Here's chapter 10! :) I worked so hard. Cute Finchel moments in rhis. ;) x
March 11th 2010
Finn sighed as he looked at the exhausted girl sleeping on the bed. He looked up at the clock. 6:30 pm. Rachel spend the whole evening under going tests and scans. He could tell just by looking at her that all her energy was gone. She was asleep above the cover. She was wearing her purple pj's that had yellow stars on it. Her dad went home and got her overnight things just incase the doctors wanted to keep her overnight. They got Rachel changed into her pj's to make her feel a little more comfortable. Finn's attention turned to the door he saw Mercedes standing there.
"Finn, the police are here, they want to talk to Rachel. Could you wake her up?" She asked.
Finn nodded and sat down on the bed and rubbed Rachel's arm.
"Rach. Rachel. Wake up." Finn said.
Rachel quickly opened her eyes and moaned. "What time is it?"
"The police are here and they want to talk to you." Finn said.
Rachel got a really worried look on her face. "Why do they want to talk to me?"
"They want to talk about the bullying and stuff." Finn said back.
Rachel quickly sat up and looked around, Realizing she was in the hospital. "I forgot I was here. I thought I was at home. I was praying that everything today was just a bad dream and I would wake up in my own bed."
"I know, Rachel." Finn as he sat up Rachel's pillows and helped her sit back against them.
"Don't leave me, Finn." Rachel said, wrapping her arms around Finn tightly.
"I won't. I promise." Finn said back.
They looked at the door and saw a male and female officer walk in. Mercedes and Leroy stood outside Rachel's room.
"Are you going in?" Asked Mercedes.
Leroy shook his head. "I think she will feel better with Finn by her side."
"She's gonna be okay? Right?" Mercedes said, worried.
"The doctor said the worst thing Rachel could go through was surgery." Leroy sighed. "Let's hope the damage isn't that bad."
Meanwhile back in Rachel's room. Rachel nervously bit her lip and held Finn's hand as the police officers sat down on front of her.
"Okay, Rachel." The male officer said. "We took statements from the students on the cheerleading and football team. Now we want to hear it from you. We just want to talk to you about some of the serious incidents."
Rachel nodded.
"Remember Rach, you have to tell them everything." Finn whispered to her. He squeezed her hand.
"Your friend outside told us that she believes, Santana Lopez, Quinn Fabray, Brittany Pierce and Noah Puckerman. caused you the most pain. Is that true?" The male officer asked.
Rachel nodded. "Brittany Pierce didn't cause me any pain."
The male officer nodded, while the female one took notes.
"When we spoke to Noah Puckerman he said 'Why am I here? I never lay a finger on Rachel.' Is he telling the truth, Rachel?" He asked.
"Kinda. He mostly threw slushies at me but he was there when they burned me." Rachel said.
"Okay we'll talk about that later." The officer said. "I want to talk about the incident last February when you were taken to the hospital during school hours. You hurt your ankle after you fell down the stairs. Your ankle was so badly sprained that you were kept out of school for two weeks and had to use crutches. Did you really fall down the stairs, Rachel?"
Rachel shook her head. "I was pushed."
"By who?"
"Quinn Fabray."
"Is there a reason why Quinn pushed you?"
Rachel looked down. "She told me that no one likes me. I tried to stand up for myself."
"Brittany Pierce told us about an incident where you were dragged into the storage closet on the day you came back to school after your ankle injury. Quinn grabbed you by the neck. Brittany said if she didn't speak up Quinn would have held your neck until you stopped breathing." The officer said.
Rachel started crying. Finn rubbed her back.
"Rachel I know this is really scary." The female officer said. "Your doing a great job so far. This will be over soon. Your nearly there."
Rachel nodded. "Brittany did save me that day. When Quinn grabbed my neck I thought I was going to die."
The male officer nodded. "Brittany also said afterwards you pushed into the shelves. You cut your lip in the fall. What happened?"
