Hello Degrassi Students and Teachers, I just wanted to remind you of the upcoming weekend events for the sesquicentennial celebration of this fine school and neighborhood! I can't tell you how pleased I am with the committees contributions and you students with helping them to get this party on track. Before you do go here in a few minutes please pick up one of the fliers with all the events going on around the school from Thursday to Sunday. I would encourage you all to come and celebrate Your school and community. Since You have a few extra days off be safe out there and have a great weekend!
The click of the intercom signaled the loud peal of the bell that indicated the students were now free to luxuriate in the long weekend where they could party while their parents were away with events at the school. As soon as the students began to empty the large building came the many people whom were going to transform some of the classrooms into mini time machines for each decade the school had been around. Clare sighed to herself as she quickly straightened up the room before locking her drawers up before the ladies came and shooed her away.
"Are you ready for the weekend Ms. Edwards?". Came a soft, but amused voice from the doorway awaking her from the reverie of her thoughts. Spinning on her heel to glance towards the voice she laughs lightly, sticking out her tongue with a little grin.
"Indeed I am... Well, I was a moment ago and now I'm more nervous than anything.". She said simply spreading her arms helplessly as she tried to keep a straight face towards her visitor.
"Clearly, you're such an actress. No wonder You teach English... So dramatic!". Marco exclaimed lightly.
Clare laughed softly as she turned off the lights and closed the door pushing her college into the hallway with a soft grin upon her face feeling slightly less nervous that previous moments. Sometimes it helped to have someone around whom could give her some precious amusing moments to get over her stress.
"So Mister Math, you're coming to the festivities I would assume?". She asked as her fingers gripped the handle of the door gently making sure it was closed before turning to glance at him.
"Wouldn't miss this for the world, Most of the class will be here with a few exceptions because of work, or they just don't want to bother coming back. What about you? I couldn't see you missing this... Will Darcy be around?". He asked with a little nudge to her side before laughing softly.
Nervously nodding her auburn locks towards Marco with a slight smile upon her pale lips, "Yes, of course I shall be there, wouldn't miss this train wreck for the world. As for Darce, She says she's going to be here but with her work schedule all wonky as it's been since she's taken over for that church...". She trails off with a slight shrug of her shoulders. Sometimes the best left unsaid about her sister, the better it was in her world. Since coming back from Africa she's been a totally different person than what she remembered as a young teen.
Sometimes it could have been easier to be an only child once her sister took off to Africa after her troubles, but in clare's mind it changed the whole family. Divorcing parents and then having them re-marry to others was daunting to her ego, and then to combine it with her own determination to keep a sense of fairy tale to her own life made it hard for her final years in school.
"...Did you hear what I said?". Marco asked slyly waking her from the track of thoughts deep in her mind. Glancing up at him with a slight shake of the head she sighed a negative response towards him.
"Easily remedied m'dear, I asked if your nervousness is because of someone special?". He repeated the question with a laugh knowing full well she was, but not because of why everyone believed. A decade was a long time to not see certain people, especially when you had a novel worth of words to say to someone.
She glanced towards her colleague with a mixture of speculation and sheer fear that she was either transparent, which she didn't believe at all, or that he knew far more than he ever said. Clare was beyond certain that Marco didn't know the full story, perhaps the local grapevine had mention most of the public strife that had went down. Somewhere deep in her heart the heaviest of the information remained tucked away until it needed to be released, if ever.
"No, You know full well that there isn't anyone like that in my life.". She spread her hands to wash away any idea such as that one. "I did however hear that someone has a date to said activities. La De Da! ". She said in a sing-song voice letting it echo down the almost empty hall now that the students had long gone to whatever they did after school. Pushing Marco to begin to walk down the hallway with her as she laughed seeing the light blush form against his cheeks.
"You are such a gossip queen Edwards...". He said softly laughing swinging his satchel with one arm as they came to the large glass double doors of the school watching as the decorating committee began to transform the lobby into a time machine. "Oh dear, I'm sort of scared that what this is going to turn out to be.". He mumbled as they pushed the doors open into the sunshine.
After assuring Marco that she would be there with bells on for most of the weekend she headed towards the only sanctuary that she truly relied on, her home. After her grandmother had passed leaving a small amount of money to her grand-daughters she bought it with what funds she had left after her education, giving her a place of her own. As soon as she stepped into the foyer the phone rang, as it by magic or at least someone knew the moment she came home. Adam, she thought with a sigh.
"Hello?". She answered tentatively.
