-Chapter 42-Group and reveals-

-Maribel pov-

Shelby was silent after Glee yesterday. She wouldn't talk to us at all. Judy and I have a plan though. Just have to get the club to agree to a few group choices. We are leaving it up to group vote who sings.

Judy has all of the paper shreds and pens. I nod to her and she starts handing them out. Everyone looks confused as she hands them on of each. Shelby walks over and finally speaks to me.

"What's going on?" I turn and she points at the judge table "We still have that set up"

"Doing things differently" I smirk "You'd know if you talked with us"

Shelby goes to speak but is interrupted "Ok!" Judy walks up beside me "We have three songs to choose for the group number! You choose the best song then we will vote again!"

I walk around the piano and roll up the radio. I push play and get to the first song.

-Radio-

Ha, ha, ha

Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want

So tell me what you want, what you really, really want

I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want

So tell me what you want, what you really, really want

I wanna (ha), I wanna (ha), I wanna (ha), I wanna (ha), I wanna

Really, really, really wanna zigazig-ah

If you want my future, forget my past

If you wanna get with me, better make it fast

Now, don't go wastin' my precious time

Get your act together, we could be just fine

I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want

So tell me what you want, what you really, really want

I wanna (ha), I wanna (ha), I wanna (ha), I wanna (ha), I wanna

Really, really, really wanna zigazig-ah

If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends (Gotta get with my friends)

Make it last forever, friendship never ends

If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give

Takin' is too easy, but that's the way it is

What do you think about that? Now you know how I feel

Say you can handle my love, are you for real? (Are you for real?)

I won't be hasty, I'll give you a try

If you really bug me, then I'll say goodbye

Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want

So tell me what you want, what you really, really want

I wanna (ha), I wanna (ha), I wanna (ha), I wanna (ha), I wanna

Really, really, really wanna zigazig-ah

If you wanna be my lover

You gotta get with my friends (Gotta get with my friends)

Make it last forever, friendship never ends

If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give (You've got to give)

Takin' is too easy, but that's the way it is

So here's a story from A to Z, you wanna get with me

You gotta listen carefully

We got Em in the place who likes it in your face

You got G like MC who likes it on an

Easy V doesn't come for free, she's a real lady

And as for me, ha ha, you'll see

Slam your body down and wind it all around

Slam your body down and wind it all around

If you wanna be my lover

You gotta get with my friends (Gotta get with my friends)

Make it last forever, friendship never ends

If you wanna be my lover, you have got to give (You've got to give)

Takin' is too easy, but that's the way it is

If you wanna be my lover

You gotta, you gotta, you gotta

You gotta, you gotta, slam, slam, slam (Make it last forever)

Slam your body down and wind it all around

Slam your body down and wind it all around

(Huh! Huh! Huh! Huh! Huh!)

Slam your body down and wind it all around

Slam your body down and zigazig-ah

If you wanna be my lover

I see some of the kids ready to write but stop. I think that may be hard to beat. I turn to the radio and get to the second one.

-radio-

Right, right, turn off the lights

We gonna lose our minds tonight

What's the deal, yo?

I love when it's all too much

5 AM, turn the radio up

Where's the rock 'n' roll?

Party crasher, panty snatcher

Call me up if you a gangsta

Don't be fancy, just get dancy

Why so serious?

So raise your glass if you are wrong

In all the right ways, all my underdogs

We will never be, never be anything but loud

And nitty gritty, dirty little freaks

Won't you come on and come on and raise your glass!

Just come on and come on and raise your glass!

Slam, slam, oh hot damn

What part of "party" don't you understand?

Wish you'd just freak out (Freak out already)

Can't stop, comin' in hot

I should be locked up right on the spot

It's so on right now (It's so fucking on right now)

Party crasher, panty snatcher

Call me up if you a gangsta

Don't be fancy, just get dancy

Why so serious?

So raise your glass if you are wrong

In all the right ways, all my underdogs

We will never be, never be anything but loud

And nitty gritty, dirty little freaks

Won't you come on and come on and raise your glass!

Just come on and come on and raise your glass!

Won't you come on and come on and raise your glass!

Just come on and come on and raise your glass!

Oh shit! My glass is empty

That sucks!

So if you're too school for cool (I mean...)

And you're treated like a fool (You're treated like a fool)

You can choose to let it go

We can always, we can always party on our own

So raise your (Aw, fuck)

So raise your glass if you are wrong

In all the right ways, all my underdogs

We will never be, never be anything but loud

And nitty gritty, dirty little freaks

So raise your glass if you are wrong

In all the right ways, all my underdogs

We will never be, never be anything but loud

And nitty gritty, dirty little freaks

Won't you come on and come on and raise your glass!

Just come on and come on and raise your glass!

Won't you come on and come on and raise your glass for me!

Just come on and come on and raise your glass for me!

I see the kids move to write again and stop. More of them had to stop themselves. Maybe we are getting closer. I switch out the cds and put in the other one. I push play and get to the last one.

-radio-

I've been cheated by you since I don't know when

So I made up my mind, it must come to an end

Look at me now, will I ever learn?

