."Blaine then sang the chorus as Adam approached him
"But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
No you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know."
The two boys sang together.
"Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now you're just somebody that I used to know."
Blaine sang another section.
"Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
But I don't wanna live that way
Reading into every word you say
You said that you could let it go
And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know!"
Adam then sang a chorus.
"But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
No you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know."Blaine then sang, with Adam backing him up.
"Somebody
(I used to know)
Somebody
(Now you're just somebody that I used to know)"
Then Adam took the lead.
"Somebody
(I used to know)
Somebody
(Now you're just somebody that I used to know)"
The two boys sang together again as the song ended.
"(I used to know)
(That I used to know)
(I used to know)
Somebody..."
As soon as the music stopped Blaine rushed for his things and went to leave.
"Blaine, wait!" Adam exclaimed. Blaine turned to face him, still not looking him in the eye.
"What, Adam? What is there to talk about? Last year I was so upset that a friend had outed me, but it turns out you're not a friend at all!" Blaine said.
"Okay, so I'm not your friend. I accept that. But you're still mine. I'm sorting all of this out. Today." Adam said and went to walk out.
"You know what really gets me though, Adam? The fact that you still judged people for having secrets when you had one this big all to yourself! That, and the fact that you were part of Glee club, a place where you can be yourself, but you never have been. You haven't been yourself for four years. And what are you? A killer. A murderer." Blaine said.
"Don't say that. That's not fair. It wasn't like that."
"Tell that to Ben Cross. Have you even seen him since you killed his family and put him in hospital?"
Adam was silent. Blaine tutted in disgust and walked out, leaving Adam alone with his guilt.
Kurt saw Blaine in the hallway and ran up to him as fast as he could.
"Where's Adam? I've seen him about." Kurt asked.
"He's gone somewhere. He said he was sorting it all out." Blaine replied.
"What did he mean by that?" Kurt asked.
"I don't know. All I know is I want to forget about Adam and spend lunch with my boyfriend." Blaine said and took Kurt's hand. Kurt kissed Blaine gently before a look of shock appeared on his face.
"...I know where Adam's going." Kurt said and looked at Blaine. Blaine soon understood. Kurt texted Mercedes so she could cover his and Blaine's absence and they snuck out of school and ran as fast as they could, all the way to Dalton Academy.
Adam waited for the Warblers to finish rehearsing and leave Sebastian alone to tidy up before he entered and slammed the door behind him. Sebastian turned at smiled at Adam.
"Hey hot stuff, long time no see. Burnt down any more houses lately?"
"ENOUGH." Adam said and slammed his hand on the table, startling Sebastian.
"...Why did you tell everyone?" Adam demanded.
"I came across the information and I wanted to have a little fun with a member of the competition for Regionals. I thought I could eliminate the enemy, and it seems to be working." Sebastian explained.
"How did you find out? Tell me now, and no stupid jokes." Adam said sternly. Sebastian felt it was best to obey his orders.
"Ben Cross moved here about a year or so ago. He befriended two guys you know from your old school...Wes and David, I think they were called. He gave a talk at Dalton and I got to know him; he told me about what happened to him and his family and gave me that newspaper cutting. When I saw that photo I recognised you from Sectionals that year when I watched and the rest is history." Sebastian explained.
Adam paced around the room.
"You really are a horrible person, you know that?" Adam said.
"Coming from you, that means nothing to me." Sebastian snapped and gave a smug smile.
That was enough to push Adam over the edge. He lunged and punched Sebastian, who fell to the floor. Adam leaped on top of him and continued punching him. Sebastian kicked back and soon Kurt and Blaine appeared at the doorway. Blaine broke up the fight and held Adam back.
"Get out before I called security!" Sebastian shouted. Kurt and Blaine dragged Adam out as Sebastian spoke once more.
"You got what was coming to you!"
Adam was sat in Blaine's living room, along with Kurt. Kurt and Blaine were staring at the other boy.
"...What?" Adam asked.
