"Bump!" "Bump!" "Bump!" "Shit!" Clare almost said out loud as she quickly started wiping blood off her arm. "Clare, honey is you in there?" she said as she repeatedly knocked on the door. "Yes!" she said a little bit too loud. "I'm going to stay at Brenda's for the night, Will you be ok? "Yeah!" she spit back very uneasy. And with that note she was gone. Clare held back her tears and logged onto her computer. Just then a chat popped up from Eli.

Eligold49- hey blue eyes, isn't it past your bedtime?

Clare-e23- Probably

Eligold49- what's wrong? You never let me get away with any smart ass comment

Clare-e23- Nothing, I'm just not in the mood

Eligold49- I can get you in the mood ;)

Clare- e23- ELI!

Eligold49- Now there's the Clare we all know and love… but really... what's wrong

Clare- e23- Nothing...I'm just really stressed about Ms. Dawe's English assignment...I think I have Writer's Block or something...

Eligold49- I know you better than that... If you don't tell me, I'm coming over... I know where you live Edwards..

Clare-e23- Eli…

Eligold49 has now logged off

She thought to herself. What am I going to tell Eli? Just then she heard a soft tapping noise on her window. How cliché of him she thought. She went to her window only to notice Eli struggling to climb up the top of the tree. "A little help here?" he asked sarcastically. "You could have just used the door she said as she reached for his arm to pull him through the window." "And ruin all the fun, he said back and she could see his signature smirk poking up from his perfect lips. " So, I didn't come all this way to climb trees, so spill Edwards."

"Clare" he said softly.

She didn't know why. Maybe it was the way he said her name so soft like he had known her forever. Or the way his emerald eyes saw what she was really hiding. That made her burst out crying. "Clare, he said soothingly" "What's wrong?" "It's my... Parents", she said in between sobs. He yelled at her, I've never heard him yell like that before; it was like he was a different person. "My my family is falling apart, and it's my entire fault she stuttered before getting out her complete sentence.

Eli's POV

What is happening to Clare? Where is the happy, beautiful, and confident girl I know? It's like that girl is hiding under a dark and depressed, broken doll. And then I saw her arm and noticed something that would change my world forever.

I just want to give a shout out to all you beautiful people that said such nice things about my story on the reviews :) I hoped you liked this chapter! Tell me what you think ;)