It is the final day where everyone has to perform their songs. Tina is first, then Rory, Sugar, Artie, Lauren, and Sameul. I sit there dazed, the entire time while everyone is performing. When it was all said and done, Mr. Schue comes to the front of the classroom and stares at us.
"Well, I think it is obvious who won here," Mr. Schue said. Everyone looks at him with anticipation. I sit there, glaring at Santana so I can see her face light up when she wins. "The person who gets to choose our line-up will be, Quinn." Everyone turns and looks at me. I freeze up, I catch Rachel stomping her way out the door and Santana, Santana, looking at me. She isn't hurt or even angry. She just smiles, trying to hid it from everyone's view, and turns her attention back to Mr. Schue. He claps for me as people talk, I hear someone mentioning getting Rachel out from the hallway. Santana goes out and retrieves Rachel. She comes, upset but trying to play it off. She sits down next to Santana. I watch them the entire time, surprised.
Ever since Santana and I had that fight, last year about her and Brittany, our friendship hasn't really been the same. She ignores my entire existence, and I pretend not to care. It surprised that she, out of everyone, will bring Rachel in to calm her down over me winning. But I'm sure she has some strange reason for this. She does for everything.
"Well, Quinn," says looking at me," What will our songs be this year for sectionals?" I sit there, letting everyone's gaze soak into my skin. I open my notebook, that I had in my lap, and flip through a few pages. I notice a couple of songs that seem to stick out to me. I stand up, peering across the room at everybody.
"I have chosen the songs Rehab by Rihanna and In the darkness by dead by sunrise." I nod my head in pride as I sit down. I hear Rachel groan and I observe Santana giving her a dirty look, making Rachel roll her eyes, keeping her mouth shut. I couldn't help but smile. My heart begins to flutter. I look away from her in case she sees me blushing. Mr. Schue nods his head in agreement.
"Alright," he says, "Well, I guess that's our line-up for sectionals this year. Tomorrow we will vote for another which two songs to do a mash-up of and start practicing a.s.a.p." He whips his hand in a circle motion, signaling us to leave. I see Santana and Brittany prepare to leave, I get up and run over to them.
"Hey, Santana," I prepare myself to say. She looks at me, her face saying yes and seeming impatient. Brittany looks at me as well, except her face shows joy and unawareness at why the air is tight, thick between Santana and I.
"Well, I want to thank you," I mumble.
"For what?" Santana exclaims, without letting me finish my sentence.
"For, just calming Rachel down and everything," I rush out my mouth.
"That wasn't about you," Santana starts, "She's like that with everyone whenever she doesn't win. It was nothing." She grabs Brittany's hand and they walk out the door. My first thought is to follow them, tell Santana that I love her. But I stop myself, and walk out the door. I see Santana and Brittany give each other a kiss goodbye, as I walk out of the school trying to pretend that the conversation between me and Santana didn't ring in my ears.