A/N- So, this chapter has a whole lot of Sunshine in it, but just be aware...it's for good reason...please enjoy, and don't forget to review.
Rachel Berry was terrified. After having received a call from a very broken sounding Sunshine Corazon, she was already so uncertain. However, now she was almost ready to turn around, and run as fast as she could in the other direction. She couldn't get what Quinn had told her out of her head. That she shouldn't have gotten involved, and she didn't know what she was getting herself into. Regardless, she'd always revert her thoughts back to the fact that she knew exactly how Sunshine felt. All those thoughts, and more flooded Rachel's mind as she stood still as could be staring at an apartment door. It wasn't the same apartment. It wasn't the same building. It wasn't even the same part of the city, but that didn't matter. Regardless of the location, it was still the same Hell she had once escaped.
The residence of Jesse St. James.
Sunshine had assured her that he was gone, and would be until the next afternoon. She promised she would never put her in his path, knowingly. It wasn't that Rachel didn't believe the girl, but had she not sounded so desperate, she probably would have made up some sort of excuse not to go. As terrible as she felt having that selfish little thought, she couldn't help it. However, she knew Sunshine needed somebody, and she really wanted to be the person she needed.
I could still go back. I'm sure she'll be just fine.
Who was she kidding, if she was fine she wouldn't have called. She was about to knock, but she noticed the door wasn't quite shut all the way. She swallowed the enormous lump in her throat, and pushed the door open. It was almost completely dark. All she could see was a very dim light coming from a room down the hall. She slowly stepped inside. The smell of Jesse hit her like a brick wall, and damn near knocked her backwards. It was his cologne. At one point in her life, she thought it always be her favorite scent. At that moment, it smelled more like poison. She took deep breath, and continued inside, shutting the door behind her. She needed to find Sunshine without calling for her. If for some reason, Jesse was still there, she wouldn't dare give him the chance to find out she was in his home. She followed the reflection of light, down the hallway to a door that was half open. She slowly, and carefully eased the door open. Sunshine was on the bed, half covered with a navy blue bed sheet. There she lay, on her back, clutching the sheets in her fists, crying and shaking. Her breasts were totally exposed, and after Rachel had noticed that, she started to think the worst had happened.
Thirty minutes, and twenty-four seconds. That was the exact amount of time it took Jade to get from Smashed to the address Rachel had texted her. Not that she'd ever know that, she was far too upset and confused. All she knew was Rachel was at Jesse's apartment. She didn't know why, or what could have possessed her to go there, but she didn't care. Jade Price wasn't one to ask questions when she got a text message from her best friend, saying she was in a dangerous place, and needed her help. She hurried inside the building, and was surprised when Rachel was already posted at the door.
"Rea Rea, what the Hell are you doing here, are you okay", she asked, in almost a desperate tone.
"He's gone too far this time, Jade...he's really gone too far", Rachel cried. Jade stepped close to her, and wiped some of her tears away.
"What do you mean, love?"
"Come on", said Rachel, grabbing Jade's hand, and leading her to the bedroom. By then, Rachel had gotten clothes on Sunshine, and had her sitting up, drinking a glass of water. She was still a little shaky, but a bit calmer than she had been when Rachel got to her. Jade looked at Sunshine, than at Rachel.
"What happened exactly?"
"Just...talk to her", said Rachel, in almost a whisper.
Jade nodded. She slowly walked over to the bed, and knelt down in front of Sunshine. She studied the way she was sitting. Her ankles, although dangling, hung crossed together. It was easy to tell she was trying to keep her thighs together, but couldn't. The poor girl looked so tired, like she had been moving for hours against her will. Jade knew exactly what had happened. Before she could say anything, Sunshine started to speak.
"Who...who are you", she asked, shyly.
"Sunshine, my name is Jade, I'm Rachel's friend. I'm here to help you."
"Help...me", she asked, as if she was surprised that more than just one person actually wanted to help.
"Yeah...", said Jade, softly. She was trying not to cry, but it wasn't easy for her seeing anybody in the state this girl was in."He took things to another level of Hell tonight, didn't he?"
