Season 5, Episode 3: The Quarterback

Ownership of Glee: FOX, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk

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Violet's Outfits

1. Seasons of Love

2. I'll Stand By You

3. Fire and Rain

4. I'll Be Missing You/If I Die Young/No Surrender

5. See You Again/Make You Feel My Love/Headstone visit

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In McKinley High's auditorium, Marley, Jake, Ryder, Unique and Kitty stand onstage. Unique, Marley and Kitty are dressed in black dresses. Ryder and Jake are dressed in black suits. They're singing the opening lines to 'Seasons of Love' from the musical Rent.

They are soon joined onstage by Sam, Charlie and Blaine. The next two to come onstage are Tina and Artie.

When the song breaks out into the chorus, the ten members of New Directions move towards the back of the stage so that Violet and the alumni can sing.

The alumni present are Kurt, Santana, Mercedes, Puck and Mike.

[Seasons of Love by New Directions and alumni]

At the end of the song, the New Directions and the alumni sing together, and everyone turns around to see a projector screen, showing a picture of a fallen friend.

Who's the picture of?

Finn Christopher Hudson.

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"Three weeks to the day since his funeral, and it's the first time I've had the courage to even look at the suit I wore to it. And now back to Lima for a special memorial Mr. Shue is planning. We're all going back... everyone who can. Being together is hard... it makes it more real... but I also need my friends right now. People keep asking me, "How are you feeling? What are you feeling?" I have no answers. Honestly, what can you say about a 19-year-old who dies? Everyone wants to talk about how he died, too, but who cares? One moment in his whole life. I care more about how he lived. And anyone who has a problem with that should remember that he was my brother." Kurt states in a voiceover.

Kurt reaches under his pillow and pulls out a picture of him and Finn on their graduation day. "I only keep that out when I know she won't come in." He continues in his voiceover.

Kurt walks into Rachel's bedroom in their apartment. "Rachel? I'm going now." He tells her. She's unresponsive.

Kurt's walking out of the apartment. "This isn't real. I'm not going home for this. He's going to be there. I'm going to spend my entire life missing him. And what's worse... is that I have left Violet alone in Lima for three weeks. I need to go back home. For her and for Finn." Kurt finishes in a voiceover.

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"It's been three weeks, and I feel like I'm living my own version of Groundhog Day. The first week, I told myself it wasn't real. It was just a dream — he wasn't dead. But then the second week came around, and I found myself aching for his comfort. Comfort I knew I could no longer access. Last week... I just started shutting down. I'm dying inside. It feels like I have a giant hole in my heart that will never be filled again. I have no idea what to do. What can you do when your 19-year-old brother dies? The worst part of it is that I never got to say goodbye." Violet says in her own voiceover as she gets prepared for the day she has ahead of her.

"I was considering not attending Mr. Shue's special memorial for Finn this week, but I decided to go anyways. I know that if Finn was still here, he'd be yelling at me for me even thinking about missing a week to remember and honor him in glee club. I have so many regrets, but why talk about them now? Why do people want to express their regrets when someone they love leaves them?" Violet continues in a voiceover.

She passes Finn's bedroom and blows a kiss toward the door. "No one's gone in his room since we got the call. I can't go in there again. Seeing everything... I know I'll just break down."

Violet sits in her car, running a hand through her hair. "This is crazy. This isn't happening. I refuse to accept that this is real. I'm going to spend eternity missing Finn."

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The air in the choir room is thick.

The alumni and the New Directions are seated in the stands. Violet is seated in between Kurt and Mike.

There's one name written on the board: FINN.

Will looks at his current and former students with a sad look on his face.

"I'm really glad so many of you could make it back for this." He tells his former students.

"We wouldn't miss it for anything, Mr. Shue." Mike comments.

"The funeral was for everyone, but I wanted to do something just for us. To memorialize him the only way we know how... by singing. All week long. Anyone who wants to can come up and sing. Maybe a song he sung, maybe something that reminds you of him..." Will is cut off by Puck.

"Singing isn't going to bring him back." Puck interrupts.

"No, it's not. Nothing is. Not ever. But... for two minutes or so, we can all maybe remember the best parts of him. So, think of what you want to sing, if you want to sing, and we'll start tomorrow." Will instructs.

Mercedes stands up. "Oh, I-I can't wait until tomorrow, Mr. Shue. I've been bawling for three weeks. If I don't get this all out now, I don't think I'll ever stop crying."

