Chapter 48: If You Like It
"We've already tried doing original songs at Nationals remember? We came in twelfth." Santana said crossing her legs elegantly and flipping her hair.
"Yes, but I really think they can really pull it off this year." Finn said balling his hands into fists as if he was one hundred percent confident.
"Oh wait, you're right." Santana said giving a devilish smirk. "They don't have you and Rachel there to ruin it for them. It wasn't the original songs that made us lose, it was that disgusting kiss you two shared that lost it for us."
"Santana." Mr. Schuester said warning her not to bring up things that were already buried.
"Fine." Santana said raising her hands in defeat, the mocking yet completely compelling smile on her face. "Instead of discussing Nationals shouldn't we be rehearsing for your wedding anyways?"
Mr. Schuester stood up from his stool and crossed his arm. "I meant to tell you guys about this as soon as you all got here, but Santana and Finn started going at it, again." He said eyeing them before focusing back on us. "After what happened yesterday I really don't think it's such a good idea to have the wedding. I discussed it with Emma and she agrees. It wouldn't be fair to any of you guys if we asked you to attend, let alone perform so shortly after the shooting." Everyone looked at each other remembering the events of the day before. Some of us still didn't really grasp the fact that it was possible that one of the people sitting in the choir room could have never walked back in here if…
The rest of us wanted nothing more than to forget.
"Mr. Schuester you can't cancel your wedding because of what happened." Tina said, eliciting a 'yeah' and head nods from the entire glee club.
"Yeah Mr. Schue. If anything, the shooting should be incentive to not postpone the marriage any longer." Artie said looking at Tina as if to agree with her.
"Guys, we still have time and it would be unfair to ask everyone to show up at our wedding after yesterday. I'm actually surprised most of you came into school today. I th-"
"Mr. Schue." We turned our heads to where the voice came from to find Rachel Berry with the graduates standing behind her. Everyone was there; Quinn, Puck, Mike, Mercedes, and Kurt. It had been a while since we last saw any of the graduates and it was safe to say that we were all excited to see them.
"Rachel! Guys!" Mr. Schuester said when it finally hit him that everyone was here for his special day. Mr. Schuester pulled in each of the graduates into a hug before they each took a seat with us. Everyone was excited to see them and it seemed as if one hundred different conversations were going on. The new kids were the only ones who still didn't really see the big deal when the old new directions came back.
Kurt made his way over to me and gave me a half-smile before hugging me. The hug was tight and it lingered, making me somewhat uncomfortable but enjoying it nonetheless. It didn't really hit me until Kurt hugged me that if my life was taken yesterday, I wouldn't have had any closure with him at all. No one last goodbye. No one last thank you.
"I was so scared when I heard what happened." Kurt said letting go of me. I brought him in for another hug when I saw his eyes were red and a single tear was falling from his eye. "I'm glad you're okay."
"Kur-" Before I could say anything Kurt was being pulled away by Tina and the 'catching up' commenced.
"The choir room." Rachel said with a smile on her face, more to herself than to anyone else. Her eyes were happy but showed a hint of nostalgia that was threatening with tears. It made sense why she would be so emotional; this room had been her home for the last 3 years of her time in Lima. Not just her; all of the graduates had the same light in their eyes that seemed to sing 'I'm Home.'
"Anyways, enough with the hello's, it's time we rehearse for the wedding!" Mercedes said as she grabbed Marley's shoulder and shook her gently to get her pumped for rehearsal.
"I was actually talking with the glee club about that." Mr. Schuester said running his hand threw his hair.
"We know." Puck said sitting on the piano. "But now you can't cancel since we're all already here. If you do cancel it, then you're going to have to buy me my next flight from Los Angeles to Lima, Mr. Schue."
"That's true Mr. Schue." Mercedes said with an authoritative look on her face. It was interesting to see how the entire room dynamic changed when the graduates came back.
"Looks like I have no choice." Mr. Schuester said laughing.
"Well now that that's decided." Quinn said standing up and straightening her skirt with that same bright smile that you always knew belonged to her. "Why don't the graduates show the new kids what we're made of?" The graduates all got on their feet and loudly made their way towards the front of the room. It seemed as if everything that happened in the choir room was worth celebrating; even Quinn suggesting the graduates do a number got a loud cheer from everyone. I don't care though, I love it.
