So hey there! Not as long this time round, but my back hurts and I've been writing ALL DAY so I really hope it's worth it for everyone! Songs of the chapter are:
Treasure- Bruno Mars
22- Taylor Swift
Enjoy! :)
Mary arrived into McKinley the next morning in a great mood. She skipped in the front door, past Mr Schue's raised eyebrows as he hung up a poster advertising Regional's tickets. She waved cheerily at Flynn and Bella who waved back slowly and then exchanged confused glances.
"Morning Lily!" beamed Mary, opening her locker and waving at her friend who stood at her's across the hallway. Lily smiled and then turned back to her locker, before remembering yesterday's events and snapping her head back around.
"Mary? Are you okay?" she asked, as Mary shuffled through her locker happily.
"Sure I am! Never been better!" she smiled broadly, taking her English book out. Faith and Una walked past and stopped at Mary's locker.
"Hey Mezzie." began Faith carefully.
"Hey Faith! Hey Una!" grinned Mary. The two girls were taken aback and exchanged worried glances with Lily, who shrugged and joined them on the other side of the hallway.
"Um, how are you feeling today?" asked Una, looking at Faith quickly, who pulled at the collar of her black Green Day t-shirt nervously.
"I'm wonderful! I honestly don't know what came over me yesterday, I'm so sorry you guys." she sighed, closing the door of her locker dreamily. The three girls looked at each other in disbelief.
"Are you sure? You were pretty upset yesterday?" questioned Faith.
"I'm fine," snapped Mary, her smile faltering a little bit. "I'm perfect. Stop fussing."
"We're just worr-"
"Don't worry, Una. I'm absolutely fine!" beamed Mary again, patting her on the shoulder of her red jumper. She smiled at the three girls before skipping off.
"Okay, what was all that about?" mumbled Lily, chewing her lip.
"I don't know. But we're sure as hell gonna find out, Donnelly." replied Faith, skulking off, leaving Una and Lily to shrug at each other and leave for class.
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Mary sat in English, doodling on the back of her notebook and waiting for the lesson to start. Daniel burst in and pulled out the chair next to her, sitting down.
"You quit soccer team?" he hissed, snapping his fingers in front of her face to get her attention. Mary shrugged.
"Yeah, I got bored with it." she explained.
"Mezzie, you loved it last week? You said it was one of your favourite hobbies?" he replied. Mary shrugged.
"It's none of your business what clubs I do and don't do." she snapped.
"What do you mean club's? Plural 'clubs'?" he asked quickly. Mary went red and turned her face away.
"I'm not going to glee club anymore." she gulped. Daniel's eyes bulged and he sat up.
"Why not? You love glee club! We love you, we need you Mary!" he pleaded. Mary shook her head.
"No you don't! Don't be silly! You're all so talented, you don't need me." she smiled sadly. Daniel rolled his eyes.
"Shut up. You're extremely talented too and we need you Mary. I'd only tell you the truth and you know that." he replied. Mary sighed and turned back to look at him.
"No you don't. I was in a great mood until you turned up too so why don't you just get lost, Daniel?" she snapped. Daniel sighed and lowered his head so only she could hear him.
"Listen Mary, none of us know what's going on with you. We're all just freaking worried about you, okay? Just tell us what the problem is and we'll do our best to help you." he whispered. Mary swiped at a lone tear that slid down her face.
"I am absolutely fine. Now back off and leave me alone. And tell everyone else to do the same." she hissed. Mrs Wallis strolled into the classroom.
"Mr Adams? Can I help you?" she questioned. Daniel stood up as 20 pairs of eyes turned to look at him.
"No Mrs Wallis. I'll be going, thanks." he stuttered, casting a backwards glance at Mary as he went for the door.
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Beck sat in the library, studying for a Geography test when he heard a girl weeping from behind a bookshelf. He closed his textbook and went to see who it was. Mollie sat with a tissue against her nose, gulping and crying. Beck sighed and sat next to her.
"Hey, are you alright?" he asked quietly as she cried. She hiccoughed and looked up at him with tear filled eyes.
