A/N: Hey. So, this will be a more tragic story than I've ever written. It was suggested to me by ithinktheyredead off tumblr. Its based off a video I made a while back, "What if Clare Died" I highly suggest you watch it since I'm better at making videos than writing, my youtube name is MegansCold and the link in on my profile :) Enjoy~
When Clare Edwards imagined prom, she imagined something out of her dreams. She Imagined getting to wear a pretty dress and having a good time with her friends. She imagined having a great time with her boyfriend- one of the last because this was the only excuse she had left to see him.
However, things don't turned out as planned.
Clare Edwards didn't expect her mother to announce that she was getting married to her boyfriend's dad. It was this time last year that her mom was married to her dad- didn't getting divorced, dating and getting engaged in the same year seem a bit rushed?
And then Jake. She was worried before, that he'd take off and leave. She'd been right. Although she knew she couldn't really blame him- he only wanted his father to be happy. Clare did want her mother to be happy, but everything was changing so fast. And now she lost the only person who brought happiness into her life.
Standing around groups of smiling, carefree students, Clare knew she needed to leave. She fought her was through the tight crowd, faintly hearing some noise over the loud music playing. Looking over near the exit, she could see Drew Torres arguing with someone n a dark hoodie. She saw Bianca and Katie move closer to the older Torres, and Adam and Eli also draw closer.
More and more heads turned towards the door as Drew took the verbal fight to a physical one. The intruder was forced to the ground, and Clare heard him say as she came closer to them, to leave. Drew turned his back, and then everything seem to happen in slow motion.
A gun was pulled out. People screamed, running in all directions,trying to be out of harms way. Two shots were fired. And then there was silence.
Clare was then hyper- aware of the hot white pain shooting from her upper abdomen. A cold sweat broke over her as her shaky fingers ghosted over the area, coming back red. Red with her blood. A sharp cry left her and her knees buckled, and she felt someone catch her. Eli? Drew?
She could hear a mixture of voices all speaking to each other, and to her. She tried to answer, but she couldn't speak. Laying down, she could see Eli looking at her, his mouth moving, but his voice seeming far away. Adam was off to the other side of her, squeezing her hand as Drew was calling 911 while Katie applied pressure to her wound.
Clare was tired, so tired. The world seemed to be fading as her eyes drooped shut, then opened again. "Clare," She heard someone say urgently, although they seemed miles away. "You need to stay awake. You're going to be okay- just don't close your eyes." She wanted to, she really wanted to. But a darkness edged its way around her, and all she saw was black.
Clare was rushed into the emergency room, with Eli trailing right behind her. Just as she was being pushed through the doors of the emergency room doors, Eli felt himself pulled back. "I'm sorry son," The EMT said gripping his shoulder. "You can't go in here- you have to stay in the waiting room."
Eli starred at him, the anxious feeling taking over. How could he not go with Clare? How would he know if she'd be okay, or if he'd ever see her again? "No..no..." Eli said shaking his head as many thoughts clouded his brain. "I-I have to stay with her- I have to be there for her! please!" He began to beg.
The EMT just shook his head sadly. "I'm afraid we can't do that. What is important now is to get your girlfriend the help she needs- we'll keep you informed."
The room seemed to start spinning for Eli that he didn't bother to respond. Breathing to get harder and hard and the dark haired boy nearly collapsed until Adam came up behind him and lead him to a seat. Adam softly rubbed circles in Eli's back to erase the tension and slowly return his breathing back to normal. "It will be okay." Adam said soothingly despite the fact that his own worry was beginning to eat him up. "Clare will be alright. She's a fighter. She'll be okay."
There was a commution as a door swung open and Helen Edwards marched through the waiting room with Glen and Jake right behind her. "Ah, Eli," She said, catching sight of him, worry lining her face. "What happened? I've just gotten this awful call..." Eli opened his mouth, but he couldn't make any sound come out of it. Helen then turned to Adam, who was able to say quietly. "Someone brought a gun to prom. He shot it and I guess... Clare was the one who got shot."
Helen burst into tears at the news of her daughter, and Glen tried to sooth his fiance, leading her away from the two distraught boys. Jake stayed standing before them, his usually cheerful face in a permanent frown. "D-do you guys know how she is?" He asked hesitantly, as if afraid of the answer.
Adam shrugged. "We haven't heard anything."
Jake blinked away tears, and began to move towards where his father and Helen were, when Eli spoke to him, in such a low tone he nearly missed it. "Where were you."
"What?"
"You heard me." Eli said again, his voice rough. "Where were you when all this happened? You're Clare's boyfriend, you should have been there with her- to protect her-"
"Eli!" Adam interrupted, looking between a devastated Jake and to his best friend who had a vindictive look sketched on his face.
Jake shook his head, opening his mouth, then closing it as he ran a hand through his hair. Unable to come up with anything to say on his actions, he shuffled back to where Glen and Helen were, speaking to Randell as his came into the hospital.
It seemed hours had pasted since Helen had heard anything about her daughter- she was getting anxious. She had informed Darcy, who was getting back home as soon as possible, but Glen words of comfort could not sooth her. Glancing around the room, to Clare's friends, and others in the crowded waiting room, she finally saw a female doctor step out of the emergency ward. Shrugging Glen's arm off of her, Helen walked over with purpose to the doctor, wanting answers. "Excuse me," She said coming up to the woman. "M-my daughter, Clare Edwards was brought in hours ago, with a bullet wound and we haven't heard anything yet..."
"Oh, are you the parent of Clare Edwards?" She asked, a frown on her face.
"Yes, yes." Helen said impatiently. "So how is my daughter? Is she okay? Can I see her?"
The doctor shook her head sadly. "I'm sorry, we couldn't repair the damage. She didn't make it.
All that could be heard was Helen Edwards scream.
Eli and Adam snapped there heads up at a bloodcurdling scream coming from down the hall. Both made it on to there feet, rushing down to the scene before them. Randell Edwards was down on the floor, his body shaking with sobs, and Helen was wrapped in Glen's arms, her muffled screams still being heard. Jake was standing off to the side, his face completely blank, as if unaware what had just taken place.
Cautiously, Adam approached Jake, while Eli hung behind him wringing his hands together nervously. "Jake," Adam said carefully. "Clare... she-she's okay, right?" A sob escaped Adam's throat. "She's okay. right? Please tell me she's okay-"
Tear began cascading down Jake's face as he shook his head. Adam's face crumbled up as he covered it with his hands, letting his own tears run freely. Eli's heart began pounding, so that he could hear it in his ears, if breathing becoming shallow. Clare couldn't be gone. There wasn't anyway. He couldn't loose her. He couldn't.
Shoe's hitting the floor were heard as Drew and Katie ran up behind them. "Hey, Adam, is-" Drew was interrupted as his brother through himself into his arms, wracked with sobs. Eli hit the floor hard, leaning against the wall with his head between his knees, trying to stop the room from spinning.
But it was no use. Clare Edwards was gone. And she wasn't coming back.
A/N: So... how was it? Basically, I'll now be posting little drabbles of characters close to Clare and how they are dealing with her death... or not dealing :) If you have any characters you'd like to see, leave them in a review :) thanks for reading!