"We haven't been together for a while so we might be a little rusty, but I'm sure we can come up with something." Rachel said smiling at Quinn, who placed her arm around Rachel giving her a sideways hug. Rachel extended her hand towards Santana so that she could join them.
"Come on." Santana said motioning her head for Brittany to follow her to the front. Britt held Santana's hand and they both joined the graduates by the piano.
"Brittany hasn't graduated." Joe said raising an eyebrow.
"Shut up Joe." Sugar said giving him a look before clapping rapidly and practically jumping in her seat.
"Honorary graduate." I said leaning in towards Joe.
"That's right Blaine Warbler! Most of you know I stayed back, and if you didn't, then where have you been? Anyways, The real reason I stayed back was because I knew the New Directions would have no direction without me."
"Like I said, she's a genius." Santana said shrugging her shoulders and smiling at her girlfriend.
"How about we get this show on the road?" Puck said stringing his guitar as Finn started playing the drums.
When the performance was done everyone was on their feet cheering for the graduates who had performed an amazing number despite no rehearsal. "Guys that was incredible!" Mr. Schue said patting them all on the back.
"Looks like we have our work cut out for us." Ryder said slumping in his chair.
"Yeah, now I know why everyone is always raving on and on about the old New Directions." Kitty said playing with her ponytail and admiring Quinn Fabray, the Cheerio amongst all Cheerios.
"We're screwed. Maybe original songs aren't the best idea for nationals." Marley said with a bittersweet look on her face.
"That wasn't the point of our performance." Kurt said tilting his head slightly as he always does. "You guys are insanely talented! We didn't mean to bum you guys out, although we are honored."
"If anything that was to motivate you guys." Rachel added.
"Do you think any of us were this good when we first started?" Quinn said smiling at us. "At first we started off as nothing but a bunch of misfit kids who had nothing in common but big dreams and a love of music."
"But little by little the New Directions built a reputation and now we're a strong, united force as well as the reigning national champions. We each took so much crap, sometimes from one another," Santana said eyeing the graduates "but mostly from all the haters. Each one of these graduates and many of the members still in glee club this year were here from the from the start, and despite all the drama along the way, everyone in here became my family." Santana said, making everyone laugh reminiscing on all the ups and downs that has happened in this choir room.
"The memories and bonds created in this choir room," Rachel said pointing to the ground. "is what made us who we are today. We established this feeling of family in glee club, and it's up to you guys to continue on our legacy."
"It's a lot to live up to." Unique said. "I don't know if we can continue your legacy and win Nationals this year."
"Our legacy isn't being national champions." Finn said standing up from the drums and joining the graduates by the piano. "Sure, that's what people might remember us for, but what we mean is the feeling of being safe…and loved. It's the feeling of family and being at home in this room. That's what we established. That's what we want you guys to continue. That's our legacy."
"Becoming national champions was just an added bonus to everything this room and Mr. Schue gave us." Kurt added.
"But because being national champions has a certain ring to it, and we don't want you losing it after one year, we've decided to help you guys out." Mercedes said, a bright smile on her face.
"What do you mean?" Jake asked.
"You heard right bro." Puck said putting down his guitar. "Each of us has agreed to come back before Nationals to help you guys prepare for competition and mentor you newbies."
"And hopefully you guys will be national champions two years running." Mercedes said smiling.
"Screw that." Kurt said. "You will be national champions." Everyone was on their feet cheering and thanking the graduates. If anything, it provided us another chance to be with them again in the near future. I knew that the Warblers were stronger than ever this year, and saying we would win was far different than actually winning. The bell rang and we all headed out of the choir room. I was on my way to the vending machine to grab some chips before heading out of McKinley when Kurt ran towards me. "Hey Blaine, wait up!"
"Hey Kurt." I said turning around and waiting for him to catch up. "What's up?"
"You left pretty quickly, is everything okay?" He asked, a genuinely concerned look on his face.
"Yeah, I just need to rush home before coming back for practice." I said clicking G5 and waiting for my chips to fall. "I'm okay!" I said shooting him a smile.
"Good." He said leaning against the vending machine. "Anyways, I wanted to invite you to my house tonight."
"Kurt, I'm dating Sebastian." I said raising an eyebrow at him.
"Not like that." Kurt said rolling his eyes. "What I meant was that everyone is going to my place after practice tonight and you should come with us. My dad is away with Carol so Finn and I decided to throw something. Not too big but I'd like it if you could join us."
