Santana found herself in a very dark place, alone and afraid.
"H-Hello? Where am I?" Santana called out to the darkness. She heard her voice echoes throughout the dark space. Suddenly a bright light appeared; she covered her eyes, but then squinted slightly to see a familiar figure walk towards her.
"Santi?" she heard a gruff voice call.
"A-Abuelo?" Santana answered opening her eyes the rest of the way. They light disappeared and she could see her grandfather, he was slightly glowing and had a sad smile on his face.
"Oh, my sweet Buttercup. I am so sorry for what has happened to you," he said.
"Where am I? Where are we?" she asked desperately.
"You're in Limbo Santi. This is the place where people come to get judged after they die," he said.
"I'm… I'm dead? No, no, no, that can't be possible. I only have forty-two days left… I was supposed to graduate and leave Lima so I can finally be me in forty-two days," Santana rambling. Her throat closed up at the realization. Hot tears ran down her cheeks.
"I know Santi I know. But there is still a chance for you to be alive," her Abuelo said. Santana looked at him wide eyed.
"How?" Santana asked.
"Fix the way you were. Why were you so angry through high school Santi?" he asked.
"I…. I was afraid," she muttered.
"Of what?" he pressed.
"Of what people would do or say to me if I told them that… that I," Santana trailed off, not sure if she wanted to say it.
"That you what? You can tell me anything Buttercup," he said.
"That I'm gay," she breathed.
"Santana, why would you think that anyone would do anything to you because of that?" he questioned.
"Because… I saw what they did to Kurt and he wasn't a big bitch to everyone. I don't want my friends or my family to hate me," Santana cried.
"But they accepted this Kurt didn't they?" he asked.
"Well yeah, but like I said everyone hates me because I've bullied them for years. Kurt didn't, he's just a big musical dork," Santana said.
"Santana, you don't know that they'll treat you any different unless you try. As for your family, your mother and father will accept you no matter what. They were raised to be open minded about everyone. As for your Abuela I can't be too sure about," he said. Santana mulled it over before nodding.
"Alright… then how do I fix this?" Santana asked.
"You are given the chance to go back to sophomore year and start over. That is where everything really started. You will re-live from sophomore to the day you died. If you fix what is needed to be fixed then your life will continue. If you don't then everything will be the same and you will return here and I will lead you into the light. However there is a catch, your years are shortened to months. So you have three months to fix what has happened," he explained.
"What do I need to fix?" Santana asked.
"Only you know the answer to that," he replied. Santana nodded.
"Alright… I want to do it," Santana said.
"Are you sure?" he asked.
"Yes, send me back."