"Brittany, where is Santana?" Mr. Schue questioned as he walked in the choir room seeing that everyone else had already taken their self-assigned seats.

"She has a doctor's appointment. Coach Sue was mad because Santana missed practice after school yesterday because she was not feeling good so Sue said that she needed to get a doctor's note or she would be kicked out of the cheerios. She should be here soon." Brittany clarified.

"Alright then, let's start talking about the set list for sectionals!"

I walk into the glee club only about 15 minutes late, I just wanted to feel normal. I know that this news would change my life in every plausible way, but I did not want that change to start yet. Nobody seems to notice that something is wrong, thankfully, only greeting me with hellos and smiles, Brittany pulling me into a tight hug.

"What did the doctor say?" Mr. Schue questions. I do not want to say that I have leukemia. I do not want anyone to know that I have to start chemo in less than 1 month in order for me to survive. And I really do not want anyone to know that I am dying.

"It's just a bug. He gave me some antibiotics and said that I will be fine." I lie. I hate that I have to lie to them. They are my family. My parents are not around, ever. I mean last I haven't talked to them in over 3 months. They are always gone. Honestly, I like it better when they are not home. When they are home, bad things happen. My parents physically abuse me, but I've learned to live with it, because they are only home for about a month every year. Nobody asks about my family life, because my parents send me money every month, mostly to keep up their appearance. So the glee club is the closest thing I have to family, no matter how much I try to deny it.

"That's great Santana. Let's get back to learning the dance for nationals. Santana, you, Mike, and Brittany will be in the front, and I was hoping you would take the lead on the song." I zoned out, too caught up in my own thoughts to really pay much attention to the dancing and singing happening around me. I caught onto the dance moves quite easily, being one of the best dancers of the group. I just couldn't shake the thought that I had to tell my parents tonight that I had cancer.