"I think I have plans tonight with Sebastian but I'll let you know."
"Bring him with you." Kurt said shrugging his shoulders. "Just show up. It's not everyday that we can all be here together. I'll see you later!" Kurt waved and half smiled before turning around and walking away.
I was walking towards my car when I decided to call Sebastian. I put the phone to my ear as Sam walked over to me; he put his arm over my shoulders and began talking but quieted down when he saw I was on the phone.
It rang a couple times before he answered the phone and I heard his voice from the other side of the line. "Hello?"
"Hey there." I could feel a smile forming on my lips. I hated when that happened because everyone else probably thought I was just some weirdo. Sam pinched my cheeks when he noticed my smile and was mocking me, earning him a punch to the arm.
"Babe, can I call you back after practice? The coach is walking over right now and if I don't get back on the field he's going to have my throat."
"Crap I forgot you had lacrosse practice today. I just have a quick question. Do we have anything planned tonight? Kurt invited me over to his place later."
The silence on the other line worried me until I realized why he didn't respond. When he did respond it came as one word. "Kurt?"
"Not just him and I! His parents are away so Kurt and Finn are throwing a get together. Everyone in the glee club is going and the graduates are back too." I said.
"Hi Sebastian!" Sam yelled into the phone.
"I don't think we have anything planned yet. I was going to head over later but you should go have fun with your friends!" Sebastian was breathing heavily on the other side, probably from running around. "Tell Sam I say hi."
"Sam, Sebastian says hi. Anyways, Kurt told me to invite you as well."
I could hear laughing on the other side of the phone. "Wait really? That's nice of him but I wouldn't want to make things awkward. Besides, I can't tonight."
"Why not? You just said you didn't have plans." I asked getting slightly annoyed.
"Plans came up with Hunter." I swear I could hear Hunter saying 'What are you talking about? What plans?' on the other line. "Coach, one second!" I heard him yell. "Sorry sir. Blaine? I gotta go. Have fun tonight! Love you." Before I could say anything he had already hung up the phone.
I was slightly confused as to what just happened but I wasn't going to question it. I was looking forward to having a good time tonight.
"We're stopping at McDonalds on our way back from your house." Sam said taking the bag of chips out of my hand and opening them, loudly crunching one as he bit down. "Thanks for the chips."
"I hate you." I said rolling my eyes.
"No you don't." Sam said opening the passenger door and getting into the car. "But for saying such a hurtful thing, you can make it up to me by buying." I was going to protest but Sam had already turned on the radio and was having his own little jam session.
"Does it turn you on when you see me changing?" I asked drying off my hair with a towel and throwing it at him. "I bet you peek when I shower too. Not that I blame you."
"Please tell me that isn't a serious question." Hunter said throwing the towel back at me. "First of all, the question also applies to you because you're also gay. Second of all, you're not as hot as you think you are. And third of all-"
"Shut up." I said opening my locker and standing there in nothing but my boxers. "You can't tell me you don't want all of this? And you basically just admitted to being gay."
"Don't know what I was thinking when I did." He said sitting down on the bench in nothing but a towel. "And you twisted my words. I didn't mean I was gay."
"We've had sex!" I yelled out loud. "Of course you're gay!"
"Sebastian!" Hunter yelled, his eyes widening when I yelled out that we had had sex. "Will you keep it down?" Hunter turned around and began putting in his locker combination.
"Relax, no one is in the locker room anymore, it's just us." I turned around to grab my shirt and jeans before starting to change.
"I can practically feel you staring at my ass." Hunter said putting on his jeans facing away from me.
"I'm in a committed relationship." I scoffed at his accusation. "Besides, what makes you think your ass is worth my attention?"
"It caught your attention before didn't it?" Hunter said smirking at me.
"Silly me." I said half smiling at him. "Anyways, hurry up. Finished getting dressed cause we're going shopping."
"Don't tell me what to do." This bickering between Hunter and I was probably the highlight of my day; besides seeing Blaine of course. "By the way, you can't tell Blaine we have plans without first asking me to hang out first."
"Sorry I like to keep things interesting." I said rolling my towel and whipping him right in the butt cheek, a loud snapping noise coming from the towel making contact.
"Sebastian!" Hunter said turning around, an irritated look on his face. "You're a child, you know that?" He said shaking his head. "What is it exactly that you're shopping for?"