"Oh, sorry Beck. Yeah, I'm fine." she sniffed and wiped her eyes. Beck chuckled.
"Yeah, I like to cry when I'm fine too." he smiled, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a new tissue for her. She laughed waterly.
"It's relieving." she mumbled quietly. He nodded with a smile.
"Go on then. I'm all ears." he nudged her. She raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"Tell me what the problem is." he replied, sitting back in his chair. Mollie shrugged and sighed, a few more tears falling down her face again.
"Everything," she sighed, rubbing at her leaking eyes. "Just the whole Mary thing is upsetting everyone, and I'm not living at home at the minute-"
"So where are you living?" he asked.
"Lily's for now, I couldn't stay at home. Not after all the horrible things mom said to Stephanie." she mumbled.
"Yeah I heard. It's gotta be hard being away from home though." he replied. She nodded and fiddled with the buttons on her cardigan.
"I'm just torn on whether to go home or not." she shrugged.
"It is a tough one. I guess just think about how your mom will react to you now, wanting to come 's your mom like?" he asked. She snorted in mock laughter and rolled her eyes.
"She's... difficult." she mumbled. Beck smiled.
"I guess I should have figured if she's bitchy enough to kick one daughter out for being gay and letting the other go too." he smirked. Mollie chuckled.
"Thanks for the laugh. And please don't tell anyone about this?" she smiled up at him. He grinned.
"No problem. Of course I won't. We should talk more Dunce." he nodded. She agreed, and then giggled as they fistbumped.
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Give me your, give me your, give me your attention baby
I got to tell you a little something about yourself
You're wonderful, flawless, ooh you're a sexy lady
But you walk around here like you wanna be someone else
Beck began the song, the boys harmonizing from their seats. Una sat in her chair and smirked.
I know that you don't know it, but you're fine, so fine
Oh girl I'm gonna show you when you're mine, oh mine
Treasure, that is what you are
Honey you're my golden star
And if you could make my wish come true
If you let me treasure you
If you let me treasure you
Pretty girl, pretty girl, pretty girl you should be smiling
A girl like you should never look so blue
Brian, Flynn and Patrick got up from their seats and sang and danced along with him. Flynn winked up at Bella, who giggled, making Brian roll his eyes, before spotting Lily and smiling.
You're everything I see in my dreams
I wouldn't say that to you if it wasn't true
I know that you don't know it, but you're fine, so fine
Oh girl I'm gonna show you when you're mine, oh mine
Treasure, that is what you are
Honey you're my golden star
You know you can make my wish come true
If you let me treasure you
If you let me treasure you
The other boys joined in and sang along for the remainder of the song, dancing atrociously while the girls laughed.
You are my treasure, you are my treasure
You are my treasure, yeah, you you you, you are
You are my treasure, you are my treasure
You are my treasure, yeah, you you you, you are
Treasure, that is what you are
Honey you're my golden star
You know you can make my wish come true
If you let me treasure you
If you let me treasure you
The boys sat down to the applause and cheers of the girls and Mr Schue stood up again, clapping himself..
"Well done guys! And thank you Beck for kicking off happy songs week!" he smiled. Mary walked in the door. Late, thought Daniel, but she at least she was here.
"Sorry I'm late, had something's to do." she mumbled, sitting next to Lily in the front row. Mr Schue simply nodded and studied her for a moment before going back to his notes.
Kyle sat away from Daniel. The two weren't talking, after Kyle accused Daniel of putting Mary before him. Looking back on it, he knew he was out of line, and that he was in the wrong. He smiled at Stephanie who sat next to him, leaving Faith on the top row to tease Beck about how he was turning into a 'total pussy'.
"Hi buddy." she greeted, sitting cross legged on the chair.
"Hey Steph." he replied, looking up from his hands.
"So I heard your parents found out too?" she mumbled, the hum of chatter from their fellow club members making the conversation harder to concentrate on. Kyle gulped
"Yeah they did. They weren't impressed." he muttered. Stephanie nodded understandingly and leant her elbow on the top of the chair.
