Happiness [Book 2]

Chapter 27 - The Distance

I was sitting in Glee club that afternoon, staring at the sheet music Finn gave me. I knew every word of The Distance off by heart, so that was the one I was going to sing today. 

Finn was setting up another assignment for everyone else, but I wasn't even listening, and he didn't seem to care I was distracted by the paper in front of me. I watched Kitty stand up from behind me and started to sing a song, probably to do with the assignment that Finn had given them, but the words went over my head and so did the music,

When everyone started clapping for Kitty, I joined in, the noise pulling me out of my daze. "That was awesome, Kitty. Perfect." Mr. Schue smiled, clapping as she smirked and took a seat. 

"Um, I set up a special assignment for Marley, and she should have her song planned by now..." Finn said, looking over at me. I smiled and nodded, walking over to the band and giving them the sheet music to The Distance. 

I sent them a smile before walking to the centre of the room and looking at the ground. I closed my eyes and whispered quietly to myself. "I love you, Ryder. This is the best song to describe how I feel." Luckily, no one heard me, otherwise they'd think I was insane. I looked up and sent them a sweet smile before the music came in:

Marley:

I hear you crying and I know

What it's like to be alone

You're scared and I'm not there

It's like you're living with a ghost

Someone you can't hold

And you say it's so unfair

I closed my eyes and just began to belt out the lyrics. I tapped my foot to the beat.

[Chorus:]

And just so you know

The distance is what's killing me

Time and space have become the enemy

And what I need is so far away

And so it goes

The distance makes it hard to breathe

My heart won't let go easily

I don't want to be this far away

I pulled on the scarf around my neck nervously as the Glee club smiled at me. I felt so happy singing, but at the same time, this weird dread filled me because I knew how far away Ryder was.

I'm lying by myself

The silence seems to swell

Someday this all will change

I could feel tears in my eyes again, and I was so tempted to just run out of the room and sob, but this was my Glee club assignment and Glee club was important to me.

It's a temporary pain

See your face and speak your name

Till then I'll scream into the night

[Chorus]

I felt the tears dripping down my face quickly and I was getting too into the song to wipe them away. The song showed my pain perfectly, and as I screwed my face up and sung, I felt like I was showing everything to everyone in front of me. 

Well I've got my life

And you've got my world tonight

And I miss you (I miss you), I miss you (I miss you)