Okay, okay. I can try to do that.Â
I do say so. Learn to trust yourself a bit more, Rachel. Stop letting people make you feel inferior â youâre not. Youâre a brighter star than every single person in that town and you know it. While youâre here, you donât have to dim that light to let others shine.
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If you say so.
Youâre right. I did change, Rachel. I learned that my relationship with Finn wasnât everything, that maybe right now, I donât need to have a romantic interest. I learned that sometimes, you have to allow others to shine to get your chance at the spotlight. I learned that you donât need fairweather friends, and that is exactly why I hold people at armsâ length. But I didnât change for people to like me, Rachel. I changed because I grew up, I experienced more in the last two years than I thought I would when I moved to New York. Pay no attention to Santana â sheâll be the best friend in the world and also your biggest enemy.Â
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But when the amount of people that dislike you highly outweigh the people that tolerate you there's obviously something wrong. I'm sorry, you know this. I don't know why I'm telling you this. I'm sure it'll be fine but obviously something changed in us to make them grow to like you, and I'm still the same person they loathed in high school. Plus, I'm not sure how comfortable around them I'll feel considering but it's not as if I have a choice in the matter, I guess.Â
Rachel, I know that youâve â weâve â had a questionable past with both Kurt and Santana, and I know what youâre feeling. I felt it too. The sinking feeling of people judging you, hating you for things that you canât change. But if they hate you, they hate me. And if they hate us⌠we donât need friends like that. You and I have wasted too much time trying to please those around us and for what? Conformity? When did that ever help us before? You donât need people that donât accept you, Rachel.Â
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Is it weird that I'm worried about them hating me?
It would probably be best if you were in the room while we talk about this. Iâm not quite sure how I can explain this seeing as we donât know whatâs going on ourselves but⌠they deserve to know as much of the truth as we know. Iâm nervous too, Rach. Theyâre my best friends and⌠I donât know how theyâll react.
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It's just insane to think about how this is going to go. I should definitely be in the room so that they don't think you're certifiable but I also don't think I should be there without you informing them a little bit about what's going on so that they're not just hit with this whole thing. I may be over thinking this a little bit but.. I'm incredibly nervous for some reason.
I donât know exactly. I think the best thing we can do is tell them the complete truth and hope that they understand, or can at least attempt to understand this crazy situation. I mean, they canât say that it isnât true given the fact that youâre here and very much real.
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I guess. How do you explain a situation like this to someone though?
They may freak out but we canât hide this anymore. Kurt and Santana are going to have to accept that this is simply the way things are right now and thereâs nothing we can do to change this situation.
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I don't know how well that's going to go. They're going to freak out, you know that right?
I knew this day would come and as much as I wished to avoid it, this confrontation has become inevitable. We have to tell Kurt and Santana, Rachel.
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I'm just trying to make sure that you're not putting yourself in a bad situation. It's all kind of incredible. I still don't really believe this is real, honestly.
Nothing will go wrong, Rachel. Did I always question things as much as you do? Just stop worrying for a few minutes, okay? Everything is going to be fine, and tonight youâre going to see that all the hard work and torment is finally going to pay off. Youâre â weâre â playing our dream role. In a few years, youâll be right here.
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Okay, okay. Fine. If you really think that nothing will go wrong, I'll stop questioning you.
I think weâll be arriving early enough that the majority of the cast and crew will still be enjoying their morning off. Will you please stop reminding me that weâre the same person? Yes, weâre the same but thanks to the make-over⌠we donât exactly look the same anymore.
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You know I'm grateful I just worry about the consequences for you. This is all very sweet. Cousin? Rachel, we are literally the same person. I don't know how well that would work.
The very least you could do is say thank you instead of constantly questioning me, Rachel. Iâm willing to take the risk because I think itâll be beneficial for you to see what youâre working for, to see that all of the hard work is going to pay off. If anyone sees us together, youâre simply my cousin from Lima, Ohio thatâs visiting me for the weekend.
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I can't believe you're doing this. Aren't you going to get in trouble? This is crazy. How are you going to explain it to anyone that sees us together?Â
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I think that all sounds like a wonderful idea.
Perhaps this is all just a freak accident of nature and everything will work itself out accordingly. Iâm not sure how Kurt would react to the truth, and Santana thinks that one of me is bad enough. However, I donât think we have another feasible option. Weâll go upstairs and tell them that by some twist of fate, youâre here and youâre going to be staying with us for a while. Tomorrow, you can explore the city while I go to work â or you could come see the show. I think we could pass for siblings, donât you?
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Maybe it will just fix itself. I'm not sure. I'm not exactly aching to go back just yet anyways. I don't know either.. Maybe just tell them the truth? It's not as if they could think you're crazy or anything as I am actually here which I'm sure would be proof enough for anyone.
I donât believe we can judge whatâs illogical and what isnât anymore, given that youâre my younger self. I donât know how weâre going to fix this, Rachel, or how Iâm going to explain this to Kurt and Santana.
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I was about to say that that's illogical, but considering I'm standing in front of myself I think I can accept that.
When you arrived, Iâd just been thinking about being able to go back and tell myself what I know now, maybe what it would be like if I was able to give that girl some advice based on my experiences. What if this happened because we wished for it at the same time?
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That's a little more than surprising. Yeah, I did. I was sitting in my room doing homework and kind of daydreaming about it and then I was here. Why?Â
I promise that you wonât always be her least favorite person. Youâll actually grow to be someone very special to her, and she to you. Now, I know you arenât going to believe that so Iâm not going to push, but know that thatâs true. You mean you wished to see your future? Tonight?
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Well, I'm kind of her least favorite person so I don't see how that could be happening any time soon. Really? I was kind of wishing I could see if I actually make it.Â
You become friends with Quinn Fabray. I believe the term we used is âkind of friends,â but friends nonetheless. You will learn that sheâs just as broken as you are, and while I wonât tell you when youâll learn that, I believe youâll learn that soon. I know. I never thought that I would see you, let alone get the chance to speak with you. I merely wished for the chance to tell my younger self what I know now, and here you are.
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I become friends with Quinn Fabray? As in, queen bee Quinn Fabray? That's impossible. But, I guess you're right. It's easier said than done, though. This is just so much to process I'm not really sure of what to say.
I grew up, Rachel. I learned that there were more important things than what my peers thought of me. Of course, it helped that Quinn finally learned that the only thing Iâd ever wanted in high school was to be her friend, which then lead to a friendship. If Iâm going to be honest, she helped a lot. The truth is, you canât make people like you. If you spend your entire life trying to make people like you, youâre going to be miserable. Do you think Barbra was upset if people didnât like her? No. She told everyone that they could say whatever they wanted about her, as long as they spelt her name wrong. As for wanting to hear it from someone other than me, suit yourself. But that isnât going to stop me from telling you what you need to hear. Now come on, letâs get you inside.
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