The last 2 chapters have really sucked in my opinion – sorry about that. They've been really OC for Matt and just, not good. I'm going to try and make it more in character from this point forward.
The next day, Matt woke up at 6:00am, before the alarm even went off. As he got dressed he remembered – today was his date with Mercedes! He was suddenly fuelled with a passionate energy, and suddenly because very conscious of his appearance. He washed his face with absolute precision and made sure there were no creases in his clothes. Then, he went back into his room where he gathered up all of his schoolbooks, pens and homework.
He went out into the kitchen where he sat at the table. He was hungry, but he didn't want to get any food. Besides, he was used to being hungry. Jesus he'd just eaten less than 9 hours ago. What the hell was he complaining about? He told himself this, and just sat waiting, doing some English extra credit homework to try and bring up his grade.
Suddenly, Mr Shue came out into the kitchen, noticing that there were no bowls or plates in front of Matt or in the sink.
"Matt. You don't have to ask to eat. You can just eat, okay?"
Matt nodded, "It's still kinda awkward though. It's like – What can I eat? What are you saving? How much can I eat? How much….."
"Okay. Okay. I get the picture. To answer your questions – you can eat whenever you want. You can eat whatever you want. And eat as much as you want. I don't care if you have 3 bowls of cereal. Honestly, I'll only care if you don't eat"
"Okay, so do I kinda just….. go and get food now?"
Mr Shue smiled. "Yes Matt, you do. Go ahead"
Matt got up, and found a box of cereal in the cupboard. It looked a lot like the cereal that he took from his father's house. Come to think of it, it was the cereal he took from his father's house. He held it up. "Mr Shue, can I have this?"
Mr Shue looked up, and with a sarcastic smile just nodded. Matt sat down and ate his cereal. It was honestly just weird having this freedom. The freedom to eat what he wanted, have a phone, have an actual bed. At 7:00, both Matt and Mr Shue left for McKinley. They had glee practice this morning, the first one since the expression assignment. They got into the car, and drove on the road to McKinley. "By the way Matt, if you want, you can call me Will when we're not at school. If you want".
Matt paused. "I don't think I can do that. It'd just be weird trying to remember"
Will laughed. It sounded like something Kurt would say. Soon, they arrived at school and went into the choir room, where Kurt and Mercedes were already sitting. Matt felt this sudden rush of jealousy, even though he didn't really know why.
"Mr Shue! I have to talk to you about the set list for a second!" said Kurt, jumping up off the piano stool to speak to Mr Shue, leaving Matt and Mercedes alone. "Hey Mercedes" said Matt.
"Oh hey Matt, missed you yesterday. Where were you?" Mercedes asked
Matt paused. Somehow, he just thought that saying that he had the day off because he cut himself with a knife and then went to a doctor with his teacher who just legally became a foster parent after his abusive father was arrested wasn't the best excuse to tell a girl who he really liked. "Oh you know, just sick and stuff".
"Oh that sucks. Anyway, you still up for breadstix this afternoon? You haven't forgotten have you?"
Matt smiled. He wouldn't be able to forget even if he wanted to. "Yeah, I'm really looking forward to it. By the way, can I get your number, I got a new phone"
"Yeah sure" She said, giving it to him. Just as she finished writing it down, Mr Shue clapped his hands together and began the rehersal.
"Alright! Let's get this thing going. As you all know, our sectionals are coming up, and we need to prepare a set list. We've already got Don't Stop Belivin' and I think that Rollin' in the River was a massive hit. It also shows the judges that we're a real team and I think they like that when they're deciding on who wins. Now, they've put a regulation on this year, and that is, there has to be a ballad. Luckily, we've already done a ballad week, so we know what we're doing. I suppose now the thing is – who's going to sing it?"
Suddenly, the room broke out into a wall of noise.
"Obviously me... talented… broadway… star…. Winning"
"ME! I got this! Rachel… not fair…. Soul… while girl"
Everyone was arguing about why they should get the solo, until Mike spoke up. "Mr Shue, can't we just sing it as a team?"
Matt liked this idea. I mean, this was glee club. Weren't they meant to sing all together anyway?
"Mr Shue, I agree with Mike. I mean, we can sit here arguing over solos but fact is, vocal adrenaline is spending every minute winning their sectionals. We should just focus on winning ours…." Finn said.
"Couldn't have put it better myself. Those who agree?"
Everyone raised their hand, except for Rachel who looked around the room, outraged. Before she could speak however, Mr Shue broke the silence.
"Great, now we have that under control, we can actually find a song to sing. Anyone have any ideas?"
"Gotta feeling?" suggested Tina
"Somewhere" asked Kurt
"Great suggestions guys, but I don't know if they're quite ballad material. Anyone else?"
"Mad world"
"Another one bites the dust"
"Viva la Vida."
"Wait, who said that last one?" Mr Shue asked
No one said anything. "Viva la Vida? Who said that?"
Matt slowly raised his hand. Mr Shue smiled. "That, could honestly work. It's a ballad, and not your typical romance either. Plus, it can contain both solo and group parts. I like it. Those who agree?"
Everyone raised their hand, and then the bell rang. "Okay, done. Great work today everyone, really excited for sectionals, I think we've got some great stuff" and with that, everyone left.
