Chapter 22
To Finn with love
Mrs Simons had kept her word and, as promised, she gave the lead to Rachel after she had knocked out her second audition the day after.
When the teacher told them that Rachel was getting the lead, everybody started to look at her and actually see her. Her lousy roommate started to talk to her and she was now invited by many people for lunch. Guys started to ask her out and girls wanted to be her new best friend; she was finally accepted by others, but Rachel didn't want or need their sudden false admiration and friendship. All she wanted to do was giving her all to Maria and to Mrs Simons who was, a really good teacher, demanding, hard, but fair.
She was working hard in her academic class and for the play, rehearsing on Saturdays and sometimes on Sundays. She was head over heels in love with her character and the play.
She fell off her happiness cloud, less than a week after, when she received a letter from Kurt.
Hi Maria
Happy to hear you are adjusting well to your new environment. However, I'm very surprised to hear from you by mail, I thought you were stuck in NYC, not in the 19th century, but let's be ancient, shall we.
I am very thrilled you've got Maria! What a role! I so wished to be at your place. I hope you have a decent Tony thought.
Here, things are adjusting as well. Blaine and I are officially dating. I am very happy he reciprocate my feelings, but it would be more easy for both of us if our classmates, teammates and the school board were more supportive of our new status. It seems like they are tolerant and accepting two gay students until they find each other's arm. I am really considering getting back to McKinley. However, I don't think that Blaine would follow me. He really has a soft spot for the Warblers and that's a part of why I like him so much.
Glee is going strong. Finn really stepped up his captainship. He recruited a twelfth member to be able to access Regional's. He doesn't want to tell me more about him; he keeps telling me I am competition. He really works hard to stay above water under the circumstances.
If you could send him a little word I am sure it could help him passing through the hard time he is having now. I don't want to worry you, he isn't sick or dying, but he could really use all the love he can get right now. I really think that you are the best person to set his mood right.
I'll keep you posted.
Lovingly,
Kurt.
After reading Kurt's letter, Rachel was really worried. Knowing that Finn was in trouble, her smile disappeared. She wanted to do something for Finn, but she didn't know what to do. She thought that a simple note wouldn't be representative of her, but a song would be…
So, one night, after rehearsals, she asked Mrs Simons if she could borrow the auditorium later on for a personal project. Her teacher finally accepted, but not before warning her that she should rest her voice for future rehearsals.
She needed help with the filming part, so she asked one of her classmate, her personal assistant that Mrs. Simmons had chosen for her, to help with her special assignment. The girl accepted and Rachel asked her to meet her in half an hour in the auditorium.
Minutes after, Rachel went to the library, sat in front of a computer and wrote few words on Google. She chose a song, printed the lyrics and went back to her room to change. She decided to wear the outfit that Kurt had brought her the day she left. She put her video camera, her tripod and her lyrics sheets in her handbag. All set, she got out of her room, entered the school and walked quickly to the auditorium.
There, Anna, her assistant, was already waiting for her. So, Rachel gave the girl her directions. She asked her to sit on the front row and film her every move, but, furthermore, all her emotions. She also told Anna that she had to stop filming when she will blow a kiss.
Then, she went onstage and asked Anna to push the REC button.
After her last note, she looked directly at the camera.
"Hope you know that someone in this world still care about you Finn." she said, facing the camera and blowing a kiss.
Then, Anna stopped filming and put the camera on the seat next to her. She went on stage and told Rachel how beautiful and emotional her rendition had been. Rachel thanked Anna for her help. The other girl hugged her and left.
Alone, Rachel cried for few minutes. Sure, she didn't need to sing a song for Finn to think about him, she was thinking about him every day, every hour, every minute, every second, but this song had made things more real, more hurtful.
Whipping her tears, she left the stage and the auditorium. Slowly, she walked to her dorm. There, she changed herself into pyjama, sat in front of her work table, took a piece of paper, a pen and started to write.
Dearest Kurt,
Your last letter worried me a little, but thanks for warning me about Finn.
You'll find, joined to this letter, a little something for him, hopping he'll feel better, not worst. I followed your orders general…
However, I have few recommendations for you. I'd like this DVD to be displayed for Finn in the auditorium as a private screening. I know you don't have your entry at McKinley anymore, buy asked Puck for help, he is good with sound systems and he has a special way to get into the auditorium. Maybe he will be a little hard to convince, but if you say it is for me, he will accept to help you. You can always watch it in your leaving room with him, but it won't have the same effect.
Sorry, Kurt, I have to close the light now, curfew!
Goodnight Kurt. Take care.
Rachel XXX
Rachel put the period to her last sentence. Then, she put the tape and the letter on her bedside table.
Tomorrow, she would transfer the tape to a DVD and post it to Finn, with Love.
So guys, which song did Rachel sang to Finn? No clue. Stay tunned for the next chapter to find out!