"My mom didn't take it well either. Clearly." she smiled, nodding at Faith, who was finally being civil with Beck in the back row.
"Did you move out or did she kick you out?" he asked.
"She kicked me out."
"Oh," he mumbled. "That blows." Stephanie shrugged.
"Nah, I'd rather be kicked out but happy than still there and miserable," she replied. "What about your parents?"
"I'm still at home. But I know they only let me stay because they didn't want their reputation ruined." he sighed.
"Are you unhappy?" she asked.
"Yeah I am. Miserable."
"Well get out then," shrugged Stephanie simply. "Believe me, it's only tough until you actually go ahead and do it." Kyle shook his head furiously.
"No way. I won't. I can't." he refused.
"Why not?"
"Because I've got nowhere to go." he snapped. Stephanie laughed.
"Bullshit. Anyone in this entire club would let you in." she reasoned. Kyle sighed.
"I'm not moving out. Stop telling me what to do." he muttered, visibly uncomfortable. Stephanie rolled her eyes and glared at him.
"Fine. Enjoy being miserable then, pushover." she tutted, climbing back up to the top row and sitting beside Faith.
Lily got up from her seat next to Mary and told the band her song before the familiar guitar beat began.
It feels like a perfect night to dress up like hipsters
And make fun of our exes, ah ah, ah ah.
It feels like a perfect night for breakfast at midnight
To fall in love with strangers, ah ah, ah ah.
Yeah,
We're happy, free, confused, and lonely at the same time
It's miserable and magical, oh, yeah
Tonight's the night when we forget about the deadlines
It's time
She winked at Bella, who grinned and got up to join in and sing along, dragging Una and Stephanie with her.
Uh oh!
I don't know about you
But I'm feeling 22
Everything will be alright
If you keep me next to you
You don't know about me
But I'll bet you want to
Everything will be alright
If we just keep dancing like we're
22
22
It seems like one of those nights,
This place is too crowded.
Too many cool kids, ah ah, ah ah
Bella: Who's Lily Turner anyway, ew?
It seems like one of those nights,
We ditch the whole scene and end up dreaming
Instead of sleeping.
Yeah,
We're happy, free, confused, and lonely in the best way
It's miserable and magical, oh, yeah
Tonight's the night when we forget about the heartbreaks
It's time
Faith and Mollie looked across the room at each other, before jumping out of their seats too and joining the other girls. That left just Mary, who tried to keep the smile on her face as her friends sang and danced along.
Uh oh! (hey!)
I don't know about you
But I'm feeling 22
Everything will be alright
If you keep me next to you
You don't know about me
But I'll bet you want to
Everything will be alright (alright)
If we just keep dancing like we're
22 (oh, oh, oh)
22
I don't know about you
22
22
It feels like one of those nights,
We ditch the whole scene.
It feels like one of those nights,
We won't be sleeping.
It feels like one of those nights,
You look like bad news,
I gotta have you,
I gotta have you.
Oh oh yeah hey!
Lily walked to Mary, grabbed her hand and pulled her up to dance along.
I don't know about you
But I'm feeling 22
Everything will be alright
If you keep me next to you
You don't know about me (you don't know about me)
But I'll bet you want to
Everything will be alright
If we just keep dancing like we're
22
22
22, yeah, yeah
22, yeah, yeah, yeah
It feels like one of those nights,
We ditch the whole scene
It feels like one of those nights,
We won't be sleeping
It feels like one of those nights,
You look like bad news,
I gotta have you,
I gotta have you.
Everyone laughed and cheered with each other as the bell went to signal the end of the school day. Everyone seemed happy, except Mary. Bella watched her from across the choir room and narrowed her eyes as she was the first person to leave.
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Out in the hall, Flynn was waiting for Rory to get his books ready to go home. He leaned against the wall next to the door and said bye to a few of the glee club members. Patrick sidled up beside him and Flynn looked down at him confusedly.