"An engagement ring." The words left my mouth, plain and simple. No hesitation. No doubt.
Hunter closed his locker as I said the words 'engagement ring'. He stood there before turning around and laughing. "That's a good one Sebastian."
"I'm not kidding. I invited you because I want my best friend to be there to help me choose out a ring." I grabbed my backpack and searched for my keys before closing my locker, not turning my attention towards Hunter who was looking at me as if I had three heads.
"Do you even hear what you're saying?" Hunter asked taking a seat on the bench across from me. "You're planning on proposing to Blaine?"
"Yeah, why is that weird?" In all honesty, I knew why he was reacting the way he was. It's not everyday that Sebastian Smythe decides he wants to get engaged. Truth be told, until I met Blaine I never planned to being married to anyone. I was content with the single life.
"Sebastian." He said closing his eyes and rubbing his temples. "Are you kidding or are you insane? You can't ask Blaine to marry you!"
"Why not? I love him. He loves me. Eventually we're going to get married so why not get married as soon as possible?"
"You're still a kid! You're only 18 years old and you're still in high school! Just because you guys spend most of your time together doesn't mean that know what it means to live together, let alone be married. Sebastian, think about what you want to do. You know how hard you took it when you two broke up, imagine what it'll be like if you get divorced…it'll be so much worse. How could you possibly know you two are getting married?"
"I hear you Hunter, I do, but it doesn't matter. I know Blaine and I are meant to be together. We won't break up, I know we won't. I love him, Hunter, that's how I know."
"I get it." Hunter said standing up and pacing back and forth. "But marrying a person and marrying an idea are two completely different things. I'm not saying that you and Blaine won't be together in the end, but you're rushing it. Wait to make sure you are really in love with everything about Blaine, not just your idea of him. You're infatuated by the very thought of him, Sebastian. You're not thinking clearly."
"Hunte-"
"No, let me finish." Hunter said sitting back down. "You have the rest of your future to figure out life, why rush? You're going to meet new people. New guys. New interests. What if later on you realize Blaine was nothing more than a high school fling? I'm not saying that's the case…but what if?" Hunter lifted up his arms as if he was trying to calm me down. Looks like I was letting my annoyance show as he spoke. "Why did you just randomly decide you want to marry him?"
"If people lived by 'what ifs' we wouldn't have progress, Hunt." I breathed heavily, thinking about how to answer his question. "I didn't just wake up this morning and think 'wow, I want to marry Blaine', I've always known. I figured I'd propose sooner or later, and it came sooner."
"But why?" Hunter asked. I shrugged my shoulders, not really feeling the need to give him an explanation. "Is this because of the shooting?"
"No." I said standing up. Partially. "Are you coming with me or not?"
"Not until we finish this conversation." Hunter said putting his backpack down on the floor. "You're not going to lose him Sebastian. If that's why you're afraid and if that's why you plan on proposing to him, then you need to think twice about it."
"You don't know that I won't lose him. What if something does happen? It's not even that…what if he finds someone else? What if we move to New York and everything changes?" I realized my voice was escalating but it was frustrating having to think of all the things that could go wrong. You're doing this to yourself Sebastian. I know, okay? I know…
"This isn't the Sebastian I know. If you honestly had faith in your love then you wouldn't be so worried about things that aren't even going to happen. Do you love him?"
"Obviously."
"Is he your soul mate?"
"Of course."
"Do you think you two are meant to be?"
"Yes."
"Then what do you have to worry about? If your love is real and you two truly love each other, then everything will work out in the end. Why worry when you know there's nothing to worry about?" Hunter said sighing as if he was one hundred percent in the right. Maybe he was. Maybe he wasn't. To each his own, right?
"But it's not just that, Hunt. I'm not proposing to him because I'm afraid of the future. I'm proposing to him because I know that whatever the future brings will be easier and better if he's there with me. I want to make him a Smythe…well, kind of. Smythes tend to be jerks, but the point is I want him to have my last name."
"Sebastia-"
"No. I listened to you, so now you have to hear me out." Hunter groaned but sat there waiting for me to continue. "I'm proposing to him because I know that I will one day be his husband and I don't see a need in waiting. Why not start our lives as a married couple now?"
