Chapter 2: Meet Blaine
(BPOV)
It's amazing how the right song can make everything feel like a movie. Walking down the hall can turn into an awesome '80s movie if you choose the right song. Listening to "Don't You Forget About Me" makes me want to raise a fist in the air like Judd Nelson.
The next song comes on my iPod, "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry. I love this song. I try to image how it would sound in my voice and I know immediately that this will be the next song I suggest at glee club. I love being a member of New Directions, it is just the thing to pick me up after a dismal day at school.
As I walk down the hall, iPod in ears, I see people looking at me and calling me something, luckily the music blocks out the hate. As long as I have my music I can survive their hate, I can survive the bullying.
In English class (my least favorite, ugh), I hear Finn telling his girlfriend Rachel of a new student named Kurt.
"He is apparently the new target of the jocks. Poor kid, only been here a couple days and already being harassed." I hear Finn say.
"Why are they harassing him?" I ask intrigued.
"Apparently he is gay, and they are saying that they need to change that about him." He gives me a worried look because he knows that I'm gay. "I totally don't think that, you're born liking what you like."
I'm immediately worried for this new kid. I know what it's like to be bullied for being gay and I know that it can be hard going through it alone. "Do you know anything about him?" I ask Finn.
"Umm, not much. He transferred from that Private school, Dalton or something. He's a junior and he sits alone at lunch in the courtyard. That's about it."
"Thanks Finn." I make a mental note to find him tomorrow and offer my help and hopefully my friendship.