There has been a lot to do in school these last few days, as we're drawing close to Christmas holidays and end of courses. That's why my updates have been so slow, I hope you can live with that if I say I have got loads of ideas for this, and they are great.
"So what are you thinking about doing for this week's glee?" Jack asked me while I wheeled home with him walking next to me. I shrugged.
"I actually have no idea, but I talked to Mr. Schue and he told me not to plan anything because he's planning something for me…. He didn't say what though."
Mr. Schue POV
I pulled up my phone leaning back in the arm- chair in my and Emma's living room, then I dialed the number of a boy I hadn't talked to for God knows how long. A few signals went by and I was just about to hang up when the phone clicked and a voice was heard in the other end.
"Arthur Abrams, how can I help you?"
"Hey Arthur Abrams this is William Schuester" I joked, it seemed like Artie had let go of his school- nickname.
"Mr. Schue?"
"Hey Artie… listen I would like to ask you for a favor but I know that you're busy…"
"No, no, what did you want?"
"Remember that number of I'm still standing you did with Quinn… is there a chance you can come to McKinley this week?"
Sean POV
I groaned and turned my head when I woke up on Tuesday morning, ugh, it was barely half past four, not even I- even though I was awake earlier than most other because I had to get to the stables and take care of Teddy before I went off to school- should be awake by now. I turned around and closed my eyes when I heard what had woken me up. My bedroom was the only bedroom on the ground- floor, therefore the closest one to the bathroom- from which there came the sound of someone- mama- retching. I pushed myself up in sitting position even though my whole body protested to get up in this inhuman hour. I grabbed the hoodie from yesterday and pulled it over my head while rushing towards the bathroom.
"Mama?" I pulled the door to the bathroom open and walked in. Mama sat on her knees in front of the bowl. I grabbed a hairband from a shelf and pulled her hair into a knot.
"It's just morning sickness." Mama said and leaned a bit back. "You can go back to bed Sean." I shook my head.
"No I am staying." Just as I had told her that, the bathroom door open and Curtis leaned in through the door.
"Eliza… you okay." Mama nodded.
"Yes Curtis… I'm sure it's just something I ate… you can go back to bed." Curtis nodded and closed the door, I heard his heavy steps walking through the living room, up the stairs and when I heard the door to mama's and Curtis' bedroom close, I turned to mama again.
"You haven't told him yet?" Mama shook her head, then raised again and leaned against me looking up at me with tired eyes.
"Seanie? I have an appointment this Tuesday… you know how I feel about going to the doctor…." I nodded. "But I don't want to tell Curtis and Gordon just yet… couldn't you come with me? It's at four P.M." I sighed. "Please Seanie?"
"I have glee club mama…" She looked at me with puppy- eyes, oh screw glee- club. "Okay… I'll come with you. You know I can't say no when you're looking at me like that." Mama chuckled- she knew. "Want some water?" I loosened myself from mum, grabbed her cup from the shelf and turned the crane on. "Just a random question." I handed her the cup. "Did you have much morning sickness when you were pregnant with me?" Mum chuckled again.
"You think? I think I had morning, forenoon, noon, afternoon, evening and night sickness all together." I laughed. "You should have seen your dad then." My smile faded. Mama lifted her hand pulled it through my black uncontrollable curls.
"You are so much like him." I nodded.
"I know mama, you've told me… a couple times. " She must have told me at least a million times, plus I could see myself in the photos and the video- tapes and DVD:s we had of him.
"Feeling any better?" Mama nodded, I stood up myself and helped her to stand up. After making sure mama was actually feeling better, I went back to my room and laid down, but instead of falling asleep again, I opened up the computer, and with a DVD of me and dad in it I laid down and watched the DVD with earplugs so no one else would wake up from the sound.
"DAD." Four year old me screeched up in a jungle- gym. "DAD look how high I am." Four year old me jumped as my dad walked into the picture and looked up to where I stood.
"Yeah, wow Seanie, you're so high you're even taller than me." I smiled with tears in my eyes. Dad reached his hands up towards me and lifted me up and down from the gym, I screeched when tickled me.
I looked down at the date and time for this video.
2001/09/10 12:38
By the time this was shot, we had no idea that my dad would have less than twenty four hours left to live.
Leah POV
"Hey." I heard a male voice behind me when I was reaching into my locker the next morning. I looked up to see someone I didn't recognize- he had nerd- glasses and brown hair- and he was in a wheelchair. "Are you Leah Carmichael?"
"Yes…" I answered him insecure. Who was this man? What did he want and how did he know my name?
"Mr. Schue asked me to come here and do a number for today's glee- club- rehearsal. Oh sorry, I forgot to tell you who I am. My name is Arthur Abrams, but you can call me Artie. I was a part of the original New Directions…" It clicked in my head- this was what Mr. Schue had been planning… what now?
"I am going to spend my day here at McKinley greeting some of my od teachers and so, but I would be grateful if you would meet me and Mr. Schue in the audiotourium at two and we can tell you about what we have thought about." I hesitated.
"Okay." I said at last. "I'll do it."
"Who are you?" Jack caught up, he was supporting Jonah- who was still quite weak after an attack.
"I'm Artie Abrams… so… see you later Leah." Artie wheeled away, I just shrugged to the confused glare Jack sent me and then wheeled away for my first lesson while Jack was helping Jonah to get to his.
"So are you ready?" Artie asked me when we had wheeled up to the middle of the floor in the choir room- in front of all the New Directions. I gave him a nod and then the music started. We were doing I'm still standing and wheeling around in a choreography he had taught me. And it was fun excactly how ironic this choice of song was for the both of us.
"Yeah…." Mr. Schue exclaimed while they were clapping for our number. "What an energy guys…" I and Artie high- fived as Teeghan interrupted Mr. Schue.
"Energy?" She snorted. "Don't you mean what an irony?" She asked scornfully. I rolled my eyes at her and shook my head.
"Shut up Teeghan." Alice and Tyler said at the exact same time, Teeghan just shook her head and refused to show us anything of what she was feeling.
"Anybody else got a number?" Mr. Schue stood up and gazed over the group. "Then glee- club's dismissed for today. See you on Thursday guys."
Jasper POV
I didn't understand where my friend Aiden had been under the whole glee- club rehearsal, he would never miss glee. Now where was he? I could stop searching when I heard someone playing in the audiotourium, I walked in there and found Aiden sitting on a speaker, guitar and singing.
And boy I was going to tease him for this…
Leah POV
"So…" I began when I wheeled out of the school- building next to Artie. "Abrams huh?"
"Yep."
"What a coincidence… my dad's name is Abram."
"And he's right here waiting for you." Dad came from the parking lot with Ariel in a leash, I bent down and patted Ariel but had to stop when she started jumping around to greet Artie and everybody else too. I laughed and started humming on the perfect song for this week's assignment.
I heard the others laugh as Sean too came out of the school building, he threw his bag into the seat on a pick- up, then jumped into the driver's seat… and there he stayed, he didn't drive, he didn't step out of the car, he just sat there, leaning against the steering wheel. And something told me that Sean was thinking about something I could never understand.
Ending right there so I can have this done today… AWWWWWW, Sean is so cute when he's with his mum.
A spoiler for glee- clubs next assignment is the fact that I have turned a song in English into Swedish to have it used
Playlist
Artie and Leah- I'm still standing by whoever made that one
Aiden- Sweet Caroline by whoever made that one
Leah humming- who let the dogs out by whoever made that one
