"Yes Mr. Schuster?" Kurt asked.

"Can I see the notes you took during class?" Will asked. Kurt's eyes widened as he tightened his grip on his folder.

"I would… prefer you don't." Kurt said. Will raised his eyebrows.

"May I ask why?" Will said. Kurt felt a lump in his throat and it made it hard to speak.

"I-I, uhh…" Kurt didn't know what to say. Then he thought of something. "Sorry, I was just writing song Ideas for the rally on Saturday. I'm hoping to get a solo." Kurt wasn't entirely lying. He did want to get a solo for the rally but that wasn't what he was writing. Kurt hoped that Will couldn't sense the shakiness in his voice.

"Well, Kurt. If that is all you wrote you have no need to hide it from me. May I see the songs?" Will asked. Kurt felt the lump come back. He shook his head, unable to find words, and walked out. Will didn't try to stop him either. He knew that he wasn't writing about songs.

At lunch Kurt sat at a table then was soon accompanied by Santana and Sam. Kurt didn't mind their company; he was concentrating on ignoring a slight burning pain in his right ribcage. Kurt just stared at his plate with a blank expression.

"Hey, Kurt? Are you ok?" Sam asked and Kurt snapped out of his trance.

"Huh, what?" Kurt was still trying to bare the pain without holding his side. Suddenly the burning increased dramatically within a second. Kurt, out of surprise and pain, quickly clenched his right ribcage. Santana jumped in surprise and Sam stood up.

"Whoa, Kurt. What's going on?" Sam said, unsure what to do. Kurt was in too much pain to answer right away.

"I… my… side… burn… scar… beating." Kurt was in too much pain to make correct sentences. Kurt was almost doubled over in pain. He didn't know the true cause but he didn't like it. It suddenly became hard to breathe, like someone was sucking out the air in his lungs. He took shuttering breathes and his breathing had slowed down. He could barely breathe.

"Kurt, do you need to go to the nurse?" Santana asked. Kurt could barely hear her over the throbbing pain in his side. He brought himself to speak.

"I… yes, please… Finn, Blaine… inform…" yet again, he fumbled his words like an idiot. But he didn't care he wanted to not have to worry about pain, or bullies, or anything like that. Sam took no time to go to where Finn was sitting and Santana tried to get him to stand.

"Kurt, come on! You need to stand!" Santana said and pulled on his arm harder. It was in no time did Mercedes come over and yanked him to his feet.

"Ow!" Kurt yelped as his doubled over from pain. Mercedes then almost literally dragged him to the nurse's office. She was concerned about him but he wouldn't move so she had to almost drag him. When the nurse saw Kurt she told him to lie on a bed and he obeyed with difficulty. The nurse knew about Kurt's beating and asked what hurt. Mercedes stayed in the nurse office.

"My, side." Kurt managed to say. His breathes slowed even more he wasn't sure he even was breathing. Kurt looked over at Mercedes and then he was falling into the blackness, out cold.

The nurse rolled up his shirt so she could see the scar. The area was red and the scar looked fresh instead of when he really got it. The nurse looked at Mercedes who was surprised that Kurt had passed out from the pain. The nurse asked Mercedes if she could leave and Mercedes didn't know what for but she did so and went back to the cafeteria. As soon as she sat down she was mobbed by the rest of the glee club. All of them asking different questions, "What happened?" and "How is he?" and "what's wrong?"

"Alright! Quiet and I'll tell you!" Mercedes shouted over them. Every one shut up immediately. "Kurt passed out again." Mercedes started. Everyone looked surprised. "After he passed out the nurse looked at the scar he has on his ribs. It was red and almost bleeding." Mercedes finished. The glee club members looked at each other.

"Should we let Blaine know?" Finn asked.

"No, he'll probably want to be there for Kurt. We shouldn't worry him." Rachel answered. They all nodded in agreement.

"So now what? If Kurt won't be at the rally we have no opening song." Santana said. Mercedes gave her one of her angry diva looks.

"He will be there! Kurt's strong, and whatever it is he's facing, he'll get through." Mercedes said in her diva-ish way.

"We don't even know what's wrong with him, I mean, what if it's serious? He might not be able to sing." Puck said.

"We'll find out what's wrong in glee club today," Mercedes said.

"If he's even there." Santana cut in. Mercedes shot her another look.

"Shouldn't someone tell Mr. Schuster?" Rachel asked.

"I'll go!" Puck said before Finn got the chance to say anything. What could be wrong with Kurt?