"Sure, Mercedes. Start us off." Will tells her.

Mercedes looks at the glee club. "Um... I, uh, remember Finn telling me that he sang this song to his baby's sonogram. Well, he thought it was his baby. He was the first cool kid to be nice to any of us, and he was... our leader in here. We love you, Finn."

Mercedes sings 'I'll Stand By You,' the same song that Finn sang during their ballad lesson. The New Directions and alumni provide backing vocals.

[I'll Stand By You by Mercedes]

No one claps. No one cheers.

Violet gets up and hugs Mercedes. "He would've been so proud of you." She whispers softly.

Mercedes hugs back, attempting to keep her tears at bay. "I know."

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"Sweet, gentle Mr. and Mrs. Porcelain, I know you were instrumental in raising the funds for the tree in the memorial garden in Finn's honor." Principal Sue says to Kurt and Violet.

"All we did was drive to Home Depot and buy a tree for $20, but, yes." Kurt says as he holds his wife's hand.

"Well, it looks like we're gonna have to dip into your West Village Halloween Parade Assless Chap Fund once again. Tree is gone. Someone's vandalized the memorial." Sue informs.

"I don't understand! Why would someone do something like that?" Violet asks.

"Who knows? Grief can bring out the irrational in all of us. Sometimes it makes people do very strange things. Sometimes when people die, we want to hold on to what's left of them to get us through the hard times. I'll take that $20 for a new tree, please. I prefer exact change." Sue says to the couple.

Kurt hands Sue $20. He and Violet walk out of her office together.

"Who would steal Finn's tree?" Violet asks.

"I don't know. But whoever they are... they need to give it back."

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That night, the Hudson-Hummels gather in Finn's room. They're going to go through his stuff as a family. As apprehensive as Violet was to set foot in her brother's room, she's standing in the middle of it.

"I marked these boxes so it'd be easier to separate things." Kurt tells his stepmother.

"Thanks, honey." Carole thanks.

"You don't have to do this now. It can wait. There's no timetable." Violet tells her stepmother-in-law.

Carole shakes her head. "No. We should do it now, or... I'm afraid I'll never do it."

Kurt smiles gently when he picks up a football. "Look. It's the ball from the first game we ever scored at. You should keep this, Dad." He tells Burt.

"That was the weirdest football game I ever been to." Burt says softly.

"Look, it's the faggy lamp from my Marlene Dietrich basement redecoration." Kurt reminisces.

"I think he kept it in here to prove a point to Burt." Carole says to Kurt.

"You know, if it's, uh, okay with everyone, I think I'd like to keep that lamp." Burt says.

"No. It's not okay with me. That thing is awful." Carole says.

"I need a lamp in my office at the shop." Burt says tearfully.

Violet rubs Kurt's back gently as they look to their father.

"I tore into him about this lamp. You know, I was right, in principle, but, you know, come on. The kid didn't have a prejudiced bone in his body. I knew what he meant when he was calling it "faggy." I wasn't teaching him a lesson in tolerance, I was teaching myself one, and he was just unlucky enough to be there for it." Burt reveals.

"Finn knew how you felt about him, honey. He kind of liked it when you yelled at him." Carole tells her husband.

"Should've hugged him more, you know? No, it was always... you know, we'd fist-bump or we'd high-five, but... I should've given him more hugs. You know, the last time I saw him, he was so bummed out about some test at school, and... I just, you know... told him to get back at it, you know? He was worth it. It was the perfect time for a hug. But for whatever reason, I just... I gave him a pat on the back... and that's that. Now he's gone." Burt laments.

Carole goes to put Finn's letterman jacket in a box, but Kurt stops her.

"Oh, d-don't. I need that. I want it. Seeing him come into the hallway wearing this... it was like Superman had arrived." Kurt said as he put the jacket on.

Violet chuckles tearfully. "God, his arms were long." She says. Kurt nods as he holds the jacket closer.

Burt holds a bulletin board that was hanging on the wall. Finn clipped pictures and news articles of his accomplishments with the glee club. "What should we do with this?" He asks.

"I want it. I'll put it in my room. I have plenty of pictures of Finn on my phone... but I want something physical to have." Violet answers.

Burt nods and hands her the board. Violet feels teary eyed when she sees a picture of their first Regionals. "Our first Regionals. That was when Finn confessed his love for Rachel." She remembers.

