Disclaimer: I don't own.
A/N: Written for my Claire claim at heroes15 on Livejournal. I used the prompt Ruin. Somehow I love to write Claire. Let me know if I do it well, so I can write some more.
"Claire you have school today." Angrily she scrubbed tears from her face and rolled over in bed. There was nothing left of her old life, no point crying about it now. The only reminder that she was something more was the sickening fact that she couldn't die.
She was just a girl, lying in the ruin of a physical and emotional explosion that blasted her across the country. Living was barely an option; she'd been dragged from place to place so many times there was no chance of finding companionship. Any comfort discovered here would be snatched from her the second danger was sensed.
"Are you getting ready?" brought a fresh wave of tears. Claire refused to let the sadness drip into her voice when she said "Yes" loud enough for her mom to hear. Letting the control slip she sat on the edge of her bed watching as droplets of water hit the ground, making small puddles on the unfamiliar hardwood floor. Living sucked.
No one could reach out and brush the anguish away so she slid on her mask of indifference ready to survive another day.