Sunshine just nodded slowly, as more tears rolled down her cheeks. She looked away from Jade, as if she was ashamed.
"Hey...look at me sweetie, it's alright...", said Jade. Sunshine looked down and, to her own surprise felt a wave of relief when she was met with a very loving pair of dark brown eyes."I know how you must feel, please believe me when I say that. I know you don't know me, but I know you. Better than you might think. I know you're broken, scared and in more pain right now than you think anyone else could ever possibly imagine. I also know, that you think Rachel and I might be walking out of here without you. Am I right?"
"He n-needs me...", Sunshine mumbled.
Rachel, standing idly by, closed her eyes. Hearing Sunshine say those words had hurt her just a little bit. It sounded all too familiar, and she could only imagine how she must have sounded saying that exact same thing.
"Oh, he needs somebody. He needs somebody to destroy so he can feel like a man. Well, let me tell you something. I wouldn't let that somebody be Rachel, and I'm not about to let that somebody be you either", said Jade, her voice breaking towards the end. A few minutes later, Rachel was on the phone with Puck. Jade was floating around the apartment gathering everything she knew to be Sunshine's. Once Rachel was done talking on the phone, she sat next to Sunshine, and rubbed her back.
"Did he...do this to you too?"
The question had caught Rachel off guard. She wasn't expecting Sunshine to speak, much less ask her that question. She had already felt so guilty about the situation. Just knowing that Jesse had found somebody else to hurt, somebody she knew and had grown to think of as a friend, hurt her. Now she felt a whole new kind of guilt. If she hadn't of left Jesse, Sunshine would be safe. Jesse had taken his abuse to a whole new level with Sunshine, and it had happened a lot faster than it had with her. Out of all the horrible things he had done to her, holding her down, and forcing himself inside of her, was not one of them.
"No...no, he didn't."
Once Puck had arrived with Mercedes, he started putting Sunshine's things into Mercedes car. Rachel and Mercedes watched, as Jade knelt back down in front of Sunshine, held her hands.
"Sweetie, are you absolutely sure he isn't coming back until tomorrow", she asked, and Sunshine nodded her head."Do you want to go to the police?"
"No", she answered, quietly, yet so abruptly, that it shocked Jade a little.
"Okay, that's perfectly fine. Trust me when I say, that if you did go to the police, the chances of him making you look like the crazy one, are very high. That's something that I really wouldn't want you to go through. So, where do you want to go now?"
"Home."
"Where's home", asked Jade, looking over at Rachel.
"Sunshine, home like, Philippines to see your family", asked Rachel, and the girl nodded.
"Okay, believe it or not that can be done, and it can be done safely. We'll get you home, I promise you that, love."
As Jade continued talking to Sunshine, Mercedes looked over at Rachel. She could see that she felt guilty, and was most likely thinking that it was her fault in some way.
"Don't you blame yourself for this, girl. It's not your fault", she warned. Rachel just kept her attention on Jade and Sunshine, but she nodded just a little."You don't even hear me though, do you?"
Rachel spoke not one word.
"Alright, everything's loaded. Big surprise that like ninety-five percent of the shit in this place belongs to that dick. Can we get out of here before this mother fucker comes back, and I go to jail for murder", said Puck, as he walked into the room."Ready, sweetie", Jade asked Sunshine, but the tiny girl just started to cry.
"I know...I know, it's alright. Come on, I've got you, love", said Jade. She leaned in, wrapped her arms around Sunshine's body, and lifted her into her arms."I've got you", she whispered, as some of her own tears rolled from her eyes. Sunshine felt safe enough to wrap her legs around Jade, as she carried her out to the car. Mercedes followed right behind Jade, smiling at how protectively she was carrying the girl. Rachel was the last to leave the apartment, and hanging on the wall right by the door, was a framed photo of Jesse. She glared at it, and knew it was the first head shot he had ever had taken. It made her sick when he hung things like that on the wall. Knowing just how much he thought of himself was enough to make anyone sick. Without even thinking about it, she ripped it from the wall, and threw it as hard as she could against a different wall. As the frame broke, and the glass flew everywhere, Rachel felt an overwhelming feeling of satisfaction. She couldn't even stop the smirk that spread across her face. With that, she walked out, slammed the door, and followed her friends down the hallway.
