Chapter 13: Luke's Dismissal

Rachel's POV:

I waited outside the nurse's office patiently, checking the time between each passing minute. It's been almost 20 minutes. Is Jason going to be okay? I started to pace around the halls nervously. I was frightened. If anything happened to him, I'm going to take the blame. I mean, its practically my fault. I allowed Finn to punch the crap out of Jason, and I didn't even bother to do anything about it. I just stood at the halls and watched him suffer.

I felt a gentle grasp on my arm and I quickly turned around.

"Luke," I said softly.

"Hey Rach," he replied, "How's he doing?"

I shrugged.

"I don't really know so far," I explained, "He's been in there for over 10 minutes and still nothing. The nurse never came out to talk to me once."

I looked at him straight in the eye and tried to put on a brave smile.

"Oh," he said looking down, "Then, I bet you can wait a few more minutes."

"What?" I asked, "Why?"

I was so confused. Didn't Luke want Jason to be okay?

"I really need to talk to you Rachel," he sighed, "It's kind of important."

I nodded as he dragged me into a classroom that was the closest to the nurse's office.

When we walked in, he shut the door quietly. That was when I saw a single teardrop fall from his eyes.

"Hey...what's wrong Luke?" He looked at me with a sad smile.

"This won't be easy for you," he began, "but it's the only way I could think of."

What's going on with him? Is it possible that he's...he's breaking up with me?

"C'mon, just say it," I said, "You know you can tell me anything. I'm your girlfriend."

That last comment made him break down even more.

"Luke, don't cry," I hugged him gently, but he quickly pulled away.

"Dont Rachel," he replied, "Just don't try to make this harder for me than it already is."

I stared at him blankly.

"Why can't you tell me then?" I snapped, "I'm sure whatever it is, we can get through it together."

He nodded and started to explain.

"I...I'm," he began shakily, "I'm moving to California."

Right when those words came out of his mouth, my heart sank. Tears flowed through my eyes and I felt my world suddenly stop.

"Moving? To California?" I cried, "When did this all happen?"

"I'm so sorry Rachel," he said, "I know that you tend to hold on to things really tightly, but you have to let go. I can't possibly stay with you forever."

What? Did he seriously just say that? That's when I finally broke down.

"Are you freaking kidding me?" I yelled at him, "You do realize that right now, you're practically breaking up with me and telling me to get a grip on myself because its not that big of deal! Don't I mean anything to you?!"

"But Rach-"

I immediately cut him off.

"I loved you, Luke!" I sobbed, "And I gave up everything just to be with you! Finn...my grades, everything! And this...this is how you repay me?"

"It wasn't my choice!" He argued back, "I never wanted this to happen to us! And you can't blame all of your mistakes on me!"

"Blame all of my mistakes on you?" I screamed, "When? When did I ever do that?"

"You just said so yourself!" He replied angrily, "Starting with the whole I-gave-up-everything-for-you talk."

I was furious. Bad thoughts, regretful choices, horrible memories flowed through my head. I couldn't take this drama anymore. I decided to calm myself down.

After a few minutes of silence, I finally spoke up.

"So what?" I said softly, "Is this...this is just over? The both of us?"

He looked at me sadly and headed out the door.

Finn's POV:

School was a total blur. Teachers constantly called on me during lessons, but I was completely zoned out. That was until I noticed her.

Apparently, there was some new girl that showed up today, and she was in a few of my classes. She had golden, curly hair and dazzling blue eyes. Her figure was very slim and practically everyone talked about how nice she was.

"Hey," I greeted.

She looked up at me and smiled. Man she has a pretty smile.

"Hi," she replied shyly, "You must be Finn right?"

I nodded. How did she know my name?

"Cool," she said, "I'm Kylie. It's really nice to meet you. I heard you were like some big shot in this school or something."

Big shot? Word spreads around fast.

"I guess so," I said, playing with my hair, "Anyway, since you're new and all, I was wondering if you needed a quick tour around the school. Just to get you comfortable and all?"

"I'd love that!" Kylie answered happily. Then she wrapped her arms around my waist and pecked my cheeks.

I felt my face burn a dark red as I caught a glimpse of many faces. The jocks were glaring at me with jealousy and the girls were staring at me with confusion. I shook those thoughts away and hugged her back.

Suddenly, the bell rang and everyone scattered towards their seats. Before the teacher could start her lesson, a familiar brunette flew through the door. As she approached a bit closer, I noticed that the brunette was Rachel. I took account of her appearance. She looked somewhat the same, except for one thing. Her eyes. There were dried tears on her rosy cheeks and a sad glint in her expression. Has she been crying?

I quickly tore a piece of paper from my notebook and scribbled a few words. Then, as Rachel settled down into her seat, I discreetly passed her the note.

Finn: Hey Rachel. Are you okay?

I saw her body tense when she opened the paper. A few minutes later, the note came back to me.

Rachel: I really don't want to talk about it.

Finn: Can you at least give me a clue?

She paused for a moment to think.

Rachel: Boy troubles. You wouldn't really understand.

Me? I wouldn't understand? I'm the most popular guy in this whole school! All of the latest gossip goes straight towards me!

Finn: Try me.

Rachel: Finn, please. Now's not a good time.

Finn: But you will tell me, right?

I heard her sigh.

Rachel: Later. Meet me by my locker after school.

Before I could answer back, someone cleared their throat. As I looked up, I saw that this 'someone' was the teacher.

"Mr. Hudson," she said firmly, "Anything you would like to share with the class?"

I gulped and quickly shook my head.

"Alright then," she said, snatching my paper, "I guess I will have to take this with me."

I nodded slowly. I saw her rip up the note and throw it into the trash.

"No more passing notes," she yelled at the class, "Am I clear?"

"Yes," we all said in unison.

"Good," the teacher answered, "Now Rachel, please read chapter 8 to the class."

I sighed. Today was going to be a long day.

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