IF THIS WAS A MOVIE - TAYLOR SWIFT
Last night I heard my own heart beating
Sounded like footsteps on my stairs
Six months gone and I'm still reaching
Even though I know you're not there
I was playing back a thousand memories baby
Thinking about everything we've been through
Maybe I've been going back too much lately
When time stood still and I had you
Come back, come back, come back to me like
You would, you would if this was a movie
Stand in the rain outside til I came out
Come back, come back, come back to me like
You could, you could if you just said you're sorry
I know that we could work it out somehow
But if this was a movie, you'd be here right now
I know people change and these things happen
But I remember how it was back then
Locked up in your arms and our friends are laughing
Cause nothing like this ever happened to them
Now I'm pacing down the hall
Chasing down your street
Flashback to a night when you said to me
Nothing's gonna change, not for me and you
Not before I knew how much I had to lose
Come back, come back, come back to me like
You would, you would if this was a movie
Stand in the rain outside til I came out
Come back, come back, come back to me like
You could, you could if you just said you're sorry
I know that we could work it out somehow
But if this was a movie, you'd be here right now
If you you're out there, if you're somewhere, if you're moving on
I've been waiting for you wary since you've been gone
I just want it back the way it was before
And I just want to see you back at my front door
And I say
Come back, come back, come back to me like
You would, before you said it's not that easy
Before the fight, before I left you out
But I take it all back now
Come back, come back, come back to me like
You would, you would if this was a movie
Stand in the rain outside til I came out
Come back, come back, come back to me like
You could, you could if you just said you're sorry
I know that we could work it out somehow
But if this was a movie, you'd be here right now
You'd be here right now
It's not the kind of ending you want to see now
Figure out a better ending
I thought you'd be here right now
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
If this was a movie
It's like a scene out of a movie.
Much like the one where they're filming where the hero and heroine stand in an empty park, staring at each other except that this was real life and they were not in the park but in the middle of Finn's driveway…
The night was eerily quiet…
The atmosphere undisturbed except for the occasional barking of the dog from next door and neither of them speak as he held her wrist loosely in his grasp as if he was afraid that if he lets go, she'd run away at any given moment…
Cue sad violin music…
She shouldn't have trusted him…
She should have known better when she woke up to cold, empty sheets and when he didn't show up for filming today that something was wrong and she should have trusted her instincts that somehow it was about Quinn…
It was always about her…
Even after eight years and when she had given him her heart all over, she is still under her shadow and she will just be forever second best when it comes to Finn…
"Rach… Let me explain… It is not what you think- She ran away from home and-"
He speaks first…
His tone pleading as he played the role of the hero to the hilt…
His eyes begging her to understand him as if there was anything more to be said when the truth is out there staring her in the face…
Too bad she wouldn't listen…
Not after she found Quinn in his bed and in his bedroom sleeping peacefully, blissfully unaware of the scene that was now playing out just outside Finn's window, once again, all because of her…
"NO! You don't get to ask me for ANYTHING… There is nothing more to be said Finn… We are over…"
He blinked slowly as if he was having difficulty letting her words sink in…
His chest constricting painfully as he watched the determination in her eyes and his throat choke up with desperation as realization sinks in that this time they may have really reached the end…
"Wh-What do you mean?"
They're even working the shy-oblivious-"please-don't-do-this" angle into this scene, too.
But Rachel as the female lead is quicker than that…
She catches the glint of understanding in his eyes and she lets out a humorless laugh…
"You know what I mean, Finn… It was a long time coming… Somehow we are just so stubborn that we can't get a hint that perhaps we're really not meant at all for each other…"
And he felt his knees weaken…
And just like in the movies, he fights back…
And the director lets him…
At least, for a little while…
"Don't do this to us Rachel… I know it looks awful but if you'd only give me your trust -"
She cuts him off fiercely…
"THAT'S THE PROBLEM FINN! I CAN'T!
Fresh tears are now beginning to well in her eyes as she stood in front of him dejected and heartbroken…
He looks away, hurt and confused before meeting her eyes in an intense soul-piercing gaze…
The wind howls around them ferociously…
Whipping at their hair and at their clothes as they stand face to face as if it was signaling that right here at this moment they have finally reached the beginning of the end…
"You've- You've never really forgiven me have you? You still believe that I am the person I was before...
He runs his fingers through his hair…
His voice full of pain and agony as understanding slowly began to dawn on him…
"I thought you love me"
He said pleadingly…
As if he was begging her to tell him just that but she can not do anything but look away…
She can't answer…
Not unless she lies, but she's the good girl in this scene.
She couldn't breathe…
Couldn't even speak…
Because after everything they had been through and after fighting so hard for each other, this is it.
He sighs, running a hand through his hair.
Neither of them wants it to end like this.
But sometimes, life gets in the way of the fairytale, and this is reality coming back to kick them in the face.
She frees herself from his grasp and she starts to walk away,
His shouts stop her in her tracks, piercing the silence of the early morning...
"Go ahead Rachel… Walk away… That's what you do best anyway…"
Her entire body is trembling with disbelief- anger- rage…
The male lead stares at her, challenging her with his eyes….
His thoughts reverberate for the viewers to hear…
Fight for me Rachel. Fight for us.
And the climax of the scene begins.
"You're supposed to stay Rach… You're supposed to ask me why and how and when But you gave up before you even tried!"
He shouted…
And she walked furiously up to where he is until she was standing so close to him that she can feel his breath against her face…
"Don't you think I've tried? I've been trying so hard to trust you but you've hurt me too much that I just can't…I'm sick and tired of being afraid, Finn! Of always feeling as if I would never be enough! So I'm sorry if seeing Quinn again brought back all those old feelings and I'm sorry if this isn't what you wanted, because Quinn or no Quinn, I've realized now that this is what I want"
Her words sting Finn physically…
Making him take a step back, his eyes wide with hurt…
"I can understand if you don't trust me Rach… But I just wish somehow, you've trusted yourself and that you believed in our love long enough…"
Rachel looked as if she almost wanted to take her words back.
Almost.
Cue coincidental downpour of rain.
They're soaked and they're shivering, but it's not just from the cold.
"Is this what you really want?"
He whispered…
"This is our last chance Rach… Please? Just hear me out and just listen to me…"
Finn's voice was barely audible above the rush of water…
Thunder sounds off in the distance…
Grumbling loudly as if it was also crying over the direction that their love has once again taken…
"I can't… I want to but I just can't…"
She whispered brokenly and their eyes meet…
Finn feeling his eyes burn and knowing that the wetness on his face was not just the rain streaming down on it…
He nods, swallowing his pain, along with what's left of his heart.
Like any other self-respectable lead would do, he steels himself…
He gives his leading lady one last broken look before he turned on his heels and walked away…
And as the doors closed in on him, Rachel was left standing in the middle of the empty street, wondering to herself if she really did the right thing…
She cries her heart out as the screen fades to black...
AUTHORS NOTE:
I know... i know... why should i break them up when everything is just turning out roses between them, but what's romance without a little drama? :)
I hope you still enjoyed reading through this chapter though even if it was mega angsty...
On a last note, i think i have drawn out this story long enough that i will be ending it in about 2 or 3 chapters which may or may not include an epilogue...
I just want to thank everyone who have stuck with this story from day one and i just want to let you know that your comments, appreciation and suggestions have really helped me a lot in terms of inspiration with this FF...
I hope that you would still read through more of my works especially my next Finchel Futurefic/AU...
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