"After I cut my lip, Brittany took me to the bathroom and helped stop the bleeding on my lip and she offered to take me home." Rachel said.
"Did you let her take you home?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"I wasn't sure why she was being nice to me."
The officer nodded. "On the 2nd of this month you were brought to the bathroom by the cheerleaders and they took turns to slap you. They also punched you in the stomach."
Rachel nodded. "They forced Brittany to slap me. She's right handed and she hit me with her left so it wouldn't hurt much."
"Okay." The officer said. "Yesterday you were tied up and burned by the cheerleaders and football players."
Rachel nodded and showed them her stomach.
"Did anyone do anything to help you?" He asked.
Rachel shook her head. "They burned me and left me there. Brittany untied me and walked me home. She told me they hurt her too."
"Okay then today you were really upset. The Cheerios took you to the bathroom and kicked you in the stomach. They left you there. That's when you were found by Mercedes Jonas and Tina Cohen-Chang."
Rachel nodded. "Yeah that's right."
"Is there anything we left out?" The officer asked. Rachel shook her head.
"The only other incidents was being pushed into lockers, being hit and kicked and having my hair pulled. The teased me aswell. That's it." Rachel said.
"Okay one last thing." The officer said. "We spoke to your teachers. As a punishment all cheerleading and football events have been cancelled for the year. Each member is suspended and will serve a month's detention when they come back. There's also an Issue Mr Schuester pointed out. Cause their suspended they won't be allowed attend Sectionals."
Rachel's eye's widened. "But If they don't attend we won't have enough members to enter."
"That's why we're letting you decide, Rachel." The officer said.
"Let them attend! I'm not missing Sectionals because of what they did."
The Officers nodded. "Okay thank you."
"Your a very brave girl, Rachel." The female officer said before walking out.
Finn hugged Rachel tight. "You were great Rachel."
"Thank God that's over!" Rachel said.
"Your so strong Rachel." Finn said. "Not many people are able to go though such abuse and tell the police everything."
Rachel smiled. "Thanks Finn."
"I'll be right back." Finn said as he walked outside.
"What's going on?" He asked.
"The doctors want to talk to us." Mercedes said.
Just then the doctor came over. "I have some news."
"Is our baby going to be okay?" Asked Hiram.
The doctor smiled. "All of Rachel's tests are clear."
Leroy and Hiram hugged each other. Finn and Mercedes sighed in relief.
"We checked everything. She's fine but she has some really bad bruises and will be very sore for the next few weeks." The doctor said. "I'm going to give you something for Rachel to treat the burns and the reaction on her chest. She can go home tonight. We just want her to come back for check ups."
Hiram and Leroy pulled Mercedes and Finn into a group hug.
"Go tell her Finn." Hiram said. Finn went back into Rachel's room.
"What's going on?" Rachel asked.
"The doctor just gave us some news." Finn said.
"And?"
"Your going home tonight!" Finn smiled. Rachel's face lit up.
Finn ran over to hug her.
Hiram and Leroy walked in.
"Finn, could you go with Mercedes to get Rachel's things from the doctor?" Leroy asked. Finn nodded and left.
The two men went over and sat with their daughter.
"We need to talk." Hiram said.
"About what?" Asked Rachel.
"About us." Leroy said. "Rachel, we you so sorry about the way we made you feel."
"We promise you that us fighting had nothing to do with you." Said Hiram.
"We're sorry we weren't there when you needed us." Leroy said. "No more secrets. Okay?"
Rachel nodded.
"Also me and your dad won't fight anymore. You have to tell us if we do anything to upset you. Promise?" Hiram said.
"I promise." Rachel said as she hugged her dads.
"Mr Berry?" Mercedes said as she stood at the door with Finn. "The doctor wants you to sign some forms so Rachel can leave."
"Start getting ready to leave, Princess." Leroy said as he walked out with Hiram.