By the time everybody was back to the apartment, and they had made a solid plan, it was almost one o'clock in the morning. Puck was showering, Mercedes was on the phone with Sunshine's mother, and Jade was typing away on her computer. Mercedes was just getting off the phone when Jonah, and Quinn came flying through the door, almost tripping over one another.
"Damn baby, slow down", said Mercedes.
"Sorry...it's just, what the blue fuck is going on", he asked, as he tossed his backpack onto the floor.
"Not that it's a bad thing, but how did you two know anything was going on", asked Jade, not looking away from her computer screen.
"Well, Rachel hasn't been answering my texts, or calls. So I figured she was with you guys at Smashed. I get there, Jonah says you took off and all you told him was that you were going to get Rachel from Jesse's", said Quinn, with mixed tones of confused, and upset.
"Oh, okay well don't you worry, she's alright. She's in her bedroom with Sunshine", said Mercedes. She put her phone down, and wrapped her arms lovingly around Jonah.
"Wait, Sunshine's here", asked Quinn.
"Only until the morning. We just talked to her parents, and I booked her an escorted flight back to the Philippines", said Jade, closing her laptop.
"Wait, holy shit. So...you guys just went there and straight up took her out", asked Jonah.
"Needed to be done", said Puck, walking from the hallway in just a towel."He won't be back until tomorrow afternoon, so it's not like we risked anything by going to get her."
"Bullshit", spat Quinn."I cannot believe you let Rachel go there!"
"Girl, don't even get mad, you don't know the whole story", said Mercedes. She sensed that Quinn was about to take her attitude a little farther than necessary.
"So what's the whole story", asked Quinn. She put her stuff down, and walked farther inside. Jade was a little put off by the blond's attitude but she refused to make it known. Truth be told, it wasn't just Santana that scared Jade during High School. She could remember a few nightmares she had, starring the fiery blond headed Cheerio.
"I was working, Rachel called and told me she needed me at Jesse's...she texted me the address. I ran half way, then got tired, so I hailed a cab. She went there on her own, I had no idea she was going over there", explained Jade, calmly.
"Did Sunshine call her or something", asked Quinn.
"Yeah, she did. Once she got there she realized that Jesse...". She couldn't finished the sentence, she knew if she did she would start to cry.
"What", asked Jonah.
"She was naked in their bed when Rachel found her, what do you think that piece of shit did to her", asked Puck, from the kitchen.
"Oh no", mumbled Quinn.
"Yeah", said Mercedes.
"Why didn't you take her to the hospital", asked Quinn.
"Look who your asking", said Jonah, but he felt bad the second the words left his mouth. Jade looked at him with a blank expression on her face.
"Shit...Jade, I'm sorry I didn't mean it like that."
She simply smiled, and turned her face away from her brother. He still felt bad for his words. Over time he had come to learn that when Jade didn't respond, it was because she didn't want her hurt to be known. However, for the most part, it was known whether she liked it or not. She had about a dozen tells that she wasn't even personally aware of, one of which was smiling like a sad clown."Jade, seriously, I didn't mean-..".
"It's okay, I'm not mad', she said, standing up. She gathered her things, and headed towards her bedroom. Quinn just sat down on the couch, and took a deep breath.
"Baby mama, you look tired", said Puck.
"I am. My night class seriously wiped me out. I should go home, but I need to check on Rach."
"Go ahead, I think she's just trying to get Sunshine to get some sleep", said Mercedes.
Quinn stood up, and headed down the hallway. She tip toed up to Rachel's door, and was about to open it when Rachel came out.
"Jesus", she shrieked, before looking back to make sure she hadn't woken Sunshine up.
"Sorry", whispered Quinn, stepping back.
