❝You love him.❞
❝He doesn't exist to me.❞
Cassidy has gone through some ups and downs, but this high school experience is going on the ride of his life. Optimistic teacher Will Schuester heads up McKinley High School's glee club -- New Direction...
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The school bell rang as everyone filed into the classroom. Mr. Schuester walked up to the board and wrote 'Ballad' before putting the dry-erase marker down.
"Ballad. From Middle English, balade. Who knows what this word means?" Mr. Schuester points to the board.
"It's a male duck," Britanny replied.
Kurt sighs as he raises his hand.
Mr. Schuester nodded, calling on him. "Kurt."
"A ballad is a love song," Kurt asked.
Cassie adds to Kurt's comments. "Sometimes, but they don't always express love. Ballads are stories set to music—which is why they're the perfect storm of self-expression."
Mr. Schuester smiles. "Amazing, Cassie. Stories and music are the way we express feelings that we can't get out any other way. Okay, now, sectionals are in a few weeks and there's a new rule this year-- we have to perform... a ballad."
"Looks like my weekly letter to the Ohio Show Choir Committee finally paid off!" Kurt smiles.
"Okay. So here's our assignment for the week: I'm going to pair you off, and I want you to pick a ballad to sing to your partner. Look them right in the eye, find the emotion you want to express, and make them feel it." Mr. Schuester.
"I pick Quinn," Finn said, first.
"No, no, no. Too easy. Your partners will be chosen by fate." Mr. Schuester.
"Ooh!" They all said.
"Ooh, yeah. I put all your names in this hat. Whoever you choose is your partner." Mr. Schuester said with a hat in his hand as he passed it around.
"I bet the duck's in the hat." Britanny nods.
"But Matt's out sick today. He had to go to the hospital, 'cause they found a spider in his ear." Santana informs them.
Cassie gagged, not trying to think about it. "Poor, Matt."
"Um... I guess I'll just have to put my name in the hat for now." Mr. Schuester said. "Who's up first?" Drumming with hands.
The Glee club goes up, one by one, and picks a name out of the hat.
"Cassie." Puck said.
Cassie sighs, putting her head down.
"All right." Mr. Schue smiles.
"Quinn."
"Kurt." Finn said. The Glee club laughs. "Mr. Schue, I don't know if I can do this with another guy."
"The fates have spoken, Finn." Mr. Schuester went along.