I don't know how but I suddenly lose control

There's a fire within my soul

Just one look and I can hear a bell ring

One more look and I forget everything, w-o-o-o-oh

Mamma mia, here I go again

My my, how can I resist you?

Mamma mia, does it show again?

My my, just how much I've missed you

Yes, I've been brokenhearted

Blue since the day we parted

Why, why did I ever let you go?

Mamma mia, now I really know

My my, I could never let you go

I've been angry and sad about things that you do

I can't count all the times that I've told you we're through

And when you go, when you slam the door

I think you know that you won't be away too long

You know that I'm not that strong

Just one look and I can hear a bell ring

One more look and I forget everything, w-o-o-o-oh

Mamma mia, here I go again

My my, how can I resist you?

Mamma mia, does it show again?

My my, just how much I've missed you

Yes, I've been brokenhearted

Blue since the day we parted

Why, why did I ever let you go?

Mamma mia, even if I say

Bye bye, leave me now or never

mamma mia, it's a game we play

Bye bye doesn't mean forever

Mamma mia, here I go again

My my, how can I resist you?

Mamma mia, does it show again?

My my, just how much I've missed you

Yes, I've been brokenhearted

Blue since the day we parted

Why, why did I ever let you go

Mamma mia, now I really know

My my, I could never let you go

"Alright!" Judy claps as I stop the music "Vote what one and who you think should sing it!"

The kids take their time and fill out their papers. I look at the table to see Holly pointing. I follow and see Shelby in tears. I tap Judy and point at Shelby. We walk over and stop in front of her.

"Shelbster?" She looks up and sniffles "You ok?"

"They called my lawyer" Shelby sighs "Hiram and Leroy's lawyer called mine...They died in a crash three months ago"

I look back at Rachel "She doesn't know does she?" I look back at Shelby who shakes her head "What about that letter?"

"It was delayed and finally made it here" She sighs "I've been trying to figure out how to let her know and not hurt the baby...She got a letter that said they'd be there the next competition"

"Has she seen it?" Shelby shakes her head again "Why didn't you tell us? We coudl've helped!"

"Because I wanted to do the right mom thing" She sighs and shakes her head "Maybe I just can't do anything but tell her"

Shelby stands up and walks to the piano "I think she needs more time" I look at Holly confused "More time to come up with a plan"

"Agreed" I sigh "But how do we stop her now?"

"I got an Idea" Holly stands up and looks directly at me "But you have to trust me"

I nod "Anything for them" She smiles and Judy puts her hand on my shoulder "What's the plan"

-Small time skip-

The kids are done and all of the papers are in a hat. I look at Shelby whos got her emotions locked in. I look over at Holly and nod.

"I will be taking these votes and counting with Judy" Holly grabs the hat "We will be back"

"That giv~"

"Gives me enough time to sing!" Shelby looks at me confused as I sit at the piano "Just get ready!"

-Maribel singing-

Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry

You don't know how lovely you are

I had to find you, tell you I need you

Tell you I set you apart

Tell me your secrets and ask me your questions

Oh, let's go back to the start

Running in circles, coming up tails

Heads on a science apart

Nobody said it was easy

It's such a shame for us to part

Nobody said it was easy

No one ever said it would be this hard

Oh, take me back to the start

I was just guessing at numbers and figures

Pulling the puzzles apart

Questions of science, science and progress

Do not speak as loud as my heart

But tell me you love me, come back and haunt me

Oh and I rush to the start

Running in circles, chasing our tails

Coming back as we are

Nobody said it was easy

Oh, it's such a shame for us to part

Nobody said it was easy

No one ever said it would be so hard

I'm going back to the start

Oh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh

Ah ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh

Oh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh

Oh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh

"We are DONE!" The kids all clap and I stand up as the two come back in "The song is Mama Mia!"

"We have singing...well a long list" Judy smiles looking at the paper "Lucy, Tina, Brittany, Blaine, Sam, Sugar, Cherry, and Ra~"

"HIRAM AND LEROY DIED!" Everything goes silent and Shelby sighs "I'm sorry Rachel...It's obvious these three wanted me not to tell you in a safe place but I can't keep it hidden"

"W-when?" Rachel stands up shakily "When was it?"

"I just learned a few days ago but it was three months ago" Shelby steps toward her "Are you going to be ok?"

"I've had years without them what's a life?" Rachel shakes her head and walks to the door "I think I wanna go home"

"Smooth" Shelby looks at me confused and I point where Rachel just walked out "We were gonna give more time for a better delivery of news! But no..you had to do it Shelby's way didn't ya?"

"Shelbys way?" She fully turns toward me angry "That's MY daughter and I was telling her important news she needed to know!"

"That right there is Shelby's way" I shake my head and start walking away "You just can't let you walls down...I'll have the couch ready for you"

-Shelby pov-

"We tried" I look at Judy who is frowning "You really do still have your walls up...When will you let us fully in again?"

Judy leaves and everyone else slowly follows. Soon I'm alone in the room. I sigh and walk out of the room. I really can't fault them for anything.

I'm so afraid of being hurt again that I won't let them in. But that means the relationship goes to a stop. I don't want that. I want all of us to get the full experience.

I look at the car as I get to the lot. The girls are together and my girlfriends look upset. I caused this. I need to fix it.

I will fix it.