CHAPTER 19
The next day, Finn woke up, exhausted. He had finally ended up getting to sleep close to 1 am and he woke up less than 6 hours after. He ate a quick breakfast before heading to school for his first Glee session in more than a month. Ever since the Christmas break, he had become a much more confident, proud person, and he honestly had Emily to thank for it. She had encouraged him the whole time he was in rehab to heal as quickly as possible and because he healed so quickly, his goal of being in F1 one day was back so he had a more determined, strong outlook to his life. Finn whistled along to the radio as he finally pulled into school. He couldn't even feel his back pain anymore which was really reassuring to him.
When Finn entered the choir room, everyone smiled at him. He hadn't seen any of them for the whole Christmas break because he was always either with Emily in rehab or with his family.
"Well, well, well, look who's back from the dead! What's up, man?" Puck said. Finn grinned.
"Not much." Finn replied.
"Where the hell were you?" Sam asked. "You missed the first week of school. And during the break, you didn't meet up with anyone, speak to anyone on social media. I even drove by your house a couple of times and you weren't there."
Finn shrugged.
"I was busy." He said, simply.
"Doing what?" Santana laughed.
"Singing?" Rachel asked excitedly. "Because if so, that could really help us for Regionals!"
Finn raised an eyebrow.
"No, believe it or not, I didn't spend my Christmas SINGING. Nah, I had surgery." He said.
Everyone gasped.
"Are you okay?" Mr. Schue asked. Finn nodded.
"Yeah, it was surgery for my back actually. It was to insert plates into my lower spine. It was the cure for my back injury. I spent the whole Christmas break in physical therapy and I'm going to be back on the race track in the coming days to get back into training so that's pretty good."
Everyone cheered and hugged him.
"Finn, that's awesome!" Mr. Schue exclaimed. "Wait, does that mean you're quitting Glee!"
"Yeah, you can't quit! We need you!" Mike exclaimed. Finn laughed and shook his head.
"No, I'm not quitting. Don't worry about that. But I might miss some rehearsals if I've got a race or something. I hope that's okay."
"Yeah, that's fine. And we're really happy for you. You so deserve it. After everything you've been through, you deserve all the happiness and success in the world." Mr. Schue said. Finn smiled.
"Thanks." Finn replied.
"So, I was speaking to Figgins and apparently we've got a new student interested in joining us." Mr. Schue said. Everyone looked up in interest.
"Ooh… who is it?" Rachel asked, curiously.
"Is it a dude? Because we need a dude! We're outnumbered by chicks!"
"Women." Finn muttered. Puck turned to him and raised an eyebrow.
"Huh?" He asked, confused.
"Women." Finn repeated. "Not chicks. Show some respect."
Puck rolled his eyes.
"Whatever. So is it a dude or a woman?" Puck asked, emphasising the last word.
"A girl." Mr. Schue replied. "She's a transfer from Westchester."
"Alright. I'm gonna go to the bathroom real quick. Feel free to get started." Finn said, standing up and walking out of the room. A few minutes later, Principal Figgins walked into the choir room, accompanied by an 18 year old girl.
"Listen up, Glee club." Figgins announced. "This is Emily Cahill. She's a transfer from Crawford County Day. She was interested in joining the New Directions. I'll leave her in your hands, Schue."
Figgins then walked out of the room, leaving Emily with the Glee club and Mr. Schue.
"Hey, Emily. How's it going? I'm Will Schuester. I'm the coach for the New Directions. It's really great to have you here." Mr. Schue said, holding out his hand for her to shake.
"It's good to be here." Emily replied, shaking his hand.
"So, Emily, do you sing much?" Mr. Schue asked her. Emily nodded.
"Yeah, my whole life. It's always been my way of blowing off steam."
"Well, can we hear you sing something, kind of as an informal audition? You're already in, don't worry. It's just to kind of gauge your ability."
Emily nodded.
"Sure. Am I allowed to play the piano?"
Mr. Schue smiled and nodded.
