Claire's P.O.V
Her eyes fluttered open, revealing her dark hazel irises, which began to focus on the room around her. She lifted her head and rolled over, expecting to be greeted by Shane's warm, loving embrace, the thought of him increasing the speed of her heartbeat and causing her stomach to flutter, but she was surprised to find herself alone. Dark memories slipped into her thoughts as she remembered the previous night, her screaming, his shouting, her cries that echoed through the house, the booming of doors slamming behind her and her screaming the words "we're over!".
A single tear fell from her cheek as she reminisced over what had happened, longing to be back in his embrace but still hating him for what her did. She climbed out beneath the layers of thick blankets and shivered as her feet touched the floor, the cold wood panelling sending an instant chill to her body, searching around the room she located the pair of black slippers with the words "bite me" printed on the front in red lettering which she had received from Eve a few months ago. She slipped her small, pale feet into the shoes and tugged at the door, exposing her eyes to the beaming sun which radiated brightly through the window opposite her.
After adjusting her eyes, she glanced down the hall to Shane's room, the door was open, he hadn't been home since he left last night, her heart hammered in her chest as she worried over him, her mind drifting to disturbing images of him curled up on the floor, drained of his life. she fought back these memories, she shouldn't care, he certainly didn't care about her when his hands were all over another woman, he didn't think about her then, did he? She broke her glance and tiptoed into the bathroom.
She glanced at the mirror and combed through her shoulder length hair with her fingers before splashing her cheeks with water. She sighed at the reflection that presented her, her bloodshot eyes surround by dark circles still damp from her tears. After applying some light makeup and brushing her teeth, she unlocked the door and headed back to her room where she slipped on a pair of faded old jeans before pulling a plain t-shirt and her favorite jumper, then grabbing her brown ankle boots and carefully tying the laces. She crept out onto the landing and glanced down the stairs, silently begging that he wouldn't be down there, she couldn't face him, not yet anyway.
As soon as she left the house she was greeted by the strong morning breeze, blowing her hair behind her, leaving it to frantically struggle against the wind. The sun was bright this morning but the air was bitterly cold and left Claire wishing that she had bought her coat to keep herself warm but she continued on her journey. The walk to TPU didn't take long and the mornings unlike the nights were busy, people mowing their lawns, walking their dogs and all together pretending that this town was not infested with blood sucking creatures, it was almost normal. She strode freely down the road - lost in thoughts of Alchemy which she used to distract herself from Shane - until her phone began to ring, she searched for it, frantically rummaging through her backpack until she felt her hand brush past the buttons, she grabbed it and answered it before pressing it to her ear.
"Hello?"