Chapter One
Disclaimer- If I owned Degrassi, and its characters, do you honestly think I'd be spending my spare time writing about Eli, instead of making out with the actor who plays him? Think about that.
"Why, good morning Mr. Goldsworthy." Imogene said to her boyfriend on an early Monday morning.
"Good morning Ms. Moreno." Eli replied back to her, just as they always do, every morning. It was the first day of school.
Everyone was psyched. But Eli wasn't.
He hated not being with Clare anymore. Of course he liked Imogene, but she kind of scares him. Nobody can compare to Clare.
Across the street, Eli sees Clare and Alli comforting Jenna. All he could think about was Clare and how stupid he was to scare her off. He knew he had to get her back. He had to.
"Jenna, its ok. Ty will be fine. He's in daycare. They'll take care of him until schools over," Alli said to her friend. "Right, Clare?" Alli looks to Clare, but she's not paying attention. Her eyes are locked on Imogene and Eli, walking arm-in-arm into Degrassi.
Clare thought Imogene was a psycho. Actually, she knew. Imogene knew everything about Eli and Clare's relationship, including things that were completely private between the two. By now, Clare knew that Imogene had been stalking Eli.
Its not like Clare to be jealous. It's also not very Christian of her to hate Imogene, but she did. Oh my God she hated her.
She hated the way Imogene tricked Eli into going off his meds. Or how she pretended to be Clare to get Eli to hate her. Or how she flaunts Eli in her face like that. The girl may be strange, but she isn't stupid.
Eli felt someone staring at him. He turned around and smiled at Clare, who smiled back and walked into the building. Even though they weren't together anymore, its not like she can't be polite.
Once everyone was seated in class, Ms. Dawes looked up from her desk in the corner of the room. "I hope everyone had a wonderful summer. But its not summer anymore, and we've got to get down to business," She looked at Eli, who was playing with his hands with a sad look on his face.
Ms. Dawes continued. "We're going to start a new assignment. A different way then last year. After all the drama that went on in this classroom, I'm going to pick partners." She smiled. Adam looked to Clare, who was trying to ignore Ms. Dawes, and Eli, who was still playing with his hands.
"Eli?" Ms. Dawes said. Eli looked up, hopeful that he'd get a good partner. "Yes, Ms. Dawes." He said. "You'll be pared up with Clare, ok?" She said. She knew about the breakup. Who didn't? But she thought this would be a way for them to talk again.
Clare looked up, after hearing her name called. She pared me with Eli? Why in the world would she do that? She knew I wasn't over him yet. She knew I still was in love with him. She knows that I've been in love with him ever since the first day I saw him, and that letting him go was a huge mistake. First Jake, and now Ms. Dawes. Why can't I just get over Eli on my own?
Eli looked down at his hands. Why am I still so in love with her? She broke me, completely. Imogene is the one I should be thinking about. Not Saint Clare. Then why do I have the urge to just run over to her and kiss her? And why is Ms. Dawes paring me up with her? I wrote the entire school play last year, even going through hell. What more does she want?
Ms. Dawes picked the rest of the groups, then sat back in her chair. "I want you to each write letters to each other. I pared you up with specific people. Tell them how your feeling about them," She looks to Clare, who now looks like she is about to die.
"And I want you to pour your heart out to them," She looks to Eli, who is trying not to look up. "And I want it done in a week. You will give each other the letters. And then you'll discuss the letters hopefully, and gain some wisdom from it. You can start immediately." She finishes, and everyone is quiet until the bell rings.
In the hallway, Alli approaches Clare, who looks like she just saw someone get shot. "Clare, what's wrong?" She asks, worried that something might've happened.
"I'm fine. I have to go to math now. See you at lunch." Clare walks away, not looking back. What the hell, Clare? Alli is your best friend. She's been trying to help you deal with Eli for the last semester now. That's how your going to treat her? I understand you blowing off Jake like that, but not Alli.
Eli walks to his locker, and when he gets there, Imogene is already there, with his locker already opened. How in the world did she get my combination? I only gave it to…Clare. "Hey, Eli." Imogene said, as he walked over to her.
She kissed him. She tries all the time to be as passionate as Clare for him, but it never works. He forces a smile. "Hey. How'd you get my locker open?" He asks. She smirks. "I have your combination. Babe, what's wrong?" She asks, trying to make him smile.
He gave in. Something about her. He secretly believes that she was a mugger. Whenever she tries to get him to do something, he does it.
There's really nothing bad about her. She's beautiful, and clever. She'd slept with me. But that was back when I was weak from being off my pills, and she tried to take my mind off it. All I could think about was Clare, and Vegas Night, when I thought Fitz was going to sleep with her. I was so scared, and if he did sleep with her, it would've been my fault. She was trying to end our fight. I would've never been able to live that down. Clare was so in touch with her religion, and she wasn't going to have sex until she was married. God, I love her.
"I'm fine. Now, don't you have to get to class?" He asked, with a smile on his face. He had to say, she was only trying to help.
"Yup. See you later. Love you Eli." She said, touching his face, then rushed off.
"Love you." He replied.
There was a difference between 'love you' and 'I love you'.
He'd only said "I love you" to Clare.
That's it for now! Tell me if you'd like another chapter.
That's my first chapter. I don't think this is my best work, but please give me feedback on what I could do better. I'd love to hear from you.
