"She is broken because she believed and he is okay because he lied."

.

"Good morning."

"Ah, now you remembered us?"

"Who said I had forgotten about you?"Quinn questioned as she made her way to school. Ryder who stood by her side with a half opened backpack scoffed in reply. Meanwhile Marley smiled at Quinn sadly.

"What Ryder means is that you haven't paid any attention to us this week. You're always hanging out with these weirdos."

"These weirdos are my friends."Quinn tried to defend.

"Since when?"

"Since forever."

"And where were they in your sweet sixteen? Or when you had that surgery because you twisted your ankle? Or during your first heartbreak?"Ryder asked her angrily"Or hey, when your parents got divorce and you stayed up late blaming yourself?"

"They couldn't be there, they had their own problems."

"Real friends always have time for you, Quinny. Even if there's a zombie apocalypse happening right outside the window."Marley argued"We are your real friends. We were there during your worst and best moments."

Oh Quinn would love to be able to defend her childhood friends but both Ryder and Marley were right in a way. Once Newt and Brendon left, Dan and Skye did not stick around. Then Charlie's parents were killed and while some people would cry on a friend's shoulder Charlie preferred solitude. She was hurt, that was true, he didn't talked to her about it. She had to learn about the tragedy that struck the Smiths when the funeral happened. One entire week later.

Her then best friend-the only friend she at left at that point-did not tell her about his parents dying. What was she supposed to believe after? Yet she couldn't find it in her heart to hate or blame him. Instead she blamed herself for being such a lousy friend  that Charlie couldn't talk to her.

"Newt and Brendon were away."Quinn shot back as she entered the school"Charlie lost his parents, Skye feared that she would find herself back in the orphanage and Dan struggled to keep himself from falling apart. They couldn't be with me all day and babysit."

"It's not babysitting. It's caring for your friends."Marley stated and took a long pause letting Quinn sigh in relief. Perhaps the nagging was finally over and she could focus on more important things. Like studying history because she was almost certain that Mr Coulson would make them take a quiz."Either way, what now? You'll just act as if the past few years did not happen?"

"Let it go."

"We aren't letting it go."Ryder told her when he accidentally almost fell on top of one of her classmates. Quinn smiled apologetically at the jock-who luckily was still standing and mustn't have noticed Ryder-and mumbled some apologies along with a cheap excuse that her friend was very clumsy."Quinn, we're talking to you."

"Well, I don't want to talk to you."

"Why do you think they're back? Did they even tell you?"

"They can tell me when they're ready, I'm not going to push further--"Quinn began feeling her heart beating faster with every word.

"It's a friendship of convenience. They just know that no matter how much they hurt you, you're always come running back because no one else will want to be with you. Nothing's changed-you're still as much as an outcast as you were back then!Why are you keep getting attached to people that you will lose?"By then, Quinn was already on the verge of tears. Marley and Ryder were never like that, they never yelled at her, they had never made her cry. She wondered that change.

"Stop!"she shouts and she swears that the entire school turns to look at her. No one talks, no one rushes to check if she's okay and even Marley and Ryder are long gone by the time the tears stream down her face. For just a moment she forgets how to breathe.

"Quinn?"Brendon is confused, to say at least, and time has passed so fast with them. He has never seen her like this before. He has never seen her break and if he was being honest, he had never seen anyone break in front of him. Quinn doesn't answer, instead she hugs him tight and cries.

He should have remembered to get his happy pills.

.

"And yeah, the party's going to be awesome."

"Aha, the boys were talking about earlier."

"So that means you're going right?"

"Obviously."Finn chuckled making Rachel's heartbeat become faster. In her life, Rachel want many things and like her brother said-probably the only correct thing he had said in his entire life-what Rachel Berry wanted she would get. So what did Rachel want now? Well, the same thing she have been craving for the past three years. Or if I'm being more correct the same person.

Today, Rachel gathered the courage to come clean to Finn. She was finally sure that she was in love with him. True, she had made countless relationships and snogged many guys(and one girl but both her and Santana were very drunk)but Finn was her soulmate. She was a cheerleader and he was a jock, it made sense. She was sure they had other things in common too but this one was the most important.

"Great! Er, I wanted to actually--"

"Yeah, yeah it was great talking to you, Rach but I have to go."and with that, Finn rushed at the hall's end where Kara and two of her friends stood.

"Yeah sure."she whispered sadly but Finn was already long gone.

"Next time, I'll bring popcorn."Noah laughed. Sometimes Rachel wanted to punch him, but everyone knew that this was a fight she wouldn't win."Don't even bother, now that Ward and Kara called it quits, Finn is all over her."

"So? What does she have that I don't?"

"She's less bossy. Lets start with that."

"You haven't seen her in cheer-leading practice then."Rachel began and turned to face her older brother"I don't get it. I'm pretty, popular, rich and the most talented person in this whole world."