Rachel stepped into the hallway, and quietly closed the door behind her. Quinn smiled sadly at her girlfriend. She looked absolutely exhausted. She wanted nothing more than to pull her into her arms, and hold her, but she didn't.
"So...I know you're probably mad at me...but...I had to go", said Rachel, looking down at her feet.
"No. I'm glad you did."
"He...".
"I know", said Quinn, softly.
Rachel couldn't bring herself to look Quinn in the eye. Their unspoken understanding of space still remained uncomfortably unspoken. Little did the blond know just how much her girlfriend craved contact at that moment. Rachel wouldn't make a move, and what was stopping her, she was unsure.
If she makes the move, I still have her. If she hugs me...I'm still hers.
Quinn did make a move, but it wasn't to hug Rachel. She reached out, grabbed her hand and held it. She secretly hoped the gesture would cause the shorter girl to move into her.
"Quinn...".
"Yes?"
"Are we...okay?"
"I was thinking we were but to be honest, I'm starting to think I'm wrong...", answered Quinn. Without even realizing it, she had squeezed Rachel's hand even tighter.
"I want to be okay. I really want to be okay", said Rachel, breaking into tears. That was the last straw. Quinn pulled Rachel into her arms, and held onto as tightly as she could.
"We are. We're okay, baby...", she whispered, placing a few soft kisses on her forehead.
"I'm sorry", cried Rachel.
"Shhhh, it's alright. I'm sorry too."
Meanwhile, Jade sat on the fire escape outside of her bedroom. She was crying her eyes out. She cried for Sunshine, she cried for Rachel, she cried all of her frustrations out. She was freezing, so she had arms wrapped around herself in a tight hug. She was starting to wish she had brought her iPod outside with her. For some reason, the city noise she had come to think of as music wasn't soothing her like it usually did. Worst of all, what her brother had said to her was sitting in the back of her mind. She felt terrible that Sunshine didn't go to the hospital. Mainly because she was the one who had pointed out what a bad idea it was.
"If we take her to the hospital they push her to report it", she had said in the car."If that happens, all this nonsense will happen, and she won't get to go home. Plus, it's Jesse, he will have a way to make her look bad."
"Very true, he will", said Rachel.
"Yeah, but what if he messed her up somehow", asked Puck.
"Sunshine...", said Rachel, who had the tiny girl's head on her shoulder."I'm so sorry that I have to ask you this right now, but...did he use a condom?"
Sunshine slowly nodded her head.
"Do you feel like you need to go to the hospital", asked Mercedes, from the drivers seat.
Sunshine shook her head.
"Sweetie, it seems like you're hurting really badly. Are you sure", asked Rachel again.
"I'm sure. It only hurts like this because...I...was a...v-vir-". She had stopped talking only to start crying all over again.
Rachel's jaw dropped as she looked up at Jade, but Jade couldn't even look in that direction. She was staring out the window, holding back the tears that threatened to fall.
Now there she was, letting out all the tears she had been holding in all day long. She hated how much she had cried lately. She hated how much Rachel had cried lately. She hated Jesse. She hated not talking to Santana. She hated herself. For so long she held so much pride in her ability to see the beautiful side of things. To use her tears to heal, to let music control her every thought. She felt like she was loosing all of it, and she had never thought that would happen. She knew she'd feel at least a little better once she was all cried out. For a very short amount of time, she actually considered talking to somebody instead of hiding her pain. It didn't last long, she didn't want to bother anybody. Especially not Rachel, because she knew she was busy with Sunshine. She decided against talking to anyone, and just stayed on her fire escape alone.
After a few more minutes talking with Rachel, and making plans for the following afternoon, Quinn went home. She wanted to stay but knew she needed to sleep. Rachel eventually ventured back to her bedroom, and crawled onto the bed next to Sunshine. Her eyes shot open, but her panic quickly subsided once she realized it was Rachel.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you", she said, voice full of guilt.
"It's okay", answered Sunshine.
"Do you need anything?"
"No, I'm fine."
