The Secret I Wished To Keep//FOAH (DISCONTINUED)

Exposed

SPINELLI
I walked around the hall, interviewing lots of cast members and I tried to find Noah and his friends but he always seemed to disappear. As I walked around, I noticed Millie and Noah going into a little room connected to the hall, so I walk over and watch them. I obviously just missed the start of the conversation, but what I wanted to hear, was coming. I moved closer and noticed that there was a little bit of space between the door and the wall, which would be perfect for a phone to record. I decided to grab my phone and start recording just to get a better view and story.

"I was just telling him how he never stopped laughing during filming...why? What do you think I was talking to him about?" Millie asked, becoming confused.

"I thought you were talking about...you know..." Noah implied.

"What? No! I would never tell him that! Besides...you have to do that on your own and I think tonight is the perfect opportunity..." Millie said smiling.

"No!" Noah said, slightly yelling.

"Why not?! Everyone saw you and Finn kiss on screen just 30 minutes ago!" Millie said.

Why was Millie making such a big point of Finn and Noah kissing in the show?

"I'm not ready to tell him. I don't think I'll ever be ready to tell him..." Noah said, becoming shaky.

"You just need to walk up to him...request to speak to him privately and tell him..." Millie said becoming more convincing.

What was Millie opting for Noah to say to Finn?

"And what am I supposed to say then? So...I wanted to tell you before I chickened out but I'm gay and I have a crush on you?" Noah asked, expecting her to disagree with him.

Holy shit. Noah is gay and he has a crush on Finn! This'll get me promoted! I thought as I stopped recording.

"Exactly!" Millie said. Noah rolled his eyes and took a deep breath in and out.

In my hand was a recording of Noah and Millie talking about Noah's crush on Finn. I walked away before anyone could see me.

After 30 minutes, everyone was asked to look at the screen and for 20 minutes, we watched a slideshow about the production of the season.

If Noah won't tell Finn...then maybe I will. I thought as I looked over at the projector.

20 minutes was over and the slideshow was over. I secretly made my way over to the projector controller and plugged my phone into the control, hearing a ding coming from my phone. I connected the video to the projector and with a click of a button, the video was playing loud and clear for everyone to see.
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NOAH
I sat down with Millie and the rest of the cast after my chat with Millie. A 20 minute slideshow played, which, to be honest, made me bored, but eventually the slideshow ended. Everyone around me went back to chatting, but I looked up when I heard something playing behind me.

"Why not?! Everyone saw you and Finn kiss on screen just 30 minutes ago!"

"I'm not ready to tell him. I don't think I'll ever be ready to tell him..."

I could hear my voice and Millie's voice. I looked over at Millie and I saw that her face was in shock. Everyone was now looking at the projector...including Finn. I slowly looked behind me as a tear rolled down my face. I saw what everyone was looking at. It was a recording of Millie and I's conversation.

"You just need to walk up to him...request to speak to him privately and tell him..."

"And what am I supposed to say then? So...I wanted to tell you before I chickened out but I'm gay and I have a crush on you?"

"Exactly!"

My secret is out. Everyone standing in this hall...Matt, Ross...they all know that I'm gay and that I have a crush on Finn. I looked around the room to see everyone looking at me. A let a few more tears slip as I started to breath heavily. I then saw Finn. He sat in his seat, looking at me as if he had just seen a ghost. He now knows that I have a crush on him. My life is ruined. Before anyone could speak, I bolted out of the hall and through the auditorium to the exit. I watched as Spinelli smiled and waved like she had just won the war. I ran faster towards the limo that had been waiting outside. I jumped in and slammed the door shut.

"Where to Mr. Schnapp?" The driver asked.

"Home..." I said, as more tears escaped my eyes.

Before I knew it, I was at the cast house. I ran upstairs and got changed, before laying in bed and crying. I couldn't believe that my secret...that I had tried so hard to keep...was out in the open...and I didn't even get to decide when.

This is all Spinelli's fault. She must have recorded my conversation with Millie and projected it for everyone to see! That's why she smiled and waved to me like she had just won the war.

I fell asleep in my bed crying as I thought about my no longer existing secret.