Synchronized Melodies
Arrangements: Season 1 Episode 19 Dream On
"Should I do it? This affects you too, B," Rachel bit her lip as she waited for him to answer. She had no idea of what to do! Her hand kept hovering over the small boombox and then was snatched back by Rachel's other hand.
"I know," he answered, grabbing her hand in his. "But you've always wondered more about her than me." He handed her a glass of water. And she took a drink and another calming breath.
"I think I want to listen. Are you okay with that?" He nodded in response. He wouldn't tell her that he had been hoping she'd choose to listen to the tape. He watched as she leaned over and pressed 'play'. Their mother's disembodied voice seemed to fill the room.
"Hi babies, it's your mom. I think this pretty much says it all," and then she sang. She sounded amazing and she was singing from Les Mis. Blaine looked over at Rachel and saw that tears were flowing down her face in waves. And these weren't her, "I'm crying for dramatic effect and here's a perfect teardrop down the face". No, these were soul-wrenching tears and her small body was shaking with held in sobs. Blaine let go of her hand and pulled her into a hug. He felt his own tears making their way down his cheeks, but he only wanted to focus on his sister.
He kept holding her until the tape stopped. He felt Rachel's sobbing subside and she pulled away from him, her eyes red and her cheeks blotchy. Without a word, he leaned over to the small boombox and rewound the tape to listen to their mother's angelic voice for the second of countless listenings.
A/n: Jesse wasn't the one to give Rachel the final push to listen to the tape. It was both hers and Blaine's decision here. Which I thought was only fitting.
I know it's short, but next up will be a little more intense: Theatricality.