Rachel laid her head down, facing Sunshine. She wasn't really sure what to say, but she would be there no matter what. Sunshine lay curled into a little ball, her arms pressed close to her body. Rachel knew it was her little protective position. She remembered laying the same way sometimes, and seeing Jade lay that way as well. She reached over, and pulled the blanket onto Sunshine.
"I wanted to be just like you...", mumbled Sunshine."I still do."
"Why", asked Rachel.
"You're amazing. You and your friends helped me so much. Thank you, Rachel."
"I knew he was hurting you. I only wish you would have let me help you sooner."
"I don't even know why I stayed. I guess I just wanted him to love me", said Sunshine, sadly.
"I know, sweetie."
"I wasn't going to call you. I wanted nothing more than to leave you alone, I swear Rachel."
"No, don't say that. I'm glad you called me. Obviously I knew you were in danger, I wouldn't have just left you."
"You let him change you. Why", asked Sunshine.
Rachel was uncomfortable with the question, but she wasn't about to be short with the girl. She hadn't done much talking since they had brought her home. Now that she was talking, Rachel wanted to keep her talking, so she could have some personal freedom. She above anyone knew just how much Jesse hated to hear other people talk at all. It wasn't hard to keep quiet in front of him.
"He wanted me to change, and be what he wanted. I wanted him to love me...", answered Rachel, plainly."After I got away from him, I felt like I'd been erased. Like, I had no real personality anymore. After I moved in with Puck, Jade and her brother...I just kind of went in a different direction."
"You're one of the strongest most wonderful people I know. I didn't think you would ever let anybody change you, but it's okay. I still wish I was more like you", said Sunshine.
"Why do you keep saying that? I'm not a wonderful person, Sunshine."
"Yes you are. You were...are like my best friend."
"Not that I mind, but how can you say that? We've barely seen each other since Lima."
"That's okay. I never had that many friends to begin with. Then I switched schools, and I still didn't have friends. After I graduated...I was really alone. I moved here, but my roommates, they were always gone. I talked to people at work, but they weren't really my friends. I thought of you all the time, Rachel. Remember at Regionals, you told me that if I got nervous and felt like barfing on stage, that I could just look at you?"
"I remember."
"Well, that is something a a real friend would say. Something a wonderful person like you, would do for somebody. When I looked at you, I knew I could do it. That's why you are my best friend."
Rachel smiled sadly.
"I think I would still be okay, but Jesse...he came to my store one day. He asked me out, and before I knew it we were together. When he started hurting me, I didn't care. I was just happy he wanted to be with me."
Rachel was pissed off all of the sudden. He had gone to her place of work, and asked her out. He was looking for another victim, and he found one. That's when she knew she was right about him for sure. He needed a girl, smaller than him, who could sing. Somebody he could beat up easily, and compare his talent to. Somebody who he could trick into thinking they were the only special thing in his life, and that he'd die for them.
"You won't be like me, right Sunshine? I mean, sure you're going home to see your family...but, you won't just let him kill your dreams, right?"
"No. I won't if you don't want me to."
"Sunshine, you have to do what you want. It's your life, and if your dreams are important to you, than you have to follow through."
"I will if you will", said Sunshine.
Rachel just smiled at the statement. She really didn't know what to say. She was proud of Sunshine. As many times as the girl said she wanted to be just like her, Rachel had more faith in her than that. After all, Puck and Jade and tried talking her into leaving at least a dozen times, before they were forced to get her out there. Sunshine's hesitation was there, but it was very short lived, and once she knew she had a way out, she took it just like that. Rachel knew she had more of a chance than she did. She moved closer to the girl, and lightly pulled her close.
"You should try and get some sleep, sweetie."
"Okay", yawned Sunshine."You won't leave, right?"
"No, I'll be right here with you all night, and when you wake up", said Rachel, smiling warmly.
"Thank you...", whispered Sunshine.