"Tell us what happened that night. Please." Blaine said. Adam was reluctant but eventually gave in.
"...I had gotten involved with some bad people back home. They had all been arrested at least twice, whether it was stealing or violence of some kind. The Cross family lived in the street next to mine, and one of my 'friends' had a vendetta against the family...I never knew why. He wanted me to put a firework through the letterbox just to scare them, and after they kept teasing me I gave in. It all happened so fast...they handed it to me and I just threw it in. After I did I realised they had lit it. I went to shout but nothing came out of my mouth, and I just ran. Like a coward. I ran. Then there was that noise. That loud, painful noise. Then there was smoke and light and screaming and..." Adam trailed off and couldn't finish as tears overcame him.
"...Is that the truth?" Kurt asked coldly. Blaine gave him a disapproving look.
"Well, he could be making it up to-"
"-He's telling the truth. I may not know as much about him as I thought, but I know when he's lying, and he's not." Blaine said. Adam wiped tears away and looked at Kurt, who then nodded. Blaine walked out the room and came back with a guitar.
"I think a song could calm our nerves." Blaine said and started to play. He started the song.
"Room on the third floor
Not what we asked for
I'm not tired enough to sleep
One bed is broken,
Next room is smoking,
Air-conditioning's stuck on heat."
Adam then sang.
"Outside it's raining,
Hear the guest upstairs complaining
about the room that's got their TV too loud,
'Cos its times like these remind me
That I gotta keep my feet on the ground."
Kurt sang a section.
"Wake up early
Round 7:30
Housekeeping knocking on my door
"Do not disturb" sign
The back of her mind
I must've left it on the floor
(Yeah)"
The three boys sang together.
"My eyes are hurting Cos at times like these remind me Na na na na
'cause the cheap nylon curtains
Let the sunlight creep in through from the clouds
That I gotta keep my feet on the ground
Na na na naaaa
Na na na na
Na na na naaa"
Adam sang on his own. "'Cos its times like these remind me
'Cos its times like these remind me
'Cos its times like these remind me
That I gotta keep my feet on the ground..."
The three boys sang once more.
"Na na na na
Na na na naaa
Na na na na
Na na na naaa"
Blaine sang the last section with Adam and Kurt singing backup. "'Cos its times like these remind me
(Times like these remind me)
'Cos its times like these remind me
(Times like these remind me)
Cos its times like these remind me
That I gotta keep my feet on the ground."
The song ended and the boys sat in silence for a moment.
"There's no coming back from this. It'll never be the same. After that night and accepting my punishment we moved here to start again. What do I do now?" Adam asked.
"We'll figure it out, together." Blaine said reassuringly. Adam smiled then announced he needed to get home before an angry crowd formed outside his house again. Kurt also went to leave. Adam walked out and Kurt turned to Blaine.
"I get it wasn't as it seemed, but I still can't forgive him. I'll be civil, but don't expect me to talk to him. He still did it." Kurt said. Blaine nodded and kissed his boyfriend goodbye.
Kurt saw Adam disappear into the horizon then walked home. As he shut the door Finn approached him.
"Have you been with...Adam?" Finn asked.
"...No." Kurt lied and walked in the living room.
"Good. Still can't believe what he did." Finn said and took a seat next to Kurt on the sofa.
"...Neither can I." Kurt said.
NEXT TIMEā¦
"The guilt eats me alive."
Kurt had come to realise that Blaine was right.
"Some people live, some people die..."
Santana finally wanted to be true to herself.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: It's back! Hope you liked this next chapter; things are gonna heat up, I promise! There are new songs, powerful duels, juicy storylines and shock exits! Also, the more I write Finn the more I miss Cory Monteith. I live in the UK and "The Quarterback" aired last week. I cried so much. I never realised how sad I was about his death until I saw that. It was a perfect episode, beautifully done. The cast and crew were so strong to do that, and I certainly needed that episode to move on. It certainly sets the bar high for my inevitable Finn tribute episode (which will be in Season Four if we get that far!).