"Hey." greeted Flynn, taking out his phone.
"Brian knows." replied Patrick simply. Flynn raised an eyebrow and smirked.
"Knows what?" he asked, humoured. Patrick sighed.
"About you and Bella." he answered. Flynn nodded and then ran a hand through his hair before turning to face Patrick fully.
"Well he was going to find out eventually, wasn't he?" shrugged Flynn. Patrick nodded thoughtfully.
"I'm telling you for your sake man, because he is not happy." replied Patrick, rummaging through his pocket for his phone. Flynn tutted.
"Listen Patrick, it's not my fault he gave Bella up, right? It's not my fault he only realises he wants someone when they're gone." he snapped. Patrick nodded but sighed too.
"I can't see him and Lily lasting if I'm honest." he sighed. Flynn nodded.
"Poor Lily. She's never happy without it being spoiled somehow," he mumbled. "Have they gone out yet?"
"No, they're going to Breadsticks tonight. I just have a feeling all this isn't over yet." sighed Patrick. Flynn nodded.
"Me either. Is Brian mad?" he asked.
"I don't know. But your know what he's like, short-tempered. He could snap if you flaunt it too much, yeah?" answered Patrick. Rory came along and swung an arm around Flynn's shoulders.
"Hey Patrick, d'you wanna lift home?" he asked.
"Alright then, thanks guys." replied Patrick as the 3 made their way out the front door.
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Faith and Una stood outside the door of the Becken house, after ringing the doorbell and waiting for a response. They knew that Mary was at her fathers tonight, and that her mother would be alone. The door opened, and there stood Mary's mother.
"I don't want to buy anything." she sighed, going to close the door.
"We're not trying to sell anything. We're Mary's friends." replied Faith, pushing the door open again. Mary's mother narrowed her eyes.
"I'm Una Donnelly, and this is Faith Connors. We just wanted to have a chat with you?" added Una, the two girls shivering in the cold outside.
"Oh. Okay. Come in." coughed Mary's mother, opening the door wider to let the two girls in. Inside, she led them into a living room, where she sat on a couch and waited for the other two to speak. Faith and Una looked at each other before Faith turned to the one 'Mrs' Becken.
"Um... we were just wondering how you'd been finding Mary's mood lately?" asked Faith, folding her arms across the knees of her torn jeans.
"She's... she's fine. Quieter than normal. But her parents just divorced, it's going to be tough on anyone, eh?" replied Mary's mother uncomfortably. It was visibly clear that she was as much in denial as Mary was.
"Well, we just think she's been a little... well, very down on herself. More than she actually should be. I know you've just gone through a divorce ma'am, but Mary's been abnormally sad." sighed Una, leaning forward over the coffee table. Mary's mother narrowed her eyes.
"What are you two trying to say to me?" she asked quickly. Faith and Una exchanged glances.
"We... we think Mary's um..." stumbled Faith, keeping her head down.
"Yes? Go on then, spit it out." snapped Mary's mother. The two girls sighed in unison.
"We think Mary's depressed." replied Faith quietly.
"We really want to help her but she won't let us, she-" began Una.
"How dare you both..."
"Excuse me?" questioned Faith.
"Get out of my house. Both of you, OUT!" screeched Mary's mother, standing up. The two girls jumped out of their seats and went for the door.
"Just think about what we said." pleaded Faith. Mary's mother scoffed.
"I know my daughter better than two kids who think they do, and I know she's fine. Now get out." she hissed. The girls exchanged deafeated glances and walked out.
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Lily and Brian sat in a booth in Breadsticks. Everything was silent except for the sound of them chewing. Brian sighed and put down his fork quietly.
"So... You were great in glee club today." he began. Lily smiled softly and took a drink before looking over at him.
"Thanks, you weren't bad yourself." she nodded, fixing her blue skirt. He chuckled and nodded. The went back to eating in silence for a few minutes before Brian sat back in his seat and folded his arms.
"So where are we going from here?" he asked, watching her as she left her knife and fork down.
"What do you mean?" she replied, locking eyes with him.
