Chapter 21
"In third place from Rosewood, Pennsylvania, the Rosewood High Vibe!" The judge, Rod Remington, said as he gave The Vibe their third place trophy. "And now, the moment you've all been waiting for, placing first in this year's sectional show choir competition, from Dalton Academy, the Warblers!"
Quinn was the first to leave the stage, not willing to cry like Tina or scream like Santana. Sam and Puck followed her, still shocked they lost sectionals their senior year all because of a small rule bend; one member left the stage at the end of the third song. Finn ruined the last few lines, forcing them to lose the competition.
Finn and Rachel sat in the front seat of his car as they watched the rain pour on the windows. "If you can't tell me just sing it," Finn sighed.
"Have you ever heard Blown Away by Carrie Underwood? That's all I'm thinking right now," Rachel said, the tears finally starting to dry up in her eyes.
"So your dad saw your other dad hit you then, right?" Finn asked. "So he's not going to get away with it?"
"Finn, my dad runs my house. I'm not moving out just because of one fight. You know he'll never do it again. And I'm going through so much drama with you, Quinn, and Santana and I don't need my dads on my back as well. Now all of our friends are going to hate us for losing the competition." Rachel sighed.
"Rach, one hit can do a lot. And I hope you know that there's a really small bruise on your face that I'm just noticing now." Finn nodded. "Why can't you just stay with Kurt and me until graduation?"
"It won't happen again, Finn," Rachel said persistently.
"You don't know that, Rach. Anything could happen, you said it yourself. And you know I love you and I just want what's best for you. Why can't you see that? That's all I ever wanted. It's the same with Quinn…"
"Shut up about Quinn, okay? You know that's all I want from you. I want you to stop talking about her and I never want to hear you say her name again. Because I don't care about Quinn or whatever you're going to say about her. So please just shut the hell up!" Rachel snapped and opened the car door. "I'm driving myself home."
"Rach, wait," Finn sighed, getting out of the car.
"I'm sick of hearing about this! I don't ever want to talk about her again! You're my boyfriend not hers and you're supposed to be here for me. So figure out what it is that you want or I'll never speak to you again," Rachel yelled as she walked to her car.
Finn tried to follow her but he stopped when she got in and yelled, "And don't even think about following me!"
"The Warblers are stupid, Q. They didn't deserve to win," Puck sighed as he ran his fingers through her hair.
"I know but they did," Quinn turned her head up to look at him. "And we didn't."
"They're all jerks, too, every one of them," Puck nodded, pulling her a little closer. She wrapped her arms around him a little tighter. "I think I love you, Quinn."
Quinn sighed. "I know they are but it's not like you're any nicer."
"Hey, aren't I the guy that just made the manly decision to not have sex with you just because I don't want to hurt Sam?" Puck asked.
"Nope," Quinn shook her head, rolling her eyes slightly. "That's not you."
"I know, I just wanted to see if you would remember or not," Puck smirked.
"Shut up, you know I'm not proud of this," Quinn shoved him a little and sat up, pulling her shirt back on. "It was fun so I won't forget it. And I feel like serious shit so I have an excuse."
"When is there a good excuse to cheat on your boyfriend?" He asked.
Quinn stood up and pulled on her sweatpants. "Right now."
"Can you please kiss me now? I mean sex sucks if you don't even kiss during it," He sighed, slightly discouraged.
She smiled and crawled back onto the bed, straddling his waist as she leaned down and kissed his lips. "Happy now?" He smirked and nodded as he pulled her in for another kiss. He smiled as he pulled her shirt back off again.
"It's only romantic when you're kissing," Puck smiled.
"I know," Quinn nodded and kissed him again. "Round two?"
He nodded and flipped on top of her.
Rachel cried into her pillow, only looking up to puke into the garbage can. For some reason, her morning sickness only happened when she was angry. She was screaming, sobbing, and barely breathing, all at the same time. She felt her head throbbing as she bawled.
The city of angels is lonely at night
Keep myself alive by candlelight
Say she can't love you like I do
Look me in the eyes and say it's true
She threw her brush at the wall and kicked the end of her bed. "Damn!" She screamed as she stubbed her toe.
I ask myself is this love at all
When I need you most you let me fall
I'm always here at the side of your stage
Let you live your life, pretend I'm okay
I'll be okay
I'll hold you close you'll stay forever
She was screaming at herself. What else could she do? "Fucking Quinn Fabray," She shook her head and screamed again, throwing her phone at the wall.
I don't understand why you're leaving me
I don't understand how without you I can't breathe
Please don't, don't leave me here
Take my hand, I plead in tears
I don't understand why you can't take me with you
She didn't know what she was doing as she left her room, still yelling at herself. Her feet dragged her downstairs to the kitchen and she couldn't help but open the drawer that held the kitchen utensils. She wouldn't ever hurt herself but she wanted to know that she was capable of doing that.
You can pretend I don't exist,
But you see my face everytime you kiss
I hope you hurt and your walls fall down
When you hear the sound that I'm okay
I'll be okay
You can't hold me down, I won't stay forever
She slammed her fingers in the drawer on purpose, knowing she broke two of them at least, screaming again.
I don't understand why you're leaving me
I don't understand how without you I can't breathe
Please don't, don't leave me here
Take my hand, I plead in tears
I don't understand why you can't take me with you
She fell down on the couch and picked up her phone, cracks visible.
I watch you leave
Walk away tonight
And I'm letting go for the last time
And through the tears I say goodbye
So breathe in, breathe in, breathe in, breathe out.
She saw seven missed calls from Finn and all she wanted was for him to leave her alone. He was probably with Quinn; at least that's what she thought.
I don't understand why you're leaving me
I don't understand how without you I can't breathe
Please don't, don't leave me here
Take my hand, I plead in tears
I don't understand why you can't take me with you
She saw a new text pop up and rolled her eyes when she saw it was from Finn again. All she could do was drop it.
Don't leave me here I, I don't understand, how without you I can't breathe
Please don't leave me here
Please don't, don't leave me here
take my hand, I plead in tears
I don't understand why how can't take me with you
She pulled her hair and continued crying into the pillow as the music blared through the house. "Finn…" She felt a hand on her shoulder and looked but it was all imagined.
The song was Take Me Along by Miley Cyrus! Review and PM :D