Book 1: Keeping It In The Family

Chapter 4: The Little Runaway

Back at the Hudson-Hummel's house.
Finn sighs and comes downstairs to see Kurt folding laundry, and Kurt said noticing him.

Kurt: hey how did it go?
Finn: there was a lot of crying, fighting but we got through with it
Kurt: who Rose?
Finn: no me (sits down beside) who knew that spanking a child would be so hard. I wonder how my mom and Burt had always taken care of us
Kurt: probably not too good that's why they always give us these talk after our punishment been handed out.
Finn: do you think I was too hard on her? I mean I don't think I was but you know could never be so sure.
Kurt: Finn you are doing a great job handling it. Besides it's kind of my fault, I should have dealt with her from before, but her cuteness is what's gets me. Let's not forget Rose social worker said that Rose been through a tough time, and her recent foster parents she's been with always used this as a punishment, even the people in the foster system.
Finn: so what we do is we do is a good thing?
Kurt: yes, many people will not understand it but they are not her responsibility we are. She'll understand someday when she gets older, and understand why we do this for her.

Finn nods and Kurt continued.

Kurt: I'm gonna go upstairs and see how's she holding up.
Finn: okay, and I'll just sit here and watch some TV while you do that

Kurt rolled his eyes, and left Finn alone to his TV, before heading upstairs to check on his sister.

Finn was watching television when he heard his brother screamed his name and jump surprised.

Kurt: Finn!

Finn jumped from his seat and quickly ran upstairs to where he found Kurt.

Finn: what, what's wrong?

Kurt: this (hands him the letter and looks around the room)

Finn: Dear boys, I love you guys dearly but I can't stand living here anymore, it has nothing to do with what you did Finn. In fact nobody has ever cared to do that to me. Finn, I know you did it because you love me, but I just don't deserve to have a good family that still cares for me after what happen. I don't want to risk losing you guys as a family, so I left. Don't bother looking for you, you two have each other you will be fine with me. You guys have done so much for me that I feel like I'm a burden to you. I love you guys so much. You guys have been the best family a girl could ask for but I just can't live with the guilt anymore.

Love and Always,
Rose

Kurt: she ran away
Finn: yep
Kurt: come on, let's go find her
Finn: where? We don't know where to look
Kurt: will call up our glee friends and do a search party for her
Finn: Kurt it's 10' o'clock at night on a school night, nobody coming to help
Kurt: don't worry the glee clubbers love Rose, they'll be happy to help find her.

Everyone is waiting on Finn and Kurt to speak up when the door bell rang and Finn said to Kurt.

Finn: did you invited anybody over?
Kurt: (shakes his head) no everyone we know is here
Finn: then who could that be?
Kurt: it's probably the police. (answer the door) oh it's you

Santana comes into the Hudson-Hummel house with Brittany.

Santana: alright Lady Hummel and Frankteen what is it that you called this search party for?
Finn: thank you for joining us Santana, who invited you over?

Santana was gonna say something but Mercedes spoke up for her.

Mercedes: I did I figure she could help out, and plus her and Brittany are a part of the team, it wouldn't be right

Mr. Schue: what's going on guys?
Finn: alright like Kurt and I already explain to you guys on the phone, Rose ran away
Santana: it's about time
Puck: Santana
Santana: what? I would have ran away from these guys too
Kurt: we are not bad brothers Santana, she explained everything in the letter she left us
Finn: she thinks that we do too much for her and that she doesn't deserve to have a family that loves her
Mr. Schue: why would she say that?
Kurt: before she was adopted by us. She has been through a lot, she had abusive parents that didn't love her. They always told her she was a mistake. Then the social worker also told us that she bounces from home to home because they would always abandoned her