I have been draggin' around your sensitive ego
Making sure that your bags arrive on time for the dog and pony show
A little suitcase like a brick,
It kinda makes it hard to get a good grip
I drop your troubles off at the conveyor belt,
I'll hand you a ticket to go get it yourself
Tina was pissed, no she was fed up. Fed up with all the bullshit. Ever since her and artie started dating he started to change, always having to walk on eggshells around him. She always did everything for him, she tried to help him with walking. She always pushed him to class, helped him with his books, helping him get his lunch. She finally grew tired of it all, she smiled as she thought of how ironic it was that Mr. Schue chose this week to do an assignment on being free. It was time she freed herself from the weights weighing her down.
At the baggage claim, you got a lot of luggage in your name
When you hit the ground, check the lost and found
Cause it ain't my problem now
I can't carry it on, I've got a lot of troubles on my own
It's all over the yard, in the trunk of the car,
I'm packin' it in, so come and get it.
If it ain't obvious what has set me off today,
Behind every woman scorned is a man who made her that way
Go on and take your little business trip with that sweet little habit
That you can't kick
You better call your momma when you get to town
Cause I ain't gonna be hangin' around
The breaking point for her was when she found out Artie had been cheating on her. It wasn't the cheating that pissed her off the most, sure she would have dumped him anyway but what got her the most was who he was cheating with. He cheated on her with blaine, kurts ex boyfriend. Sometime between the time kurt dumped the hobbits tiny ass and kurt finally hooking up with sam, thanks to puck and quinn working their magic on the couple, artie thought it would be a good idea to cheat on her with him. The only reason she found out was last weekend they all had all gone to kurts cabin up near the lake. They had planned on relaxing and just having fun. It was a pretty big cabin too, could fit ten people separately but since most everyone was coupled, it made things a little easier. Not that it mattered, the sleeping arrangements had gone out the window. Kurt, sam and rory ending up sharing a bed, rory sandwiched between the two, which explain the sudden trio being so close. Finn, rachel and mercedes shared a bed because the ebony diva had gotten drunk and wondered into their bedroom. Puck and quinn had fall asleep in their bed, above the covers and fully clothed. Mike, matt and sugar had gone to bed together around midnight. Tina herself had gone to bed not feeling well after eating from the gas station from down the road, not to self, never eat tuna from gas station again.
She remembered Santana and brittany had snuck off before most people were even drunk. No one saw them until the next morning. That just left artie and blaine, alone with two cases of beer still out for them. She rolled her eyes thinking of how she walked in on them, mid thrust, on her way to the bathroom. They didn't notice her so she slowly walked out and headed back to bed, peeing forgotten until she rushed to the bathroom in a panic of not wanting to piss herself. She spent the whole weekending ignoring the pair, instead choosing to spend her time with kurt, sam and rory. Puck joined them when Quinn decided she wanted to spend time with brittany and santana on the lake shore to get some sun.
She looked out at the group in front of her, some were dancing to the music, some singing along. She almost laughed when she saw the slight tremors running through the bodies of her closest friends. She glared when her eyes landed on blaine and artie, the duo sitting close together, their thighs close enough to touch. She was so done with them, she was glad she was graduating this year with the others, she had spent the entire summer doing pre courses with rory, sam and brittany. Glad she would be graduating with all her friends. Which she graduated she was headed to new york were she was going to rent an apartment with rachel and mercedes. She knew that kurt was going to new york to, getting an apartment with rory and sam, puck was gonna be crashing with them along with finn, kurt wouldn't leave his brother behind and she knew quinn was getting a place with santana and brittany. Mike was going to boston for school with matt. Sugar, artie and blaine were the only ones being left behind, sure she liked sugar but she was a grade below her.
At the baggage claim, you got a lot of luggage in your name
When you hit the ground, check the lost and found
Because it ain't my problem now
I can't carry it on, I've got a lot of troubles of my own
It's all over the yard, in the trunk of the car,
I'm packin' it in, so come and get it
Come and get it!
Come and pick it up, pick it up
Before I blow it up in flames
You better pick it up, pick it up,
Baby, I'm leaving everything...
When she finished the song she smiled from ear to ear as she was tackled by a pair of arms, looking she found kurt hugging her "oh my god! That was perfect, you nailed that song tina" he praised her "he's right girl. You killed it" Mercedes shouted from her seat "amazing. It's a shame we wont have your voice next year" Mr. Schue said smiling, tina nodded to her teacher after kurt had helped her up "wait?! You wont be in the club next year but why?" Artie asked confused "I know most of us are graduating but you wouldn't leave your boyfriend and friends would you?" tina scowled, did he not get the point of the song. She laughed as a thought came to mind, if the boy wore suspenders and a belt he couldn't be very bright. "listen up artie. I am not leaving my friends. All my friends, besides sugar, are graduating. You and blaine are no longer my friends, We are no longer dating. You cheated on me with blaine and i will no longer put up with your shit." Artie blushed embarrassed and feeling shamed. "so because we had sex your just gonna ditch the club, leave us so that we can't compete? What are you gonna do, no club will put up with you and your depressed self" Tina narrowed her eyes and was about to fire at him when voices around her stopped her
"Oh hell no!" Mercedes said clenching her fists "hes not a nice dolphin" Brittany said frowning "Hobbit better run for it" Santana said taking a step forward, causing blaine to flinch, quinn put a hand on her shoulder to stop her. The reaction that surprised her the most was seeing kurt and finn being held back by puck and sam, both boys growling like animals and shouting swears at the offending hobbit. "me and my depressed self, wont have to worry about that. I'm graduating this year with them" artie and blaine laughed "yeah good one tina. You're a junior like us, you still have a year to go" she smirked, opening her mouth to speak but was cut off by puck of all people "shut your traps gay hotwheels and Frodo. My girl tina here has been taking summer classes with both rory and sam so they could all graduate a year ahead of everyone else. They are super smart but held back cause they didn't want to be picked on for it. When the rest of us found out, we brought it up with burt, who being the best parent ever, came to the school and demanded they be given the chance to prove themselves and move up a grade."
Kurt nodded, a I'm better than you smirk on his face "they might not be his kids but my father has always treated them like his own. He loves them, he loves all of them, even sugar. He would do anything for them" finn nodded "plus you know, sue loves kurt and would do anything for him and by default burt" the others nodded "Mr. Schue. It seems we ran out of time for today, can we move the rest of the performance's to next time?" Rachel asked smiling, the teacher nodded confused and a little afraid to step in "thanks. Come on everyone. Lets go to kurts and have a movie night" The others cheered and slowly filed out the room "Sugar!" Kurt called out "your welcome to join us. Joe too if someone wants to text him" he was soon gone with the others, sugar quickly following.
"have a nice night guys" Mr. Schue said as he left, leaving blaine and artie alone. They sat in silence for a few moments before the lights flickered and shut off, artie sighed "well we should leave. I gotta cal my dad for a ride" Arite said as he wheeled toward the door, blaine sighing softly as he followed "Ill drive you…want to have a movie night of our own?" he asked, artie thought for a moment before nodding "sure"