Hiram and LeRoy walked into the house with groceries.
They put the groceries away, and then sat down and watched TV.
They were watching Breakfast at Tiffany's.
45 minutes into the film, Hiram needed to use the bathroom,
"I'll be back in a second, honey"
Hiram kissed LeRoy's cheek then went upstairs.
He was fairly happy for someone who was about to see
the breakdown of his little girl.
He opened the door and saw blood on the floor.
He walked in a bit further and saw Rachel laying in
the bath, full of bloody water.
"No... no, no no, Rachel please don't
do this to us!"
He rolled up his sleeves and pulled Rachel out of the bath.
Her skin was icy cold and pale. He put her on the floor
and started pumping her chest, trying to get her to breathe.
He looked at her arm and saw the cuts. She even carved "bully"
into her skin. Hiram started crying and whispered "oh, god, please no"
He couldn't get her to breathe, so he opened the door and
shouted LeRoy's name, "LeRoy, get up here now!"
LeRoy rushed upstairs and saw his husband, "what is it?"
Hiram moved to the side and LeRoy dropped to his knees.
Hiram carried on trying to get Rachel to breathe, "Rachel, please
don't do this to your daddys" his voice started shaking and a tear
rolled down his face, "please don't do this"
LeRoy ran downstairs and dialed 911
"Hello, you're through to Ohio hospital, how may I help you?"
"It's - it's my daughter! My husband and I found her in the bathroom, and - and-"
"Sir, I'm going to need you to calm down, please. What is wrong with your daughter?"
"I don't know! My husband found her! I walked into the bathroom
and she was just... laying there! Her skin looked pale and her
arm was covered in blood. Please, please get here as soon as possible-"
LeRoy broke down in tears, "we can't lose her"
"We're sending an ambulance now, sir"
LeRoy told them their address then ran back upstairs to
find Hiram still trying to get Rachel to breathe, "she won't - she won't breathe!"
"Hiram, I called the hospital. They're sending an ambulance now"
Hiram carried on pumping Rachel's chest while LeRoy tried to get her
to talk.
Someone knocked at the door, it was the paramedics, "sorry, we're
going to need you to wait outside. What's your daughter's name?"
"It's Rachel... Rachel Berry"
Hiram and LeRoy waited outside the bathroom for
half an hour before one of the paramedics came outside,
"Sirs, can I speak to you downstairs please?"
They all went into the kitchen, "Your daughter has lost a lot of blood
and is having trouble breathing-"
Hiram interrupted, "is she breathing at all?"
The paramedic sighed, "I'm afraid not"
Hiram and LeRoy both started crying again.
"They're trying to get her to breathe as we speak, but
none of us can promise that she'll be okay"
An hour passed. LeRoy fell asleep on the couch and Hiram
was pacing up and down the kitchen.
A paramedic came downstairs, "I'm, uh, I'm dreadfully sorry but
Rachel is no longer with us. She started breathing for 5 minutes
but we lost it again. I truly am sorry"
Hiram felt his heart being ripped apart. The pain of knowing that he'll
never see his beautiful baby girl again was too real. He'll never
see her dazzling smile when she woke up in the morning, he'll
never hear her angelic singing again. She was gone, and
she'll never come back.
The paramedics took Rachel's body and put it into the back
of the ambulance. Hiram shut the door and walked over to LeRoy,
"LeRoy, wake up"
"What is it? Is Rachel okay?"
Hiram sat next to LeRoy and stroked his hair,
"sweetie, Rachel passed away"
"No, she didn't, don't say that!"
LeRoy burst out in tears, Hiram hugged him tightly,
"She can't be gone! She just can't.."
2 weeks passed and everyone was in major pain.
Quinn and Kurt went to school and saw Santana,
"Where's Berry today then? Did she catch more disea-"
Kurt ran over to Santana and grabbed her hair, "don't you dare
fucking talk about my best friend! Her name was... is too precious
for you to even think about!"
Brittany looked up at Kurt, "was?"
Kurt let go of Santana, "yes, was. You see,
Santana's little "joke" about Rachel sleeping around for
a dollar and being riddled with STD's didn't really come
across as a joke to Rachel. Find that hard to believe, Santana?
Your "joke" is the reason why Rachel isn't here today!"
Kurt walked back to Quinn who looked like she hadn't slept
in 3 days, "Rachel took her life. Yup, you heard it. She
couldn't handle having the whole school against her so
she took her own life-"
He looked at Santana and pointed, "because of this little
bully right here"
Santana looked down then up, looking speechless, "well, we'll light
a candle or something for her then"
Quinn looked at Santana with pure hate in her eyes, "why do you guys
take Santana's bullshit?! Who else needs to commit suicide until you
realize that she is poison?! Brittany, i'm disappointed in you the most"
Quinn held Kurt's hand, "come on Kurt, we're gonna be late
for class"
Santana laughed, "i don't know what their problem is"
Brittany rolled her eyes then stood up, "their problem is YOU, Santana.
You can't walk around the school and ruin peoples' lives! Didn't it
occur to you that you didn't only finish Rachel's life but you finished
her family and friends' lives too? They will never see her again!
I hope you're happy with yourself"
Brittany followed Quinn and Kurt and soon, the Cheerios, Sam,
Finn and everyone else who thought Santana was cool followed.
Quinn and Kurt turned around and smiled at everyone who joined them,
except for Finn.
Kurt looked Finn in the eye, "you don't deserve to even think about
Rachel. Go and join Santana, you two belong together"
They all walked off and left Finn and Santana alone, powerless.
It was the day of Rachel's funeral.
If Rachel saw how many people were at her funeral, maybe there
wouldn't even be a funeral. It's amazing how loved she really was,
but Santana made her feel like she was the most hated girl on the
planet.
Everyone sat down and watched Rachel's coffin being brought in
while "Defying Gravity" played. There wasn't one single dry eye in that
room. Quinn couldn't look at the coffin for one second without breaking
down.
The funeral went on and LeRoy read a speech for both him and Hiram.
"Thank you, everyone, for coming. Rachel wasn't the easiest person
to put up with, I'll admit, but I think we can all agree that she was the loveliest,
kindest, most beautiful girl ever. She had a big dream to be on Broadway.
She always used to say to my husband, Hiram, and I "one day,
I'll make it. One day I'll make an impact on peoples' lives". That wasn't her
only dream, though. She also dreamed of making the world a better
place. That's our Rachel, always wanting people to be happy even
if she was sad. Her life was cut short and a baby should never go before
her parents! But, that's, uh, that's life, I suppose. Rachel isn't
really in that coffin. She's in our hearts, and that's where she belongs
and that's where she will stay!"
LeRoy walked over to the coffin and stroked it, "goodnight, sweetheart.
We'll see you again some day."
Hiram stood up and welcome LeRoy in for a hug before
the vicar told everyone to rise.
"Somewhere Over The Rainbow" played
as the coffin was taking behind the curtain
for Rachel's body to be cremated.
Hiram and LeRoy both kissed their hand and
waved goodbye to their baby girl.
Thank you for reading this story! I tried to be as emotional as
I could and I think it went well c:
Tell me if you cried or not! xoxo