Chapter 6 -

My day stared out better than most days, like I was happy. We're back at school again and I was by my locker reading my phone because Rachel and I had been texting again this morning.

To Quinn: Really, thank you for bringing me home Saturday and staying a little while longer… Xxs

We have been texting nonstop after Saturday, and the truth is I have been enjoying the silliness of our textual exchanges. If I just knew that Rachel could be this fun a year ago, I wouldn't have been mean to her. Oh well, I'd work on that now.

To Quinn: Dad and Daddy were impressed with you, by the way. You know so much about Broadway and so many different genres of music. You were certainly amazing playing the piano, too. Why don't you play during Glee?

To Rachel: You ramble even in text, I'm impressed.

To Quinn: : (

To Quinn: You're making fun of me?It's just that there so much I have learned of you, during the weekend.

To Rachel: That's a joke, Rach... ;)3

To Quinn: A wink and a heart huh?! I'm just really glad I get to know that side of you.

To Rachel: Tell you what; it'd be our little secret. See you in class.

I placed my phone inside the locker so can freshen a bit up before heading to class, when a hand clasp on my locker door and simultaneously shutting it harshly and almost cutting my fingers off.

"Oh, I see you're still alive Q!" Santana spoke, and I nearly jump off my skin.

"Hello to you to S!" I said sarcastically "Thanks not cutting my finger off!"

"Where have you been? I called you Friday, like a hundred times." She was livid. "And the weekend?!" she stood there daring me to answer, tapping her foot impatiently. The nerve of this girl.

"I called your house and Judy said you were at a friend's?" she asked in hanging, like it was impossible.

I was a little put off; I don't know where these questions are coming from. So I just shrugged and tick off the questions Santana listed off.

"First, you called TWICE" emphasizing the number of times she did call. "The first time when you and Britt left me alone even though you were my ride. And the last one was when I was already home, which is technically is already Saturday." I stand my ground, how dare she ask these questions.

"And lastly" I didn't know how to say this "Yes, I was with a friend." my tone that somewhat uncertain but determined and Santana just had to dig deeper.

"Who is it? You don't have friends! Mercedes is not counted and I called her, you weren't there." she barked of which really did hurt my feelings a bit.

"I can't believe you!" I was furious with her, how dare she right?! She left me, okay 'they' left me but I do have other friends, and it's not just Santana and Brittany.

I was about to leave when Santana grabbed my arm, softly this time. "Hey, Q..." she started to speak but I raised a finger to warn Santana to let me speak. It effectively kept her quiet and focused on what I got to say.

"Did you ask my mum whose friend I was at?" Santana shook her head. "Did you just call me Friday because you realized you left me at Breadstix?" Santana just stared at me and I wished it was to say NO, but it screams YES.

"Britt-Britt was in a hurry, because Lord Tubb.." she started to speak, but I shook my head and raised a hand again to stop Santana from speaking again.

"I was at Rachel's; she spent the night at home after the party. I didn't plan it, she was just so drunk..." I chuckled a little at the memory. "Joe was supposed to walk me home." I continued saying.

"It was all so blurry really, but Joe did still walk me home, with Rachel anyway."

Santana seemed to have more questions but she started off with the one that piques her interest most "Rachel slept at your place? Is that where you spend the weekend at? With Rachel?"

"Yes" I answered.

"But I was calling you over the weekend, because I want to make up for leaving you Friday…" there, she admitted about leaving me, and the stupid tears decided to crowd my eyes.

Santana reached wipe them away, but I turned my head.

"Santana, don't."

Santana was at the verge of crying too, could it be? Is the site of me crying breaking her heart too? Could she finally realize what she did to me?

"It's okay" I said, "I'm always going to be the third wheel between you and Britt and I'm okay with that, but I have friends too" I defended. "My life doesn't revolve between you and Britt."

I left Santana standing there speechless. I told her what she always knew, but refuse to acknowledge I have friends.

I actually am friends with all of the glee club; I was just very subtle about my friendship with them.

For instance in their first weeks in the Cheerios, Mercedes, Kurt and I have been having our weekly Project Runaway afternoon reruns.

And in an attempt to learn another language, I spent some of my free periods with Mike and Tina learning Korean.

Artie and I share the student council club. The others, namely Sam, Finn and Puck were exes so technically we have some sort of friendship. Joe was from the God Squad.

And then there's Rachel... she and I... we... what? I didn't really know how that friendship came about.

Santana must have realized it before I did; it was when Rachel and I had a duet. That sort of gave the idea on how to make it up to me.