"By all means. Take it away, Emily…"
No matter how hard I try
You keep pushing me aside
And I can't break through
There's no talking to you
It's so sad that you're leaving
It takes time to believe it
But after all is said and done
You're gonna be the lonely one
Oh, oh
Do you believe in life after love?
I can feel something inside me say,
"I really don't think you're strong enough, no."
Do you believe in life after love?
I can feel something inside me say,
"I really don't think you're strong enough, no."
What am I supposed to do?
Sit around and wait for you?
Well, I can't do that
There's no turning back
I need time to move on
I need love to feel strong
'Cause I've had time to think it through
And maybe I'm too good for you
Oh, oh
Do you believe in life after love?
I can feel something inside me say,
"I really don't think you're strong enough, no."
Do you believe in life after love?
I can feel something inside me say,
"I really don't think you're strong enough, no."
Well, I know that I'll get through this
'Cause I know that I am strong
I don't need you anymore
Oh, I don't need you anymore
I don't need you anymore
No, I don't need you anymore
Do you believe in life after love?
I can feel something inside me say,
"I really don't think you're strong enough, no."
Do you believe in life after love?
I can feel something inside me say,
"I really don't think you're strong enough, no."
Do you believe in life after love?
I can feel something inside me say,
"I really don't think you're strong enough, no."
Do you believe in life after love?
I can feel something inside me say,
"I really don't think you're strong enough, no."
To hear the actual song, click:
watch?v=rMY6FUkCfaw&ab_channel=Beautizul
Or Search… 'Ella Henderson Believe'
You should actually listen to this song. It's beautiful, and so different to the original, which quite frankly is kinda annoying
At the end of the song, everyone cheered and clapped. Emily had done an incredible job at creating an emotional, unique cover of the Cher song. A couple of people even had tears in their eyes.
"Wow… um… wow." Mr. Schue stammered. "Emily, that was gorgeous."
Emily beamed.
"Thanks. So am I in?" She asked, nervously. Everyone laughed.
"Honey, not only are you in but you're probably our new female lead." Santana remarked. Everyone nodded in agreement and Rachel shot to her feet.
"Uh-uh. Hell, no! I've been female lead of the Glee club for the past 3 years. Bitch Barbie over here isn't about to take my place!" Rachel exclaimed. Everyone gasped and Emily raised an eyebrow.
"Um… excuse me?" Emily asked, standing up a bit straighter.
"Don't listen to her. She gets like this whenever a good singer joins the club." Mercedes reassured Emily to try and diffuse the situation a little. Emily was definitely a calm, pacifistic person in general but if someone insulted her, she wasn't about to just sit around and take it. Before she could respond, the door to the choir room swung open and Finn stepped inside.
"Yo, did the new kid arrive yet?" Finn asked as he walked in the room.
"Yeah, open your eyes, buddy!" Mr. Schue responded, pointing to Emily, who had her back turned to him. When she turned to face him, Finn's eyes widened.
"Um… don't I know you from somewhere?" Finn remarked, smiling widely.
"FINN!" She exclaimed. The size of her smile matched his as the two of them hugged tightly.
"How do you guys know each other?" Quinn asked, hints of jealousy evident in her voice. Over the Christmas break, as Quinn started to balloon out as she was entering her final trimester, Puck had gotten more and more difficult and unhelpful, to the extent that they had broken up. Although Puck would still be allowed to see the baby when it arrived, him and Quinn would no longer be together. Because of this, Quinn was longing to be with someone who cared for her like Finn did, and she wanted more than anything for Finn to take her back in his arms. However, that probably wasn't about to happen, especially with that smoke show Emily in the club.
"We were in physical therapy together. We spent like every waking moment together for a whole month." Emily explained.
"Longest month of my life." Finn joked. Emily put on a face of mock-hurt.
"Well, it was no picnic for me either!" She retorted back. Everyone laughed. The two of them then both sat down on the chairs and Mr. Schue began the lesson…