Like I said, some chapters will be short. Though not usually this short. Sorry for the lack of updates, I've been uber-busy/working on a piece that refuses to cooperate. Also sleeping. Sleeping is nice.
Finn doesn't like Dalton, but he's not quite sure why. Kurt is safe there; he should be happy for his brother. But he's not.
This inner turmoil plagues Finn as he walks into English class, slumping into a desk in the back of the room. On the overhead screen is some poem, but Finn's not paying attention, even as the teacher starts reading it.
He feels selfish and guilty; why can't he just get over himself and be glad that Kurt is in a place that will accept him? He's not sure why it bothers him so much. Finn doesn't feel betrayed, or abandoned, and he thinks that New Directions has a really good chance at Regionals. And he lives with the boy, for Pete's sake! He sees him every day.
But he still wants Kurt back.
The teacher's voice has gotten sadder, and Finn wonders if he should be paying attention. This might be the good part.
"But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams, his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream. His wings are clipped and his feet are tied, so he opens his throat to sing…"
The weird poem strikes something in Finn's heart. It just seems so…familiar. He actually understands what the poet is talking about. And that never happens.
And then he knows why he hates Dalton so much, why Blaine annoys him, why he wants Kurt back so desperately.
The teacher's voice ended with a quiver, speaking the line slowly and melodically:
"For the caged birdsings of freedom."