𝐈 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐃- 𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐞

𝟏𝐗𝟎𝟏

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GREY CLOUDS flooded the sky above William McKinley High as the many students began to arrive in the early morning. Marie Arnold hopped out of her mom's car and began the trek across the catastrophic parking lot, her cheerio skirt crinkling slightly with each step. The same jocks whistled at her- but it didn't bother her at all. As far as Marie was concerned, this year had been smooth sailing so far.

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Standing at her locker, Marie noticed a group of fellow cheerleaders laughing and pointing at something that appeared to be pinned to the notice board. Intrigued, she shut her locker and headed over there. She ended up next to sophomore cheerio Santana Lopez and decided to ask,
"Hey, you know what's going on?"
The brunette smirked and laughed a little
"Mr Schuester started up the stupid glee club again. It's gonna suck worse than when Mr Ryerson directed it- take a look at the names!"
Marie followed her instructions and peered at the list. The gay kid, that one girl who head cheerleader Quinn Fabray despised for some reason, the kid in the wheelchair and a few other girls names she hadn't heard of. She guessed Santana was right- it was a club for losers. Still, something about it drew her in. As if on cue, the bell rung and people started to disperse from the hallway. Marie hung back until there was nobody in sight and checked her left and right quickly before she pulled out a pen and scribbled two words onto the list.
"Marie Arnold"

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Marie's nerves had skyrocketed after hearing Rachel's flawless performance of "On My Own". She shook her head vigorously and put on brave face- just in time for Mr Schuester to call out 
"Next!"
The brunette made her way onto the stage, trembling slightly as she stated,
"My name is Marie Arnold, and I'll be singing 'Part Of Your World' from the Little Mermaid"
She looked at her shoes, embarrassed that her song choice may be seen as childish.
"Whenever you're ready, Marie"
She took a deep breath, and began the song.

MARIE:
Look at this stuff
Isn't it neat?
Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?
Wouldn't you think I'm the girl
The girl who has everything?

Look at this trove
Treasures untold
How many wonders can one cavern hold?
Looking around here you'd think
Sure, she's got everything

I've got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty
I've got whozits and whatzits galore
You want thingamabobs?
I've got twenty!
But who cares?
No big deal
I want more

I wanna be where the people are
I wanna see, wanna see 'em dancin'
Walking around on those, what do you call 'em?
Oh, feet

Flippin' your fins, you don't get too far
Legs are required for jumping, dancing
Strolling along down the, what's that word again?
Street

Up where they walk, up where they run
Up where they stay all day in the sun
Wanderin' free, wish I could be
Part of that world

What would I give if I could live out of these waters?
What would I pay to spend a day warm on the sand?
Bet'cha on land they understand
Bet they don't reprimand their daughters
Bright young women, sick of swimmin'
Ready to stand

And ready to know what the people know
Ask 'em my questions and get some answers
What's a fire and why does it, what's the word?
Burn?

When's it my turn?
Wouldn't I love, love to explore that shore up above?
Out of the sea
Wish I could be
Part of that world

When she finished, she was surprised to hear the sound of someone clapping. She looked up to see Mr Schuester grinning at her. He leant into the microphone and stated,
"Amazing job Marie"

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After her audition, Marie headed straight to the gym for cheerio practise. Much to her dismay, it had already started- however luckily for her, Coach Sylvester just had the male cheerios run laps. Marie spotted Santana, Brittany and a couple of other cheerleaders- notably top bitch Quinn- sat around laughing at something on Quinn's laptop so she headed over to see what it was.
Taking a seat next to Britt, Marie peered at the screen- which appeared to be on MySpace.
"Hey, what's that?"
She looked at Britt, expecting an answer but she just shrugged. Instead, Santana replied.
"Just another one of Gay Berry's stupid singing videos! Here, take a look."
The laptop was shoved in her lap, showing a video of Rachel Berry singing her heart out to the exact same song Marie had heard her sing- not 10 minutes ago.
"Well go on then!"
Quinn Fabray was staring at her with that look she has- which can make you feel as if you've done something terribly wrong, no matter the context.
"What?" She stammered out, confused and intimidated.
"You're not gonna write anything?"
Quinn rolled her eyes as if it was obvious from the start what she meant.
"O-okay..."
Marie knew it was wrong and she really didn't want to write anything- she knew if anyone found out she was in the glee club it would be her social media people would be writing nasty comments on. Still, she had some time left near the top of the social hierarchy, might as well enjoy it. Swallowing down the feelings of guilt, she typed "Please get sterilised".
There. It was posted. The cheerios around her spluttered with laughter at what she had written but she didn't feel satisfied at all. Guilt and regret filled the pit of her stomach as she stood up- wanting more than anything to get away from those tormenting laughs.
"I'm going to the bathroom, " She stated to nobody in particular and hurried away from the gym- not caring about the consequences of missing practise.