"Humble. Don't forget humble."

"Why doesn't he like me?"

"Maybe you aren't as much as a womanizer as you think. Not like your handsome brother, at least."Noah chuckled and winked at some girls who continued walking and giggling. Rachel rolled her eyes. It was so unfair, Noah never had to deal with being rejected. He was like a robot-unable to ever fall in love with another human being. Sometimes Rachel wished she was like that.

"That's not true. Apart from Finn, I have never been rejected."

"Yes but Finn has rejected you awfully many times."

"If you were a girl, he would have rejected you too."

"I would love to be able to prove you wrong but Finn's one of my best mates and I can't suddenly start hitting on him."

"You know I'm right."

"You aren't. And you know what?"Noah argued and paused. Noah's lips turned into an evil smirk which caused Rachel to raise an eyebrow at him skeptically."I'm going to prove it to you."

"You're going to throw yourself at Finn?"

"No, ew."Noah grimaced"We're going to choose one person, someone neither of us knows-so Santana is a no-and the first of us who reaches fourth base with them is the biggest flirt."

"And why would I waste my precious time just to prove to you what you already know?"

"Because if you win, I'll expect my defeat"Rachel snorted"and I'll play matchmaker for you and Hudson."

Rachel  thought about it for a while. Could she really win the bet? Could she take advantage of someone's feelings just to win a stupid bet? Well, yes. If winning this stupid bet was her ticket to getting together with Finn, then she would do it.

"And if I lose?"

"You will have to wear a t-shirt with my face for the entire summer."

"Deal."Rachel smiled"But who is the lucky person?"

.

"Your assignment was fairly good."

"It has a B on it."Matteusz stated confused. He wasn't obsessed with having good marks or anything but he had worked his ass for this specific assignment and he was certain that he deserved an A. Especially since half of the stuff miss Quill taught them were not in their books.

"Which is fairly good. You're not a qualified teacher last time I checked."

"Yes but--"

"Quill."

"It's miss Quill for you, Charles."Quill sneered at the blonde boy. Matteusz turned immediately around at the sound of the boy's voice. Last time he had seen Charlie from that close was when he had helped him clean up. After then Charlie seemed to avoid him. Something quite ridiculous because Matteusz had been very kind to him."Why are you wasting my time again?"

"I'm helping Dan with a project after school so I won't come home for lunch."

"Wow, an afternoon without you. How will I survive without your presence?"

Matteusz continued looking at Charlie before glancing at Quill. Of course his friends had mentioned that Quill and Charlie were related but Matteusz never thought they would live together. Let alone that she would be so cold hearted even to her own blood. Moreover, Charlie looked like a sweet guy and he shouldn't be treated like this.

"Well--"

"Miss Quill! Oh thank God I found you!"Matteusz looked at the door and saw a brunette girl. He recognized her from his first day at the school and identified her as one of Charlie's friends. In fact, he was sure that she was the one who stood up for him that day at the cafeteria. Charlie looked at her with worry and looked kind of...stressed. Why was his friend making him anxious?

"Miss Howell, I have work to do--"

"But you don't understand!"she cried a bit too dramatically and kindly shoved Matteusz towards the exit by Charlie's side"I need to talk to you in private."

"Can't it wait?"she asked gesturing towards Matteusz's side.

"I'm pregnant!"

"What?"Charlie asked in a high pitched voice.

"I don't think this is my job--"

"Please, miss Quill!"she cried and literally wrapped her arms around the teacher. She then turned to Charlie, whose mouth was hanging open, and Matteusz"This might take a while, why don't you wait outside and talk about life and stuff?"

"Skye, I swear--"Charlie tried to say but was cut off by Skye's crying.

"I'm not ready to be a mum!"she cried harder and closed the door to Matteusz's and Charlie's faces.

"She doesn't look very pregnant."Matteusz whispered.

"Oh she is. Pregnant with fan fiction ideas."

"What?"

"Nothing, er don't mind her. She's a bit too dramatic."

"I noticed."

"Yeah."

"Yeah."

Okay, maybe it was better when Charlie was avoiding him. And perhaps it would have been better if he had thought of some things to say in case such a scenario happened. Sure he couldn't have foreseen a teen pregnancy-or whatever that was-but he was eventually bound to see Charlie again.

"The weather's nice."

He was officially an idiot.

"It's going to rain, though."Charlie answered making Matteusz's smile drop. At that move, Charlie immediately tried to smile"But I like rain so yeah it's nice.'

"I also like rain."

"Good, rain's nice."

"Yeah, it is."he whispered"Er, I need to go now but um, it was nice seeing you again."

"You too."

"Bye."Matteusz smiled and went on his way. Charlie leaned against the wall and sighed as Skye opened the door to miss Quill's office and glared at him.

"You're an idiot."

"You told Quill you're pregnant."

"Never judge a fangirl, Charles. Never."