Carole swallows thickly. "I always thought that when I, uh... How do parents go on when they lose a child? You know, when I would see that stuff on the news, I'd shut it off, 'cause it was just too horrible to think, but I would always think: how do they wake up every day? I mean, h-h... how do they breathe, honey? But you do wake up. And for just a second, you forget. And then... oh, you remember. And it's like getting that call again... and again, every time. You don't get to stop waking up. You have to keep on being a parent, even though you don't get to have a child anymore." Carole says and starts crying.

Burt, Violet and Kurt tearfully hug Carole, who's sobbing uncontrollably.

The loss of a child is always hard on the parents.

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The next day, Violet and Kurt are standing at a memorialized dumpster. Puck walks up to them.

"What's with, uh, the Banksy loser parade?" Puck asks.

"You're exhausting. You seriously don't recognize this Dumpster?" Kurt asks.

It's the same dumpster that Kurt was thrown into.

"Oh, yeah." Puck remembers.

"Soon as Finn joined the Glee Club, being a loser, an outcast and a misfit, it... it all became okay." Violet reminisces.

Puck sees that Kurt's wearing Finn's jacket. "Hey, give me that jacket. Seriously, I'll pay you for it. I'm sure you have a whole room full of mementos. I got nothing to remember him by."

"Well, you can't have this." Kurt decides.

"That jacket is reserved for people who earned it. I'm not gonna let you bedazzle it with glitter and turn it into some Project Runway shawl." Puck argues.

"You're not getting the damn jacket, Noah." Violet comments.

"So what are you gonna do, beat me up and take it from me? Throw me in a Dumpster? You can't have it." Kurt states and walks away.

Violet looks at Puck. "Noah... if Kurt says you can't have it, then you can't have it." She says quietly.

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The New Directions gather in the auditorium, where Artie and Sam sing 'Fire and Rain.'

[Fire and Rain by Artie and Sam]

Violet sits with Kurt as Artie and Sam sing. She sees Puck, and she leans over, grabbing his hand.

Puck looks down at their hands, and looks to Violet, who's looking like she might cry at any second. Puck squeezes her hand back, feeling some type of comfort from the gesture.

Violet was a true friend.

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The following morning, Violet is on the auditorium stage, waiting for Puck to arrive.

Puck walks onstage. "I don't understand why we can't just sing in the choir room."

"Do you remember when our friendship started? Four years ago, you told me on this very stage that you were the father of Quinn's baby." Violet reminisces solemnly.

"What's your point?" Puck asks.

"I thought maybe we could just sing this song for us. I think we'd sound good together on this song." Violet answers as she hands Puck a page full of lyrics.

Puck reads it over. "Yeah. We could sing this." He agrees.

Violet and Puck sing Puff Daddy and Faith Evans's 'I'll Be Missing You.'

[I'll Be Missing You by Puck and Violet]

At the end, Violet gives Puck a hug. Puck hugs back.

"What was that for?" Puck asks.

Violet sighs. "I love you, Noah Puckerman. You're a damn good friend and I just wanted to tell you that I love you." She says as she tears up.

Puck rubs her back. "I love you too Violet. I got you. You're okay." He says soothingly as he continues to hug her.

Puck won't admit it, but he finds himself crying a bit while he hugs Violet.

They both really miss Finn.

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That afternoon, Santana is up at the front of the room.

"Okay, I know that Finn had his doubts about God, but I am convinced that Squishyteets is up in Heaven right now, plopped down next to his new best friend Fat Elvis, helping themselves to a picnic of baby back ribs smothered in butterscotch pudding and tater tot grease, so, this is for you, Hudson." Santana says.

Violet expected Santana to say something nice about Finn, but she got her hopes up.

Santana begins singing 'If I Die Young.'

[If I Die Young by Santana]

Santana never finishes the song because she breaks down in the middle of singing it.

Will and Mike go to comfort her, but Santana screams and runs out of the choir room in tears.

Violet looks to her husband. "You should go talk to her." She encourages.

"I don't want to leave you alone." Kurt laments.

"Santana needs you more than I do right now." Violet says.

Kurt knows he can't win, and he walks off after Santana.

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After Santana's breakdown and Kurt returns to the choir room, Puck decides to sing. He sings 'No Surrender.'

[No Surrender by Puck]

"I love you guys." Puck says as everyone hugs.

Santana walks into the choir room. "Where is it, Puckerman?"

"It's just a tree. I told Beiste I'd put it back." Puck states.