"Should I get changed?" Asked Rachel.
Mercedes shook her head. "Nah, your going straight home. Just put on your boots and coat on."
"Mercedes, Finn thank you so much for today." Said Rachel.
"No problem, Rachel." Mercedes said.
Rachel smiled. Mercedes and Finn helped get her stuff ready.
"Um can one of you help me put on my Uggs." Rachel asked, shyly. "I can't bend over to put them on myself."
"I'll help." Mercedes said. She helped Rachel put on her Uggs. Then handed Rachel her coat.
"Ready to go?" Mercedes asked as Rachel put on her coat. Rachel nodded.
"Want me to carry you to the car." Asked Finn.
Rachel smiled. "Yes please."
Finn lifted Rachel up and carried her to the car while Mercedes carried Rachel's bag.
They brought Mercedes home first. Rachel was lying on the back seat. Resting her head on Finn's lap.
"Daddy, can Finn come home with us?" Rachel asked.
"It's very late, Rachel." Leroy said. "Finn's mom might want him home."
"Please daddy." Begged Rachel. "Just until I fall asleep."
"If it's okay with Finn and his mom then it's okay with us." Hiram said.
"Thank you." Rachel smiled. Finn stroked her hair.
Rachel fell asleep on the way home. Finn carried her to her room. He took off her coat and Uggs and put her under the covers. He watched her for a few minutes as she slept. She looked so beautiful. Finn gently kissed her forehead. He turned off the light and walked out, closing the door the door behind him. He walked down to the kitchen. Hiram and Leroy were sitting at the table.
"She still asleep?" Asked Leroy. Finn nodded.
"Finn, thank you for everything you've done for Rachel." Said Hiram. "Before the bullying Rachel didn't have many friends. She's so happy when she's with you."
Finn smiled. He was about to answer when they heard a scream coming upstairs.
"You want me to check on her?" Finn asked.
Leroy nodded. "Yes please. Here's a little tip. If she can't go back to sleep, talk to her and stroke her eyebrow. That always worked when she was little."
Finn nodded and ran up to Rachel's room. He turned on the light and saw Rachel sitting on the bed sobbing. Finn went over and held her.
"Bad dream?" He asked as he turned on Rachel's bedside lamp. Rachel nodded.
"Shhh Rach, It's over." Finn said as he rocked Rachel.
Finn held Rachel until she stopped crying. All Finn could hear was Rachel sniffling. Finn lay Rachel down and covered her with the blankets.
"Go back to sleep, Rachel." Finn said as he stood up. "I'll be back in a minute."
Rachel nodded and closed her eyes. Finn walked out to the upstairs hallway. He went into the bathroom and a minute later he came back into Rachel's room to see her wide awake.
"What's wrong, Rach?" He asked.
"Can't sleep." Rachel said. "I don't want to have another nightmare. Will you stay with me?"
Finn nodded and turned off the light. He went over to her bed and lay down next her. He reached over to turn of Rachel's lamp.
"Could you leave the lamp on Finn?" Asked Rachel.
Finn nodded. "Yeah."
Finn decided to use Rachel's dads tip about getting her to sleep. He wrapped his arms around Rachel and started to stroke her eyebrow.
"You okay?" He asked.
Rachel nodded. "Finn, are you mad at me for not telling you?"
Finn sighed. "No Rach. I'm not mad at you. I just wish that I had noticed something."
"I'm sorry I kept it a secret." Rachel said.
"It's okay Rach. I know you were scared." Finn said. "Promise me you won't hide anything like this anymore?"
"I promise." Rachel said as her eyes started to close.
"I'm going to come over to see you after school tomorrow. Okay?" Finn said as he continued to stroke Rachel's eyebrow.
"Yeah." Rachel said as she drifted of to sleep.
Finn sat there looking at the sleeping girl in his arms. He thought about the fact he was starting to develop feeling for Rachel.