"As if you didn't know who this was...". Came the reply causing her to erupt in soft giggles. "I did tell you when I was going to call you, but I'm willing to bet you just came in from work. So, before you speak I'll be there in about two hours. Be prepared to entertain me, or at least...".
"Feed You, yes. Hello to You too Clare. How was your day Clare? Oh, it was marvelous, just marvelous. Yours?". She intoned with a laugh as she cut off his words. Sometimes people never change, and one of them would be Adam.
"Marvelous, eh? You must have made a student cry then. Sadistic wench that You are. My day was filled with ease, since I took the day off along with the rest of the weekend. Travel is never one of my favorite thing to do, and I'm sitting here waiting for the plane to leave.. Oh, one moment...". He mumbled softly as someone began to speak to him in the background leaving her to try to listen in to hear who it was. It could be tantamount as to spying in her mind, but being as it was Adam sometimes his life was much more interesting that her own.
"Yeah... No, I get it. Let me just finish with this call to her.". He mumbled softly. "I wouldn't tell her anything as if I was.. No, and it was Your choice to come back. ".
She frowned as she caught that snatch of the conversation wondering whom he would be speaking to so in such a manner. As a sports agent he sometimes had to be a bit cunning, and sneaky but when not dealing with work he was generally a laid back guy, but this spoke of personal annoyances, but she kept silent as he waited for him to finish.
"You know whom I speaking to, don't play it off like You don't. Plenty of time for that this weekend. Now, let me finish with this conversation and then we can get on the plane. Alright?". He said more softly as a soft mumble came through to her side.
"Alright, I'll just...". The voice trailed off but loud enough for her to have heard it. Just those three words seized her heart in a fear that hadn't been felt for more than a decade. Elijah. Oh shit, she thought quickly raking her fingers into her curls as she sank into one of her chairs. It was as if a rocket had gone off in her head just with the thought of having to see him again. The seventeen year old in her began to nervously surface bringing the pain of the past back up before she could shove it back down into the vault that was her heart.
"...Clare?". A voice floated back towards her ear from the other side of the receiver causing her to jump and shake her head quickly away from the fog of thoughts within her.
"Wha.. Oh.. Sorry about that, I happened to look out the window watching the neighbors as You were speaking to someone. Everything okay?". She hoped her voice was normal as she covered her racing thoughts quickly.
A sigh came from the other side of the phone, one she knew very well when Adam figured something out from her. In all the years they had known each other, he was the one it was hard to hide any emotion she had. Sometimes it made it easier to speak to him because he was her best friend, but now it wasn't.
"Look, I just wanted to make sure You were home so that I'm not surprised when I come back later to see You. The plane's about ready to take off, so I need to get off here but we will speak later.". He promised as he made his quick good byes and hung the phone up after she made her own to him.
"She heard Your voice". His friend began as he settled across from him in the small jet that was waiting to take them to Toronto for this weekend. Nervously he smiled towards his best friend with what he could call a blank, 'who me' look before turning to glance out at the airfield with a smirk.
"Yeah, maybe she did indeed hear my voice. I can't be the judge of that but what should that matter because I am allowed to come back MY school and enjoy myself. I wasn't the one who walked out of the relationship. She did, and I shouldn't have to remind you of that little fact do I? Do I?". Eli asked with a growl upon his lips. Sometimes he had to remind people that everything wasn't his fault when it came to choices in his life.
"No, but...". Adam began to speak, but was cut off quickly as Eli began to speak again, "There, end of story. I can only hope that we can all have a good weekend without any bloodshed.". Eli arched a brow towards Adam with a smirk wanting to end the conversation as the plane began to move on the runway.
Eli really hadn't told Adam the true reason why he was so willing to go along for this weekend. He knew that if he had told the true reason that Adam may have warned certain people about his plan. It wasn't his intention to hurt anyone in the next few days, but if certain people got in his way again then the cards were off the table.
"All I can ask of You is to not hurt her in any way.". Adam spoke softly towards his friend with a convection that caused Eli to laugh loudly.
"I can't promise anything, but once I get the full truth out of the one person I've come to speak to then She'll be the last one that I want to hurt. I'm not a monster am I? Sure, the press like to believe I'm some weird guy who writes horror for a living but, surely You know better.". Eli eyed Adam with a questioning look.
Eli didn't need Adam to answer because deep in his heart lied the truth as to what went down that night so many years ago that two young people pulled away from each other. Since that night there was something missing from each of the two people that Adam loved the most in the world and he was going to be the one to help them.
