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Chapter 4: Plans
"So wait what are we supposed to do again?" Finn asks
"Talk to Brittany first." Burt tells him "Santana's stubborn and from what I've seen and what you guys have told me Brittany's the only one that can get through it."
"It's always been like that" Alma agrees
"Occasionally say things to Santana like maybe she should consider forgiving her and if Santana says no find out why she won't. If she refuses to tell you ask Brittany"
"This seems awfully shady to me" Kurt says. He's still not fully in with the idea
"Kurt we all know Santana wants to forgive her, she just needs some help with it."
"Well Finn last time you tried to help Santana with something she 'wanted to do' you ended up outing her"
"Wait you did what?" Alma asks, anger veering in on her voice
"He outed her in a hallway full of crowded people one of which was the niece of Reggie 'The Sauce' Salazar who then outed her to the whole of Ohio in a political campaign"
"What! What the hell is your problem?" Alma yells, furious
"She kept insulting me, calling me fat, getting down on me for everything"
"That's not an excuse!" Kurt protests
"This is my fault." Alma tells them "I'm the one who taught her to do this. I raised her on insults and now it's rubbed off on her. Along with the consequences that come from being a bitch"
"Why?" Burt asks
"Why what?"
"Why were you raising her?"
"Because her parents couldn't be bothered and even if they could they had work all the time. They got better when she was ten but she still chose to spend most of her time at my house."
"Okay and why did you raise her on insults?"
"I never knew any better. My parents did the same to me, their parents did it to them, it's pretty much the Lopez family legacy. The only one who isn't like that is Santana's mum and she wasn't raised as a Lopez. She wasn't actually raised in Puerto Rico either, that's where it mostly comes from"
"Where was she raised?"
"Mexico, they're nice there. Most people in Puerto Rico are nice as well, just not the part I'm from."
"So you treat your granddaughter like crap because you don't know any better?" Finn asks
"I do now."
"What made you change your mind?" Kurt asks
"I got diagnosed with cancer. They said they caught it just in time before it got fatal. It's one of those near death experiences that makes you think about everything you've done wrong in your life. What I did to Santana is my greatest regret and I want to at least try and fix that."
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Kurt and Finn create a plan for the next day at school. They quickly spot Santana and Brittany. The girls are by their lockers with Quinn. They can hear the discussion the girls are having.
"Wait so what are you going to do?" Quinn asked Santana
"I don't know"
"San you got accepted into the NYADA finals! You have to tell them!" Brit tells her
"Wait what?" Kurt whispers to Finn
"Listen" Finn tells him
"Rachel and Kurt would go ballistic. Besides, I got accepted for Julliard as well. And Harvard, why don't just go there?"
"Because we all know you don't want to go to Harvard." Quinn tells her "You don't want to be a lawyer, or a doctor. Acting is your passion. Don't let your parents take it away from you."
"What about Julliard?"
"They don't have a musical theatre department" Brittany tells her "I looked into this, NYADAS the best place for you. Don't just follow me to Julliard, you need to make your own dreams. We'll still be close. We can visit like all the time and we can have special dates on Saturdays. That would be like awesome."
"I'll think about it. It's just all this Abuela drama getting me down. And I can't face telling my parents that I don't want to be what they want me to be."
"Mike did it"
"That was different. Mike had his mum behind him and he was perfect in every other aspect. Their still not sure about me being gay, they say they are but I still see the confusion in their eyes, it's like they're torn. Plus the fact my grades are dropping."
"That's not your fault San!" Brittany protests "There's a lot going on in your life right now, plus the fact you spend all the time you're supposed to be studying helping me pass my exams."
"How about I tutor Brit so you can focus on your studies?"
"That sounds good" Brittany says, unsurely
"What's the problem Brit?" Quinn asks
"Its just that, um… I always find it really confusing when people other than San teach me stuff. They just always seem to go to fast. And they don't know how to explain stuff to me without making me feel stupid."
"I could try."
"Brit you don't have to, I'm sure I can tutor you and find time for my own studies"
"No you cant. And it's not fair of me to make you fail. I'll just see if Quinn can try and tutor me for a while. Maybe not all the time, just like…um… the Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday sessions? That's three each."
"What about Sunday?" Quinn asks
"Oh we lie in on Sundays and then we have sex like all day."
"Oh that's why I'm always walking in on you two. Jeez, thanks for telling me this guys, really appreciate it."
"Its not my fault you don't know how to knock" Santana protests
"Its not my fault you gave me a key."
"You know San I think Quinn enjoys walking in on us. That's why she does it so often."
"Mailman, mailman, mailman…." Santana turns around and spots Finn and Kurt
"What do you two want?"
"Nothing!" Kurt says before Finn can open his mouth "Just passing by."
"How much did you hear?" Santana asks, not convinced
"Enough to tell you good luck for your NYADA auditions." Kurt tells her
"I don't know if I'm going."
"Why not?"
"Because my parents would go ballistic. They want me to be some sort of lawyer or doctor."
"Yeah we heard that bit" Finn tells her "We think you should tell the glee club about NYADA though."
"I dunno what if Rachel goes insane. I really can't be bothered to fight off angry hobbits right now" Quinn and Kurt roll their eyes.
"We'll make sure she doesn't" Kurt reassures her.
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