#ftf4

[Rachel woke up the next morning, her head only slightly foggy. It definitely wasn’t as bad as after the beach party. And she was in her own room in her body, so that was a good sign as well. She lay in bed and remembered that she’d kissed Mike. And it was a nice kiss. A very nice kiss. She almost couldn’t believe it had happened. She was pretty sure Tina had filmed it, though. So she could ask her roommate to confirm it.  She sighed contentedly and sat up. She should go talk to Mike. Or at least call him. There was lots for them to discuss. She stood and smiled when she saw Tina just waking up as well. She waved and was about to say good morning, as she always did, but this came out instead:]

Something has changed within me.

[Rachel closed her mouth in shock. She must just have the song she sang with Kurt last night stuck in her head, right? She cleared her throat and tried again:]

Something is not the same.

[Rachel frowned again. Why couldn’t she make words come out? She looked at Tina, hoping her roommate would have an answer.]

Skyler took off her red plaid shirt and tied it around her waist as the stuffiness of the room got to her. She had been sitting on the kitchen counter after filling her stomach with food and soda, intentionally avoiding any alcoholic beverages; the memories of the things she had done the last time she got drunk still making her cringe. She was pretty content by just observing her surroundings, smiling to herself as she realized that she was indeed having fun. At the sight of Marley, she waved at her and grinned. “Great party, Marls.”