Eventually, sleep found them both, and morning came. Everybody was getting ready to leave for the airport. Jade came from her bedroom, and walked slowly into the kitchen. She had to smile, at her brother and Puck. Jonah was perched up on the counter, hovering over Puck's shoulder as he played some game on his Nintendo DS.
"Morning", said Rachel, who was eating a bowl of fruit at the counter.
"Morning bestie", yawned Jade.
"Damn it", said Jonah and Puck in unison.
*YAWN x2*
"Sorry guys", giggled Jade."Where's Hello Kitty?"
"Huh", asked Rachel, mouth full of strawberry.
"Sunshine...where's she at?"
"Oh, she's in the shower. Why did you just call her Hello Kitty", Rachel laughed.
"Oh my God, are you kidding me? Her head is just so round, and so perfect and cute! I'm sorry but the first time I saw a picture of that girl, I wanted to put kitty ears on her, and paint whiskers on her face so bad it's not even funny...".
Rachel just started laughing even harder.
"Okay, you are seriously screwed in the head, I hope you know that", said Puck, not looking away from his game.
"You know her, cuteness makes her weak in the damn knees", laughed Jonah.
"I wanna' put her in my pocket and keep her forever and ever", continued Jade, walking over to the refrigerator.
"That's probably be possible. She's so little", giggled Rachel.
"Look who's talking", said Puck.
"Shut it Puckerman", warned Rachel, whipping a grape at his forehead.
Jade was looking through her breakfast options, when she got a sharp pain in her stomach.
"Ow...Ow ow...", she whispered.
"What? What's wrong", asked Jonah.
"Tummy ache. Guess I'm not as hungry as I thought", she whined, closing the refrigerator.
"What did the DILF have to say about that", asked Puck.
"Noah...I know I'm gonna' regret asking but, what is a DILF?"
"Doctor I'd like to Fu-".
"Yeah, I regret asking", said Rachel, cutting him off.
"She didn't say anything important about my tummy issues, so we can stop talking about it now", said Jade, with a big fake smile on her face.
"Jade Price...", warned Rachel."You have got to stop acting like this is nothing. She told you that yesterday because she meant it! Now sit down, and relax before I call her and tell on you!"
"Yes mother", said Jade, sarcastically. She took a seat at the counter, and took a deep breath."Why'd she have to give you her personal cell number?"
"She wants us to keep her updated on you", answered Rachel.
'Us", asked Jade, raising her eyebrows.
"Oh yeah. I got it too", said Jonah with a big smile on his face.
"Ditto", said Puck.
"What the crap", breathed Jade, slamming her forehead on the counter.
"Face it, you're not doing what you need to do, so we're now your certified health and wellness babysitters", said Rachel.
"Oh well that is just fantastic", breathed Jade.
"Don't get all sad, it's better that way, and you know it is", said Puck.
Jade simply stuck her tongue out at the boy with the mo hawk. Not that he noticed, since he hadn't looked up from his video game even once during the conversation.
Mercedes emerged from the hallway, stretching her arms. She was dressed, but she still looked like she had just rolled out of bed.
"Good morning, Beyonce", said Rachel, laughing a little.
"I guess. Y'all know it's almost eight right", she asked.
"Oh shit", said Jade, jumping up and flying towards her bedroom.
"What? What's the issue", asked Jonah.
"Sunshine's flight leaves at ten-thirty, we have to meet her police escort by her gate at nine-thirty...".
"Oh shit", said Puck and Jonah in unison, as they scrambled their way out of the kitchen.
"Wow, I should probably go put a rush on her shower than", said Rachel, finishing what was left of her fruit, and hurrying towards the bathroom.
"Yeah, I'm gonna' eat some breakfast", said Mercedes.
"Tots are in the oven baby, they should be done in like five minutes", yelled Jonah from his bedroom.
"That's my boy."
At nine o'clock on the dot, the group and Sunshine were standing at her gate. Mercedes was chatting with Sunshine about her family, and giving her any comfort she could. Jade and Jonah were making sure all Sunshine's things were in order, while Rachel and Puck talked with the escort.
"So, she'll be by your side from now until the plane lands, correct?"