"No, not the tree. Finn's jacket. I went for a lie-down in the nurse's office, hung it up on the coat rack by her door, and when I woke up from my grief siesta, it was gone. I know you took it. We all know you took it." Santana explains.

"I didn't take a jacket." Puck defends.

"If we were rounding up the usual suspects, that would pretty much just be you." Artie states.

"I didn't take Finn's jacket!" Puck defends once again.

Will intervenes. "Enough! Please! No fighting this week." He says.

Santana bores holes into Puck's skull. "No me gusta."

"Santana?" Will says as she walks out.

"Seriously, Puck, you can keep it tonight, but I need it back tomorrow. All right? It's Santana's now." Kurt says.

Violet places a hand on Puck's shoulder. "I know you didn't take the jacket." She says.

Puck sighs. "You're the only person that believes me."

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That night, Kurt and Violet snuggle together in Kurt's bed.

"I'm sorry I didn't stay with you after the funeral." Kurt says softly.

Violet looks up. "You had to go back to New York. I'm not mad or anything."

"I still feel guilty that I didn't stay with you. I feel like I wasn't a very good husband." Kurt admits.

Violet takes his ring-clad hand and holds it to her heart. "Baby... you can't spend your days thinking about the regrets you have. One thing I've learned from Finn dying is that you can't focus on your regrets."

Kurt sighs. "I know. I just... I felt selfish for leaving. Putting distance between myself and Lima." He explains, tears forming.

"I was feeling selfish too. I didn't even want to come to glee club this week. I just wanted to stay in my room and cry myself to sleep." Violet admits, tears also forming in her eyes.

Kurt lets out a shaky breath. "I don't know why it still hurts. It's been three weeks. Why does it still hurt?" He chokes out.

Violet's crying now. "I don't know. I don't know why, but I don't like hurting. He was our brother. He was... he was our quarterback. And now he's gone! He never got to live the rest of his life. That's not fair Kurt." She hiccups.

Kurt wraps his arms around his wife, crying into her hair. "You're right. It's not fair. But he loved us so much. You especially. He had a special love for you that he didn't have for anyone else. You were his sister before I was his brother. The bond you shared with him... it was something beautiful."

Violet and Kurt cry together, thinking of their beloved brother. One question was going through their minds.

Why did Finn have to die so young?

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Violet decides to sing the next morning.

"I'm not really good with words, but I'll try my best. Finn was the first brother figure I ever had in my life. He was such a good person." She starts. Tears fill her eyes. "He was someone I could always count on. I felt like I could tell him anything and everything. Knowing that he's gone... it destroys me completely. I wrote this on the day of Finn's funeral, and I thought I'd perform it in here. This is for you, Finn."

Violet begins to sing her song, titled 'See You Again.'

It's been a long day without you, my friend
And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
We've come a long way from where we began
Oh, I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
When I see you again

Why'd you have to leave so soon, yeah?
Why'd you have to go?
Why'd you have to leave me when I needed you the most?
'Cause I don't really know how to tell ya, I'm feeling much worse
I know you're in a better place but it's always going to hurt

Carry on
Give me all the strength I need
To carry on

It's been a long day without you, my friend
And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
We've come a long way from where we began
Oh, I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
When I see you again

How do I breathe without you? Feeling so cold
I'll be waiting right here till the day you're going home

Carry on
Give me all the strength I need
To carry on

So let the lights guide your way, yeah
Hold every memory as you go
And every road you take
Will always lead you home, home

It's been a long day without you, my friend
And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
We've come a long way from where we began
Oh, I'll tell you all about it when I see you again
When I see you again

When I see you again

[See You Again by Violet]
(All rights go to Charlie Puth)

At the end of her performance, Violet has tears streaming down her cheeks. She could see Finn sitting in the back of the choir room, smiling as he was listening to her song. Her body is shaking from the sobs that escape her lips.

Will walks up to her and hugs her. Violet hugs her teacher back.

"That was beautiful. He always loved the songs you'd write." Will says to her gently.

Violet just cries into Will, feeling nothing but sadness.

The New Directions are left in tears.

Violet was definitely not okay.

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Everyone stood together at Finn's locker, which was turned into a memorial.

Violet looks at the memorial and thinks back to the first day she'd ever met Finn Hudson.

Flashback to 2009

"I'm so sorry! Are you okay?!"

"I-I'm fine. Just got a slushee to the face."

