Prompt: Ted Mosby: "You may think your only choices are to swallow your anger or throw it in someone's face. But there's always a third option, you can just let it go. And only when you've done that is it really gone and you can move forward." - 'How I Met Your Mother'
After telling his friends and Mr. Schue about the transfer, Kurt made his way out to his car, his vision blurred by tears. It wasn't fair! He was the one that was being bullied. He was the one that someone had threatened to kill and yet he was the one that had to leave. He couldn't help but wonder what Karofsky or his father had told the school board to get them to revoke the expulsion. One thing was for sure, the fact that Karofsky had kissed him still hadn't come out. Kurt found himself wondering if he had told someone if Karofsky still would have been allowed to return to school. More than likely the school administration would have said he had been asking for it and still sided with Karofsky.
Reaching his Navigator, Kurt fumbled with his keys before finally unlocking the door. Climbing in he put his his bag in the passenger seat and fastened his seatbelt. After several failed attempts to insert the key into the ignition, Kurt sighed in frustration and gave up. Wiping tears away with one hand, he reached for the phone in his bag with the other. Moments later he was listening to the phone ring and hoping that he wouldn't get Blaine's voicemail.
"Hey, Kurt," Blaine said, answering the phone after the third ring, sounding too cheerful.
"I've got to leave McKinley. They're letting Karofsky come back," Kurt mumbled through his tears.
Not quite sure he caught what was said, Baline asked, "Wait? What?" The cheerfulness was gone.
"The schoolboard reversed the expulsion and Karofsky's coming back."
"How could they do that after he harassed you and threatened you?"
"There's no evidence to back my claims. Karofsky wins again. I try to stand up to him and all it gets me is hate kissed, threatened and forced to leave."
"I'm sorry. If I hadn't suggested you stand up to him . . ."
"I'd still be getting shoved into lockers. This isn't your fault."
"I feel like it is."
"It isn't. The only ones at fault is the administration who wants to let homophobia slide."
"What are you doing?'Blaine asked.
"I'm coming to Dalton. My Dad and stepmother are giving up their honeymoon to send me. It's not fair. Karofsky's the one doing the bullying but my family and I are the ones paying."
"I know it isn't fair Kurt, but the best thing to do is let go of the anger and move on. All it will lead to is bitterness. I know."
Kurt wiped tears away again. "You seemed kind of angry about being forced to leave your school."
"I know. How do you think I know about the bitterness. The longer you hold onto the anger the harder it will be to let go. Sometimes I think I'll never get there. This is one road I don't want you to come down. Besides, you'll have me at Dalton."
Kurt couldn't help but smile about that.