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Chapter 21
The day started just like any others. Kurt had dance lessons in Cassandra July's class, trying hard to concentrate. After Santana had discovered she had sex with Brody, Kurt just couldn't look at her the same way as he used to. During the break, he retrieved his phone from his locker. He was afraid to take his phone to classes because Ms. July once made one of her students cry and even kicked him out of classes when his phone vibrated. Kurt frowned when he saw that his dad tried to call him more than ten times. Did something happen? Maybe his dad didn't recover from cancer like the doctor said. Kurt quickly dialed his dad's phone number. "Dad did something bad happen to you?", he asked anxiously when Burt finally picked up the phone. "To me? No, you don't need to worry about me. It's Finn…", he said, sounding nervous. "What did he do? Did he get kicked out of the exchange program?", Kurt asked, smirking. That would be so Finn. If he was able to accidently shoot himself, then he was capable of really anything. Burt sighed deeply. "When was the last time you checked the news, kiddo?" The chestnut-haired boy frowned. "I don't know…a couple of days ago…", he answered. "Look, Kurt, please don't freak out, okay?", Burt said. "Okay, now you are scaring me. What happened?", Kurt asked once again. "You see, there has been an unexpected tsunami in the south of Asia. Although it wasn't that bad and there haven't been a lot of confirmed deaths, there has been a lot of damage in the cities…" Kurt paled. "Dad, what happened to Finn? Is he dead?", he whispered anxiously. "I'm going to be honest, kid: We don't know. There have been a lot of people gone missing, and he is among them", Burt answered, trying to sound calm. "People told us that he saved a little girl and lifted her into a rescue boat when he bumped his head pretty badly and fell into the water. This was the last time anyone has seen him." Kurt swallowed the lump in his throat. "But maybe, he will reappear…", he croaked. "I don't want to crush your hopes, kiddo, but it doesn't look good right now. People who went missing had been washed ashore, dead", Burt told him. Kurt paled even more. Even if Finn couldn't drown, he was hurt and probably needed medical help. If that help came to late, then… No, he wouldn't think about it like that. He had to hope for the best.
Days passed, days turned to weeks, but still, there was no life sign of Finn. Rachel was an emotional wreck. Although she tried to be strong, there were a lot of moments where she just burst into tears. Kurt tried to stay optimistic, but it got harder every day. Finn was a merman; he could survive underwater. If he was still alive, why didn't he reappear? Maybe he was already dead, maybe he died the moment he bumped his head. Kurt shook his head. There was no dead body until now, so there was still hope, even if it was getting weaker day by day. The uncertainty was killing him. Where was Finn?
Unbeknownst to his family and friends, Finn was not dead. Yes, he bumped his head pretty badly, but he didn't die. When he tried to help the little girl, a strong wave hit him, and he bumped his back of his head on a stone before he fell into the water. The stream of water washed him into the open ocean, his hand got entangled with the rope of the anchor of the rescue boat in the process. With the anchor slowly tugging him to the bottom of the sea, Finn fell into a coma like state due to his head injury…
A/N: Sorry, guys, but I somehow had to get rid of Finn. Please don't hate me now, it will get better...