"I-I'm Finn Hudson."

"I-I know. You're the quarterback of the football team. I'm Violet Berry. My friends call me Vi."

Flash forward to the choir room

Violet will never forget that first meeting. She had just auditioned for glee club, and Puck had given her her first ever slushee facial.

Finn had helped her up, apologized for Puck, and even offered to drive her home.

Violet was brought out of her daze when Kitty started talking.

"This is sort of cheesy." Kitty remarks.

"No, it's beautiful. I just had to see it." Says a surprising voice.

The New Directions look to see Rachel Berry in front of them.

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It's a little quiet as Rachel looks at the glee club that afternoon.

"Nobody treat me with kid gloves, okay? I don't know what to say, either. I loved Finn, and... he loved me, and he loved all of you guys. I know he did. I like to sing in the car and, um... and before Finn, I used to sing alone... and this was the first song that I... sang with him when we would... drive around together, so... this is for him." Rachel says, choking up on her words towards the end.

Rachel sings Adele's cover of Bob Dylan's 'Make You Feel My Love.'

[Make You Feel My Love by Rachel]

As Rachel sings, Violet begins crying hard. Kurt wraps an arm around her shoulders and brings her close to him, letting her cry into his shoulder.

No one says anything after Rachel finishes singing. They're all too busy holding each other or crying.

Who knew Finn was the true heart of the glee club?

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Rachel walks into the choir room. "Hey, Mr. Shue." She says.

"Hey, Rachel. I get flashbacks when you walk in here and say that. Good ones." Will says.

"How are you doing?" Rachel asks.

Will sighs. "Everyone keeps asking me that." He says.

"Well, from what I hear, you've been a rock for everyone, so I know that that means that sometimes you don't get to grieve yourself." Rachel states.

"I'm okay. I mean, I'm... I'm really not okay, but, uh, yeah, I'm-I'm okay. More importantly, how are you?" Will asks.

Rachel sighs. "I have no idea. I talk to him a lot. I can still see his face and can hear his voice so clearly. Do you think that I'll ever forget it? 'Cause I'm afraid that one day, I will."

"What do you talk to him about?" Will asks.

"Anything. I mean, when we were dating, it was, you know, pretty much me talking all the time and him just pretending to listen, so it's not really that different. I had it all planned out. I was gonna make it big on Broadway and maybe do a Woody Allen movie. And then when we were ready, I would just... come back, and he'd be teaching here, and I'd walk through those doors, and I would just say, "I'm home." And then we would live happily ever after." Rachel says sadly.

Will nods. "It's a good plan. Did you tell him?" He asks.

"I didn't have to. He knew." Rachel answers.

"And... now what?" Will prompts.

"I don't know. Something different." Rachel replies as she tries to wipe her tears away.

"Maybe something better." Will offers.

"I just... I don't think that that's possible. He was my person. But thank you so much for doing this. I felt like I didn't know if I would be able to sing again, but now I know that I can. And I know that there have been a lot of memorials for him, but I had this made, and I was hoping that we could hang it in here." Rachel says and pulls out a plaque of Finn with one of his most famous quotes.

Will chuckles. "Did he really say that?"

Rachel nods. "He was smart, just, you know, in an... in an untraditional kind of way."

"Come on, let's... let's hang it right over there." Will says. He hangs up the plaque.

Rachel stands next to Will as they look at the plaque together.

= = =

Violet and Rachel sit at the Lima Bean together.

"He really loved you, you know that, right?" Violet asks.

Rachel nods. "I know. Did you know he flew all the way out to New York just to beat up Brody?"

"I didn't know that." Violet admits.

Rachel sighs. "He told me at Mr. Shue's church wedding that we were endgame. I guess in a way... he was right." She says as she holds her sister's hand.

Violet sighs. "Did you know he had a crush on me during your sophomore year?"

Rachel looks up. "No. I didn't know that."

Violet nods and pulls out a piece of paper. "He wrote me a letter, and asked me to never read it until the time was right."

Flashback to 2010

Violet was at her locker, taking her materials out for her next class.

"Hey Violet." Finn says as he walks up to her.

Violet looks at him and smiles. "Hi Finn. What's up?" She asks.

Finn hands her a piece of paper. "This is for you. Promise me you won't read it until the time is right."

Violet nods with a hint of confusion. "I promise."

Flash forward to the Lima Bean

Rachel lets out a little laugh. "I always thought he liked you in my sophomore year. Will you read me the letter?"

