Dear Pen Pal...Chapter 2
September 2010-
Dear Rachel,
You can’t believe how thrilled I was when out principal informed me that I was one of the elite students he had selected to take part in this pen pal program.
My name is Holly J Sinclair, former Spirit Squad head and Student Government President; though don’t let that fool you. I may not be either of those things anymore but I am not a failer, I am just above all this High School drama. I’m in grade 12 and next year at this time I thoroughly plan to be attending Yale with my boyfriend Declan. I doubt you have a future as thoroughly thought out as me. Or do you? I’d love to hear it…..
Holly J Sinclair
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Rachel berry re-read the letter that was sitting in her hand as she sat down on the bleachers during Football Practice. William McKinley High was definitely going to win more then one game this season she could simply feel it in her bones. Anyway that Principal at Degrassi couldn’t of just blindly paired everyone up…after all this Holly J seemed allot like her. She was driven, had a great boyfriend, and had her future all mapped out.
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September 2010-
Dear Holly,
My name’s Rachel Berry, but you already knew that. Anyway like you I am driven, even more so most likely. I’ve been entered in pageants and talent competitions since I was six months old. I am a star, a winner. I’m captain of our school’s glee club and fully intend to not only attend Julliard post grad but to be on Broadway one day. Like you I have a fabulous boyfriend and while he is definitely NOT Yale material he’s captain and QB of our school’s football team and lead male vocalist in glee.
Anyway I’m rambling aren’t I? People say I tend to do that allot. Anyway I think that we are going to become the best of friends.
Rachel Berry
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Holly J rolled her eyes at the way this Rachel chick had only referred to her as Holly, sans the initial. The only people who had ever done that before were her parents and her dreaded ex Blue. But the gold star in her signature… nice touch….
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Some time went by and the two girls were becoming close friends like Rachel had predicted. I her last letter the young American even sent a CD of her singing a barrage of songs ranging from selections from ‘Funny Girl’ to more contemporary classics both from the stage and from pop artists. The girl definitely had star quality.
Her meanwhile, well she was about to think that her own personal star was about to burn out as she looked over at her application that she had to fill out for Yale and the insane fee she had to pay just to send it out.
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November 2010
Dear Rachel,
Time is ticking for me to send in an application for Yale and I don’t think I can do it. It’s not do to lack of having the grades, the test scores, the extra curriculars, no it’s just the cost and I’m not talking tuition either as that is what scholarships are for. Did you know how much the application fee is? I mean Fiona said she’s lend me the money but I am Holly freaking J Sinclair and am no one’s charity case. Anyway how are things in Ohio, Sectionals are coming up soon right? I’m sure your going to nail it. Till next time keep knocking em dead.
Holly J Sinclair.
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Sectionals…god Rachel didn’t want to even think of Sectionals at this moment. Sure New Directions were back in fine form vocally it was just…well last year it was pretty much a guaranteed win up against a school for the deaf and a halfway house for troubled teenaged girls, well until Sue Sylvester leaked their set list but that was an entirely different story but this year it seemed like they had some legitimate competition…though thankfully Vocal Adrenaline wasn’t on the list because even though they were without Jesse and Shelby this year they were still rather scary.
“Ok,” Mr. Schuester said as he entered the room, “I have some news about out set list for Sectionals.”
Rachel and her classmates expected the teacher to say a Ballad or a Show tune or something else that they so seamlessly had preformed in the past.
“So, I’m hearing that this year you guys are going to be asked to sing a song in a foreign language.”
The room filled with collective groans as Kurt Hummel grinned.
Sure it would be easy for Kurt not to be depressed after all her classmate and rival had won Nationals for the Cheerio’s last year with a Medley of songs all in French.
“Rachel and I could do something in Hebrew,” Noah Puckerman suggested winking across the room at her.
She could tell her ex meant well and he wasn’t trying to steal her from Finn, he was just trying to boost her moral and it was working.
“I would gladly accept your offer however I’ve been out of practice since my Bat Mitzvah and I doubt you’ve spoke a lick of the language outside of the High Holidays since your Thirteenth Birthday either.”
“Good point.”
Thankfully however Mr. Schuester was a Spanish teacher… and even more thankfully…
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December 2010-
Dear Holly J,
We Did it! We won Sectionals for the second straight year in a row; thank god we didn’t have to do that foreign language number huh.
Anyways I can’t believe that just after Winter Break we’ll be gearing up not just for Regionals but also for the meeting between our two schools. I can’t wait to finally meet you face to face and to introduce you to Finn. It’s a shame Declan isn’t at Degrassi and in the program as if he were we could of totally double dated like I know some people are already excited about, I don’t want to name names. Anyways Happy Holidays Holly J…
Rachel Berry
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TBC