BREAK FREE → GLEE [ON HOLD]

14| SECTIONALS

14| SECTIONALS

[ Chapter Fourteen ]

❝The whole situation is fucked up and no one seems to give a damn.❞

[Sectionals]

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Sectionals day had arrived and the kids couldn't be more gloomy if they tried. They were upset by the fact that Finn had left glee club and Quinn's secret was officially out to everyone in the club.

Raven had been there for Quinn for the entire time, and Quinn had moved out and into Raven's house. She hadn't however, spoken much to Puck, and she didn't plan on it. She needed time to herself and was focusing all her extra effort on her best friend. Puck wasn't pleased by this and had done his best to get her back but she just said she needed time. And that was an excuse that could go on forever, as far as Raven was concerned.

Quinn clung to Raven's hand as they boarded the bus to Sectionals, Raven smiling sadly at Mr. Schuester who was watching them, but unable to join them, "We're going to make you proud, Mr. Schue."

Mr. Schuester smiled back at her, "You always do, Raven."

She led Quinn to a seat and plopped herself down in it, ignoring Puck as she walked past him.

"You don't have to sit with me, Ray." Quinn told her.

"No. I do." Raven insisted and lay her head on Quinn's shoulder, "I am going to be so happy when Sectionals is over. There's too much sadness and tension in this bus and it needs to go away."

"Yeah, and I caused most of the sadness and tension, Ray." Quinn complained to her best friend.

"Q. It's not your fault, okay. Stop beating yourself up about it." Raven told her, and looked as Artie's wheelchair was lifted onto the bus.

"Finn's going to hate me forever." Quinn groaned.

"No. He isn't. Just like I didn't hate you for very long. He's just upset. I mean, you did sleep with his best friend." Raven pointed out.

"Don't remind me. Not only did I screw up our relationship. But I screwed up his friendship with Puck, and your relationship with Puck."

"You did not mess up my relationship. I've told you already. We're on a break. Maybe indefinitely." Raven grumbled as the bus pulled out of the school lot, "But it is not your fault."

Raven left her head on Quinn's shoulder the whole way over to the competition, and despite them being a glee club it was almost silent.

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When they get to the auditorium where their competition is being held, there are loads of people milling around in the lobby, clutching programs and chatting away. The New Directions sit down in a spot and Ms. Pillsbury goes to sign them in.

"Okay. So, smooth sailing so far, we're all signed in. And um, according to the program, you have drawn performance slot number 3." Ms. Pillsbury told them when she came back.