Violet nods and unfolds the paper.

"Dear Violet,

What's up? If you're reading this, then one of three things has happened: I moved out of Lima, I died, or I became famous. Hopefully I moved or I became famous.

I know it's been a few weeks since we won Sectionals, but I have to be honest and upfront with you about something. I have a huge crush on you. You were the only person that stayed behind to get me to come to Sectionals. You were there for me when I was crying because I found out that Quinn was actually having Puck's baby.

I think you're really awesome and a total badass. I do like Rachel, but I think I like you more. You're less crazy, and you don't make every conversation about yourself. You know a lot about Broadway, but you also know a lot about mainstream music. You're like the perfect balance.

I know you just started dating Kurt, and I know that Rachel is dating that Jesse kid from Vocal Adrenaline... but I don't care. I need you to know how I feel.

If you and Kurt ever break up, and I never date Rachel, don't be afraid to give me a call. I'd like to take you out on a date sometime.

I gotta go to gym class. I'll see you in Glee Club!

Yours truly,
Finn C. Hudson."

Rachel's in tears when Violet finishes reading. Violet's in tears too. "Wow. I had no idea he liked you like that." Rachel admits.

"Neither did I until a few days ago. I know you loved him a lot, and I wanted to share the letter with you." Violet says.

The two stand up and hug, both sisters teary eyed.

"I love you Rachel. I love you so much." Violet says softly.

Rachel kisses her sister's head. "I love you too Violet. I love you so so much." Rachel chokes out.

The two sisters walk out of the Lima Bean together.

"So... where are you going?" Rachel asks as Violet heads towards her car.

Violet looks sad. "I have someone I need to go and see."

= = =

Violet stands at Finn's grave with a bouquet of daisies. Finn liked daisies.

"Hey Finny. It's Violet. I hope you don't mind that I came to see you." Violet says as she places the daisies in front of the headstone.

Violet lets a few tears fall. "I miss you Finn. We all miss you. Is it selfish of me to want my brother back for five more minutes? Is it selfish of me to want you to tell me one more joke, sing me one more song, or give me one more hug?" Violet asks as she sits on her knees.

"It's been hell without you. Mr. Shue dedicated this week to you in glee club. Mercedes, Santana, Rachel and I sang songs to you. I... I can't stop thinking about you Finn. You didn't get to live the rest of your life. That's not okay. I'm not okay. I miss you like crazy. I just want my brother back." Violet admits through her tears.

Violet pulls out the letter from her pocket. "I um... I read your letter the other day. Rachel asked me to read it to her. I'm sorry I had I no idea you felt that way, Finn. I can't imagine how you must've felt seeing Rachel with Jesse, Quinn with Puck and then me with Kurt. I'm sorry if I hurt you. Why did you have to leave us, Finn? Why'd you have to leave me? I didn't want you to go. I'm not ready to say goodbye to you." She sobs.

Violet feels a hand on her back, and she looks up to see Kurt with tears running down his own cheeks.

Kurt sits on his knees next to his wife, pulling her close to him, letting her cry into his shoulder. "He loved you so much. You two had a bond unlike anything I've ever seen. He was one of your best friends — he was your brother." Kurt says through his own tears.

"He loved you too. You know he loved you." Violet hiccups.

"I know. But out of all of us in glee club, he loved you the most." Kurt tells her.

"If he loved us so much, then why did he leave us? Why did he leave us, Kurt? Why?" Violet sobs.

Kurt cries a little harder. "I don't know. I don't know why. But I know that Finn is always with us in our hearts. That's where he'll forever stay. Do you want me to take you home?" He asks his wife.

Violet looks at him. "I have to do something first." She says and gets up from her knees, placing a kiss on her fingertips. She presses her fingertips to the headstone and looks at Kurt.

"Now I'm ready." Violet says.

Kurt stands up as he takes his wife's hand, walking her to her car.

Finn Hudson was and will always be the very heart of the glee club.

He will be deeply missed forever.

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Songs Mentioned/Performed
1. Seasons of Love - New Directions and alumni
2. I'll Stand By You - Mercedes
3. Fire and Rain - Artie and Sam
4. I'll Be Missing You - Puck and Violet
5. If I Die Young - Santana
6. No Surrender - Puck
7. See You Again - Violet
8. Make You Feel My Love - Rachel

I have absolutely no words. This was as hard for me to write as it was for me to watch the episode.

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