Quinn Fabray: My Story

Chapter 18 - Unexpected Friendship

The next week Coach Sylvester took over the auditorium which cause us all in the New Directions to search for a new place to practice for regionals. It was so like Coach Sylvester to try and do something to mess things up for us in the Glee Club. Puck recommended we torched the place I couldn't help but chuckle. Only Puck would recommend that we destroy the auditorium instead of just simply finding a new place to rehearse. Mr. Schue promised us he'd find us a new home for us to rehearse in for the week.

I smiled walking out with Puck. "Well this blows," Puck complained. "I know. We really needed the auditorium, especially with regionals coming up in few weeks," I sighed. "I hope Mr. Schue finds something. I'm not holding back if he doesn't," Puck fumed. I chuckled a bit "You are too much." "I'm serious. If I have to take matters into my own hands, it won't be pretty," Puck told me. I couldn't help but smile. Puck was always looking out for us and I really appreciated it. "I have lunch...so I'll see you later?" I told him. "Definitely," he smiled as he kissed me quickly before heading off to his class.

I arrived at lunch to see Mercedes asking Santana and Brittany about how they managed to stay skinny to be on the cheerios. I couldn't help but frown. I knew how much pressure Coach Sylvester put on the cheerios to stay in shape and lose what she viewed as extra weight. It had played a part in what happened the night I got pregnant. I was insecure, felt like I could lose everything because I gained 2 pounds. Now that I've had to eat healthy for this baby it made me realize how harmful I was truly being to my body. My heart broke as I heard Santana and Brittany tell Mercedes all about the Sue Sylvester Master Cleanse. I knew it wasn't going to end well for Mercedes, especially when she was used to eating normally.

When I first went on the cleanse it was awful. I remember feeling so unhappy, lashing out at pretty much everyone and everything. On top of that I'd fainted once or twice while my body adjusted to the cleanse. As I watched Mercedes leave the lunch she had just bought I couldn't help but feel sorry for her. It was going to be a long road to get Sue Sylvester's approval for her. It wasn't like Mercedes and I were friends. If I tried to talk to her I doubt she'd listen to me. I felt so helpless knowing I couldn't do anything to help her at this point.

As the day ended I headed back to Puck's to work on the mountain of homework I had since returning to school. Being in advanced classes had been hard on me, especially with my pregnancy in its third trimester. I had gotten tired a lot of the time. Getting to class was a struggle, especially since I had become pretty much invisible. I told myself it was all going to be worth it, all the struggle when that baby girl was born healthy and happy. I had no idea where she was going to end up especially since I had found out that Mr. Schue and his wife had split up. There was no way they were taking my baby now. I could only hope wherever she ended up the parents would care for her as much as I had grown to.

At Glee rehearsal the next day, we arrived to see Mr. Schue beaming. "I think he found us a place," I smiled a bit as Mr. Schue began class. "Great news guys, I found us a venue to rehearse in while the auditorium is in use by the Cheerios. We will be rehearsing at Rinky Dinks, a karaoke roller rink," Mr. Schue said enthusiastically as we all kind of looked at each other nervously. "A roller rink?" Tina said in shock. "Weren't those outlawed in, like, 1981 for being totally lame?" Santana snarked. "Come on, guys. Where's your sense of adventure?" Mr. Schue asked us "The space is great and April is giving it to us to practice in for free."

Everyone didn't seem too thrilled with this news. I was glad we at least had somewhere to work on our songs. Sure, a roller rink might not be the best but at least it was something. From my experience, something was better than nothing. "Mr. Schue? If I may?" Kurt asked as he raised his hand. Mr. Schue nodded as Kurt got up. "The New Directions is clearly a club with a dearth of direction. Rachel and Jesse refuse to accept that all of us would rather die before we allow them to become the next Beyoncé and Jay-Z and Finn's mother's romance with my father is sending him into a wholly unnecessary tailspin of despair. What we all need right now is to explore the idea of a sense of place and how if we find that place within we will get that happy ending," Kurt smiled as he handed out sheet music to all of us. "Brad, B-flat," Kurt said as he began to perform 'A House is Not a Home' which was the song he handed out to all of us.