"It's like you're oblivious to all the teen marriages and the divorce rates. You need to not be so impulsive! When an idea gets into your head there is absolutely no way of getting it out." Hunter said shaking his head and standing up. "But I'm your best, and probably only, friend. You need at least one person to stand on your side at the wedding right?" Hunter extended his hand to shake mine, a genuine look on his face. "I can't believe I'm going to say this...but I support you."
"That's only partially true. Yes, you're my best, and probably only, friend, but you won't be standing in the crowd because you'll be standing next to me."
"Are you asking me to be your best man?" Hunter asked, a half smile and raised eyebrow on his face that indicated he already knew the answer to his question.
"Maybe." I said smirking and holding out my fist. "I know I'm stubborn and you don't agree, but I need you to help me through this."
"I still think you're crazy, and I now think I'm slightly crazy, but I guess I have no choice but to support the groom if I'm the best man." Hunter bumped his fist into mine. "Although Blaine might not want me to be your best man."
"What? Why not?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
"You expect Blaine to be okay with the fact that the guy who recently tried to break you two up is now going to be your best man? Assuming that he accepts of course."
"Crap." I said stopping in my tracks as we made our way to my car. "I never even realized he had the option of saying no…what if he says no?!"
"Of course he has the option…what the hell, you thought he didn't? You're sure you've thought this through? It doesn't really seem like you're ready." Hunter said rolling his eyes. "Do you even know how a wedding works?"
"It'll be a learning process." I said shrugging. "I'm ready."
"Sure you are." Hunter said.
"By the way, the moment we just shared was really gay and is not to be spoken of. You're taking that conversation to the grave."
"Whatever you say, Mr. Sentimental."Hunter said smirking at me.
"Someone find me some booze." Santana said coming into the kitchen where Brittany and I were.
"I don't think it's that kind of night Santana." I said laughing. "It's supposed to be a hangout, not a party."
"I don't care. Watching a two hour long musical is not something I can do sober."
"But you love musicals." Brittany said kissing Santana.
"That was a secret…Yes musicals are a guilty pleasure of mine, but not the crappy ones. I haven't even heard of the one they're playing." Santana said sitting in a chair.
"Try one of these to see if they cheer you up." I said bringing out a tray of cookies that had been cooling. Brittany and I decided to bake some cookies while everyone else watched the movie.
"Oh Blaine, you sure know the way to a woman's heart." Santana said grabbing a cookie and biting into it. "Oh my god…delicious!"
"Too bad knowing my way into a woman's heart isn't helpful in my situation." I said winking at her. "Brittany might benefit from it though. Besides, she deserves the credit, it's her recipe."
"Since when do you bake?" Santana asked.
"Lord Tubbington told me how to make the cookies. I was supposed to add cat nip but I didn't think that was such a good idea." Brittany said pouring thee cups of milk. "No one says we can't finish these between us and make another batch for the others later."
"Don't tempt me." I smiled at her before taking a cookie for myself. In reality, they were actually really good.
"So where's Sebastian?" Brittany asked.
"With Hunter I think."
"I think?" Santana asked raising an eyebrow.
"When I invited him earlier it seemed like he made plans the second I asked him to come. Plans supposedly with Hunter."
"Has he texted you?" As soon as the question came out, my phone lit up with a text message from Sebastian. "Speak of the devil." Santana said taking another cookie.
Haven't heard from you in a while. Having fun? –Sebastian
Enjoying some delicious baked goods with some beautiful women. What're you up to? –Blaine
I'm on my way back from the mall. Want me to come pick you up? –Sebastian
You can come if you'd like but we're all staying the night. We have rehearsal in the morning for the wedding. –Blaine
Right. Sigh, okay. –Sebastian
Quick question. What's your ring size? –Sebastian
9…why? –Blaine
Just wondering! Well, I'm tired. I'll see you tomorrow. Night B, love you. –Sebastian
Goodnight Bas. Love you too. –Blaine
"Do you think it's weird that Sebastian asked me my ring size?" I asked after a while of trying to get the question out of my head.
"If you two elope I swear to god I will kill you both." Santana said.
"He's proposing?!" Brittany asked.
"What? No! I'm just asking cause he randomly asked me my ring size." I said scratching my head. Maybe I was making a big deal out of nothing.
