"Please don't make me go! Please...Mama I'll do better. I'll be better!" Santana sobbed into her mother's chest.
"I'm sorry, mija, your father and I think this is for the better. You will come back for school after camp this summer. When you do if your behavior changes you won't go back next summer." Santana's mother, Maribel Lopez, rubbed her daughters back as she shot down all Santana's attempts at getting out of camp.
"Can I at least say goodbye to my friends?" Santana sniffed looking up at her mother with hope in her eyes.
Maribel sighed, "Fine tell your friends to meet you at the Lima Bean and that it's urgent. I'll be there too so don't get any ideas."
"Okay...thank you, Mami." Santana sniffed and called Mercedes.
"Hey, hot mama." Mercedes answer her phone.
"Hey, 'Cedes." Santana tried her best to sound okay.
"What's wrong, Santana?" Mercedes asked seeing through Santana's facade quickly.
"I'm okay...I'm okay. Um can you gather the group to meet up at Lima Bean in an hour? It's really important."
"Of course, but what's up with you?"
"I'll tell you everything in an hour. Thanks, Mercedes, really for everything. Bye." Santana hangs up before Mercedes can get another word out.
"I'm going to do some work, Santana. Go get ready and finish packing." The older Latina tells her daughter as she walks away.
"Yes Mami." Santana whispers with her head hung low, she walks up the stairs towards her room.
An Hour Later At The Lima Bean:
"Hey, Mercedes, why are we all gathered here today?" Kurt asks and all eyes turn to Mercedes.
"I-I don't know..." Mercedes stutters still worried about her friend.
"How do you not know? You told us to come because it was important?" Finn said confusion or constipation written all over his face.
"I- um actually Santana asked me to gather you all her." Mercedes formed a tight lipped smile.
"Why, she never wants to hang out with us. Not really." Rachel asks as the rest of the group shrugs.
"She sounded kind of...sad on the phone earlier." Mercedes lets her 'smile' fall.
"Santana sad? Impossible. Satan doesn't have any emotion except anger." Artie jokes and Mercedes rolls her eyes.
"Shut up Artie. How would you know." Tina glared at him, shocking most of the glee guys, but not the girls who knew she was a lot sassier than she appeared.
Artie was about to respond before Kurt cut him off.
"Guys... look." Everyone turns their head to look at what Kurt is pointing at. They see Maribel enter with Santana close behind, head hung low.
Shocked at Santana's appearance, her red rimmed eyelids, baggy hoodie, makeup-less face and frizzy lose hair.
"Hey guys." Santana walks up to the group.
"What's wrong Sanny?" Brittany who was sitting next to Quinn asked.
"I have an announcement. I-I'm leaving for the rest of the school year and summer. I won't be back until a couple weeks after school starts next year."
"What why? Santana we still have to win Nationals!" Rachel folded her arms.
"I know, I know, but it's not by choice I have to leave. My mother is making me go to camp..."
"Camp, really Santana." Finn rolled his eyes and Puck hit him in the back of his head, telling Finn to shut up.
Only Kurt and Blaine were able to figure out the kind of camp she was talking about.
"Because of the commercial..." Kurt thought out loud staring at Santana.
"Yeah...the commercial, but hey I'll be fine. I'll be back okay. Ready for Glee and Cheer next year!" Santana said with fake enthusiasm.
"Santana I'm so sorry." Blaine got up and hugged her.
"Why isn't it just camp? With s'mores and pillow fights? Oh, and lots of new friends!" Brittany grinned.
Santana gave Brittany a sad smile, "Yeah, Britt just like that."
"Santana..." Quinn started as soon as it clicked for her.
"It's okay Quinn. It's okay." Santana sniffed as Quinn practically tackled her into a hug.
Everyone knew Santana and Quinn had a complicated relationship, but they never understood how deep it went. They argue, fight like cats and dogs one day. The next day they are cuddled up having sleepovers. No one could ever keep up. But it was okay because the two girls knew that end the end they'd always have each other's backs no matter the threat. When each other became the threat the didn't know how to really handle it, but somehow they did. So when they hugged everyone was a bit confused except them...and Brittany of course. Well, Britt was always confused just not about that.
"Santana, it's just camp stop being so melodramatic." Finn laughed and rolled his eyes. Again Puck hit him upside the head and told him to shut up.
"It isn't that kind of camp, Finn..." Kurt trailed off.
"What camp is it then?" Finn asked confusion or once again constipation written all over his face.
Just then Santana's mother cleared her throat letting her presence be once again know, "Santana its time to go. Say goodbye to your buddies and get you ass in the car." Maribel said annoyed at the Glee club's antics.
"Si, Mami. Un minuto más, por favor." Santana spoke to her mother in a bit of a hushed tone.
"Fine, I'll be in the car."
"Okay well this is the last you'll be seeing of me for quite a while. Say bye to Mr. Shue and Coach for me." Santana started to turn when a someone latched onto her back.
"Bye Sanny. Have fun at camp." Brittany cried a bit.
Santana turned and found a line of her Glee club family waiting to hug her. One by one she hugged everyone. Even those who had been silent through this whole ordeal.
"Bye guys." With that Santana left the cafe.
That was the last time the glee club heard of and from her for months. Everyone had complicated relationships with Santana, but they'd all miss her very much. Her snark and jokes were only a cover, but she was loyal and protective of each and everyone of them. They knew she cared. And they just hoped she knew they felt the same way.
"Guys, what camp?" Asked Finn who was still confused along with many other members of the group.
"Finn, her parents are sending her to a conversion camp." Kurt said with a sad look.
All the glee members looked between each other. Rachel started to cry along with Brittany and Quinn surprisingly. Puck comforted the Unholy Duo and soon everyone was crying a bit. They'd miss her. They were scared for her.
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That was 4 months ago. Now she's back...