It's Called Being Sassy

Birthday Blues

Puck holds the door open for Marcy. "So what are we going to do now?"

"I have classes." She barely looks at him.

"I don't think I should be around people." He admits.

"That's why I won't be."

"I thought you were going to class?"

"Mercy didn't tell you?"

He shakes his head.

"I'm technically a college student. I can be a New Direction through a loophole."

"You're a college student?" He's blown away. "How are you doing classes?"

"Online. At least for a while."

"A while?"

"If I take my GED, I can skip my unhappy ass to campus."

"But what about us?"

"You'll have graduated."

He snorts rudely. "Yeah right."

"You're smart, dude. The only stupid thing about you is how you see yourself."

He smiles a real smile. "Thanks, Mini Mama."

She shrugs as she gets to the library door.

He opens it for her. "What about next year? For the New Directions? They'll need you."

She makes an amused face. "Sure."

"I'm just sayin. We need you now. They'll need you then. Oh? And Mini Mama?"

"Yes?"

"Happy birthday." He walks away.

"That's not a present, Pucker Up!"

MJ

Mercedes and Quinn hug Marcy at cheerleading practice. "Happy, happy birthday!"

"Yeah, yeah." Marcy smiles wanly.

"It's your birthday?" Brittany gets excited. "Happy birthday!"

"Thank you, Britt."

The New Directions offer birthday wishes along with her friends and other cheerleaders.

"Thanks."

"How are you going to celebrate?" Coach Sylvester asks.

"I'm not."

"What?!" They're all shocked.

"Yeah, no." Marcy goes to the front and screams into the bullhorn Coach Sylvester doesn't think twice about her using now, "On your backs!"

MJ

Mike picks Marcy up. "You really don't want to do anything for your birthday?"

"Why would I?" She pats his hands so he'll put her down.

"You're seventeen."

"I know. I was at my birth."

He grins. "I think you should have a major blowout."

"When?"

"Saturday's prom so maybe Friday or ‪Saturday morning‬ or even Sunday?"

"Actually I was thinking of having the girls over ‪Friday night‬. A sort of pre-prom thing."

Brittany runs in place, excitedly. "Yay! We'll be there!"

"We should go prom dress shopping after school." Quinn bosses.

Marcy lifts her shoulder.

Quinn is suspicious but lets it go. "Are the others still here?"