"I sure will, Hun. She'll have the window seat, I'll be sitting isle based. Even if she gets up to use the bathroom, I will be standing outside the entire time. I will be awake for the full duration of her flight, including the connecting flight. I will not leave her side until she is with her family."
"Amazing, thank you so much", said Rachel.
"It's my job", said the women with a smile.
"So...since your not in a uniform, nobody knows you're a cop, right", asked Puck.
"That's the idea, yes."
"So, where do you hide your gun", asked Puck, with a smile.
"Young man, that is for me to know and you never to find out."
Rachel giggled as she watched Puck's smile fade like a little boy who didn't get what he wanted for Christmas.
"Exactly how much did all this set you back, baby sister", asked Jonah, quietly.
"Ummmm...if you count the first class, the cash I gave her, and the escort, about nineteen hundred dollars", she answered casually.
"Okay, first of all, holy shit. Second, please tell me you didn't use your credit card", said Jonah, taking a serious tone.
"I did, why?"
"Dad checks our statements...".
"Oh Balls...I didn't even think about that. Well, it's whatever, she needed it, and it's done so...".
"He's not gonna' care. Fuck, I wish you would have waited until I got home last night. You could have used our emergency card."
"Like I said, it's done now, nothing we can do. It's not like you'll get in trouble for it anyways, he'll just scream at me."
"Are you forgetting that the only reason Dad let me move away from home on his dime, was to watch you? When he reads that statement, I'll get a verbal beating, same as you", argued Jonah.
"Oh my God, enough, it's done and over with", mumbled Jade.
Jonah just shook his head. Not that he wasn't proud of his sister for helping Sunshine out, but he knew there would be consequences.
Once it was time for Sunshine to get on the plane, she hugged everybody one by one, thanking them for all their help. She got to Rachel last, and latched onto her so tight, Rachel laughed a little.
"I will call you when I get home, I promise", she said.
"Okay. Oh, speaking of calling, I think you'd better leave your phone. I'm sure he has a way to track it", said Rachel. Sunshine nodded, took her phone from her pocket, and handed it to Rachel."Be safe...and please tell your family Hello from me", said Rachel, holding back her tears. After the conversation they shared the night before, she felt as though she was saying goodbye to her sister. She reached out, and pulled the smaller girl in for another hug."Don't you let anyone else hurt you", she whispered in her ear.
"Okay...I won't", Sunshine sobbed.
Jade couldn't help but cry a few tears herself, looking at the two of them. Mercedes was on the verge, but Jonah grabbed her hand, and gave her a comforting smile. Puck smiled at the two girls hugging, and then giggled a little when he heard Jade's camera go off.
"You would be taking a picture of this", he said, nudging at her.
"Shut up...", whined Jade.
"I'm sorry, Hun but we have to go", said the escort.
"Okay, go. Go find happiness", said Rachel, and she finally let go of Sunshine.
"I'll miss you", cried Sunshine.
"I'll miss you too."
Sunshine picked up her things, and headed for security. Rachel wandered into Jade's arms, and they all stood and watched as Sunshine went through the security check. Before she turned the corner, she looked back once more, and waved at all of them. They all waved back, and watched until she disappeared around the corner.
Later that afternoon, Rachel was riding by herself on the subway, on her way to see her boss. She didn't need to work that day, but her boss wanted to see her for just a little while. She was sitting there, happy and proud of what her and her friends had done. Thinking about Sunshine, and how much happier she would be once she was with her family. Her thoughts were interrupted by something tickling her senses. She felt somebody's eyes on her, and a very district smell suddenly took over the air around her. Just as she had figured it out, she looked up to see Jesse St. James standing directly in front of her. She couldn't breathe. His intense eyes, started down at her so angrily, she wanted to scream. As much as his glare terrified her, she couldn't help but look right into his eyes. Her body was frozen, and even if it wasn't, there was no getting away. There were people everywhere.
"I'm asking you one time, you little bitch", he mumbled angrily."Where the fuck did you hide my wife?"
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