Make it unbroken

“I’m freaking out.” Derek said hysterically as they neared the choir room that Monday afternoon. The sense of complacency the whole weekend suddenly vanished as soon as Monday morning appeared. Thoughts rushed around Derek’s head, and they weren’t that comforting. What if they don’t like it? What if he didn’t get in? What if he actually dies of stage fright? What if he forgets the lyrics and then dies of stage fright? All of that certainty just vanished and he was turning mad in front of his friends. It was like he was suddenly un-ready. “I can’t do this! How many are you in the choir right now?”

Kurt just eyed Derek up and down, thinking about when he should tell one of the girls to slap some sense into his friend. Regardless, he answered. “Fifteen, not including Professor Schue.”

Derek whirled to face Reed, screaming, “Fifteen! Fifteen! One-five!”

“Brittany.” Kurt said tightly as he began rubbing his temples.

The blonde just stared at Kurt while Derek began shaking Reed. “…What?”

Kurt rolled his eyes and turned to Sofie, who understood the look in Kurt’s eyes. She walked up to Derek and shoved him away from Reed before planting a huge slap right across the frantic boy’s face. There was a moment of silence before Derek turned to her and said, “Again, other side.” Sofie conceded and the slap echoed to the other corridor. “Thanks, I needed that.” He said, messaging his jaw. “That’s some hand you got there.”