―❝There's no way I can make it without you. Do it without you. Be here without you. It's no fun when you're doing it solo. With you it's like whoa.❞
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―❝ delaney ellington used to be childhood best friends with austin moon before she moved away, bu...
(delaney's outfit for the first part of the chapter)
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Delaney and Finn leaned against the counter by where Trish sat on the counter when Ally walked into the store, looking worried. Dez stood nearby while Austin sat on a chair, playing on an acoustic guitar. "Trish, Delaney, we have a Glee Club emergency. Our tenor, Lenny, was chased by a dog, fell off his bike, and broke his leg. And our beat boxer guy is moving to England."
"That's not good." Delaney frowns. "So now we need two more members."
"Oh, great!" Trish excitedly comments, jumping off the counter. "That means we don't have to rehearse today. Man, dogs really are man's best friend and it's lucky that guy is moving to England. I wish I was moving to England so I don't have to rehearse anymore." Trish complained.
"Trish." Finn warns. "Not exactly the nicest thing to say right now."
"Yeah, Finn is right!" Ally agrees. "Have some sympathy."
"Yeah, poor Lenny's probably gonna be on crutches for six weeks." Dez chimed in.
"I mean sympathy for me." Ally said worriedly. "Without a tenor and beatboxer, there's no way we'll win next week's competition. We might end up in..." She takes a deep breath, looking fearful. "Second place."
"Second place isn't bad." Finn comments, trying to reassure her. He takes a step back looking intimidated when Ally glared at him. "Okay, maybe it is."
"Finn's right." Austin speaks up. He smiles. "Second place still qualifies you for regionals."
Ally laughs and shakes her head. "Oh, but second place is not winning." She grumbles. "Second place means you're a loser."
"Hey, I come in second place all the time." Dez interjects. "Would you guys call me a loser?"
His friends stayed silent for a few moments, staring at him. "Do you really want me to answer that?" Trish asked.
Dez inhales sharply and cringes. "Probably not."
"I have to fix this. I'm the captain." Ally continues. "When there's a problem, the whole club looks to me to be calm, cool, and collected."
"And you totally look like that right now." Delaney chuckled. She grimaced, moving back to hide behind Finley at the harsh look Ally sent her.
"Maybe they should look somewhere else." Austin retorted, earning a glare from Ally. He quickly went back to playing the guitar, looking nervous.
"I see what's going on." Dez nods, smiling as he puts his hand on his hip. "She's afflicted with a rare condition called 'acapella persperitis'. better known as..." He jumps then does jazz hands. "'Glee fever'! I kind of have a touch of it myself, but I'll never get cured since I didn't get picked to be in Glee Club." He dropped his head in defeat, walking away sadly. Delaney and Finley glanced at him with sympathy.