"Don't look too into it. It's probably him just being a weirdo. Sebastian isn't the type to get married." Santana said taking a sip of her milk. I couldn't help but give her a look; what did she mean by that? Did she think Sebastian would never ask me to marry him? Why wouldn't he? He definitely would! "Calm down Blaine. I was kidding." Santana said rolling her eyes when she noticed me tense up.
"There you guys are!" Quinn said as her and Rachel walked into the kitchen. "You guys missed the movie."
"Good." Santana said as she smirked. "What's next on tonight's list of fun things?"
"Well that's why we're here." Rachel said sitting down next to me. "But it looks like you guys are having a good time without us." She grabbed a cookie and I handed her my glass of milk. "We're deciding what to do but want your guys' input…oh my god these are so good."
"Brittany is a master baker." I said high-fiving Britt Britt.
"I have a feeling they are going to be pretty upset if they don't get any cookies. Let's go back to the living room." Quinn suggested. We decided it was about time we rejoined the group. We got the tray and made our way back to the rest of the group who were busy brainstorming what to do next.
"I'm starving." Kitty said as we walked in with a tray full of cookies.
"Looks like we're just in time then." Brittany said giving her the tray of cookies. Everyone quickly grabbed a cookie, but when it was gone all it did was serve to make everyone else hungrier.
"What do you guys say to a cookout? Puck, lets man the grill and make some burgers and hot dogs for everyone. We can have a bonfire outside!"
"Yeah!" Kurt agreed, as did everyone else. "It's still pretty nice out and the pool is heated. What do you guys say to a quick swim first?"
Before Kurt had even finished, Ryder and Jake were already half naked running towards the backyard.
"Someone was excited." Unique said grabbing Marley's hand and running behind them. The group followed behind them, no one caring enough that they didn't even have extra clothes or bathing suits. Everyone jumped into the pool except for Finn, Puck, Mike and I.
"Do you guys need any help cooking?" I asked pushing up my sleeves.
"No we're good. Go have fun!" Puck said patting my back. I quickly put on my iPod into the music system and threw off my clothes, jumping into the pool with everyone else.
A few hours later and everyone was worn out from the pool, but mostly from eating so much. We were all sitting around the bonfire, telling stories and catching up with the graduates. I cuddled underneath the blanket next to Marley by the bonfire under the open sky. It had turned out to be a perfect night; perfect minus the fact that Sebastian wasn't here.
I saw Rachel and Finn together, but it struck me that I wasn't really sure whether or not they were together. Was Brody still in the picture? I'd have to make a mental note to remember to ask her that.
"It wouldn't be a glee club party if there was no singing." Rachel said. "What do you guys say to a group song?" Everyone agreed with Rachel and we all started singing campfire songs, enjoying every moment that we all had together.
It was already midnight when we all decided it was too cold to stay outside any longer. We all gathered our things and moved inside to see what else we could do, but one by one, everyone slowly started drifting to sleep while we hung out in the living room.
I was lying down with my eyes closed when I noticed Finn get up from the sofa. "Where are you going?" I asked rubbing my eyes.
"Sorry, didn't mean to wake you. I'm going to get blankets and pillows for everyone. Hopefully I find enough." Finn said giving a sheepish smile.
"You didn't wake me up. Here, let me help you." I said standing up and stretching. I followed Finn upstairs where he led me towards a closet. When he opened it I was surprised to see how many pillows and blankets there were.
"You grab that stack and I'll grab this one." Finn instructed.
"Can I ask you a question?" I asked, to which Finn nodded. "Are you and Rachel together?"
"Yeah we are." Finn said, a smile on his face. "It actually happened earlier today. Her and Brody haven't been together for a few months. I'm actually really happy."
"I'm happy for you." I said smiling at him. "Finchel is back together!" Finn high-fived me, his signature half smile on his lips.
"Don't tell anyone because nothing is set, but chances are I'm moving to New York at the end of this year to go to school over there. I'm waiting back to hear from NYU."
"That's awesome Finn! Do you know what you want to study?" I asked placing my hand on his shoulder.
"I want to be a teacher." He said, a bright smile on his face.
"I can definitely see that. You're definitely a leader." I said smiling at him.
"What about you?" He asked as we made our way back downstairs. "Where are you going to school?"
"I'm waiting to hear back from NYADA. That's the dream." I was fairly confident that I would be able to get into the school, but nothing was ever set in stone.
"You will definitely make it in, no doubt." He said giving me a reassuring smile. "We'll both be in New York next year then."
"I hope so!"