"Are we going to date, are we not, what's happening?" he asked. Lily sighed and then shrugged.
"You regret this now. You wish you'd stayed with Bella. Everytime you look at her we all see it. You can't stand the fact that her and Flynn are dating now." she said, matter of factly. Brian's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Right. Um... well..."
"'It's not your fault.' 'It's nothing to do with you', yeah yeah. Let's get real, I pretty much broke you two up even though you and me have absolutely no chemistry whatsoever. I wouldn't be surprised if you hated me, Brye." she sighed. Brian shook his head.
"No way. I'd never hate you Lily. You're one of my best friends-"
"Oooh the friendzone!" she winked with a smile. He chuckled and looked at her with his head tilted to one side.
"You'd be pretty good with Flynn?" he suggested. She laughed.
"Your way of trying to get Bella back? Give Flynn her best friend." she laughed heartily. He chuckled.
"It's just a thought? You really would though." he replied with a grin. She shrugged.
"Whatever Davis, I'm just glad me and you are still buddies." she smirked. He grinned and then sighed.
"I just miss her Lily." he mumbled. Lily nodded.
"I know. Tina told me you were like 'last years Finchel'." she smiled.
"What's a 'Finchel'?" he asked.
"They were the one couple in glee club that always ended up together in the end. The OTP if you will. They split up more times than I've had hot dinners, but they always found their way back again." she replied with a grin. He smiled.
"Cheers Lily. I've actually had quite a good night." he shrugged. She grinned.
"I'm your shoulder to cry on I guess?"
"You could call it that."
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Bella and Mary sat in Mary's dad's living room, watching tv. Mary was quiet, Bella noted, but wasn't sad or upset. Just quiet.
"Glee club was fun today." she remarked, breaking the quiet and interrupting Kim Kardashian's nasally voice.
"Yeah it was. Lily and Beck were great." nodded Mary, her eyes not leaving the screen. Bella sighed, watching her for a moment before going back to the screen too. Mary yawned, before taking her hoodie off and Bella glanced at her again, until something caught her eye.
"What are those?" she questioned sharply, pointing at Mary's wrists. Her pale skin was scarred with deep cuts, cuts that couldn't have possibly been an accident, unless she was attacked by a tiger or something. There was just so many of them. Mary looked to where she was pointing and jumped out of her seat.
"Nothing. I was drawing on my arms." she tried to shrug. Bella shook her head furiously before snatching an arm and examining the many marks that tarnished her skin.
"Oh Mezzie, please don't tell me you've done this. Please tell me you haven't gone this far." she whispered, running a finger over a deep scar as Mary snatched her hand away.
"Leave me alone Bella."
"Mary! You've got to let us help you, we can all help you! We can't lose you, this is so ridiculous honey, you're taking it too far now an-"
Bella's rant was interrupted by a loud crack that echoed around the large living room. Bella's head flew to the left as Mary's hand collided with her cheek hard, her long brown hair flying across her face like a really crap shield. She clutched her cheek as it started to sting and then she heard a weeping noise. Looking up, she saw Mary, her hands over her mouth, sobbing.
"I am so sorry Bella." she choked as Bella stood straight again.
"It's okay." whispered Bella.
'She's not in her right mind, don't get mad at her.' were the words that flew around her brain over and over again as they stood in the middle of the living room.
"Please go." weeped Mary from behind her hands. Bella nodded slowly as tears began to descend down her face too. With a glance backwards as she left the living room, Bella decided against saying goodbye, and she rushed out the front door into the cold night air.
This had to stop. They had to get help.
So yeah. That all happened. Don't hate me.
Please check my bio for details on the sequel and the link to the Tumblr page! If you have a happy week song, send it in and I can reveal the theme for the chapter after the next one is... *drumroll* DISNEY WEEK! YAY!
So yeah, send in those songs, got two already myself, quite proud, must admit ;) and yeah, that's about it. Hope you liked it and yeah, review please you gorgeous popsicles (I will virtually hug anyone who recognises that...)
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