Hey, I'm back! Sorry for the complete and utter lack of chapters written. I know the ending of GMKFYEH already, blah. I just don't know how to fill it in.
I'm gathering ideas for everything else. But I just like how this is :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Batman, The Clique, or Hershey's. No matter how much I love all three of them.
Getting up for the first day of school is like living a lie. You smile whole-heartedly, yammering to your little sister as you put on the skinny jeans and Batman t-shirt you'd chosen weeks ago about finally seeing your friends after so long. You brush your hair to perfection, hoping that the ultra adorable Derrick Harrington will notice that your dark tendrils have gotten the tiniest bit lighter over the summer. You grin at your reflection, then walk outside and wait for the bus, where you'll be reunited with your best friend since kindergarten.
But it's all a lie. Because once you step foot on that bus, you know that Derrick Harrington wouldn't give a second glance to a girl like you. You know that you won't be seeing those so-called best friends of yours, especially not after they ditched you in the rain last semester after finding out you were suffering from depression. And they'd wanted nothing to do with you since then.
But most importantly, you know you'll never see your best friend, Claire Lyons. The girl who brought sunshine into every room and who would bake you your favorite peanut butter cookies with the Hershey's kisses on top. She was the thing that kept you stable, the girl who introduced you to everyone who you'd later call friends.
She was the same tiny girl with the blonde pigtails and pink overalls who stole your box of crayons in kindergarten. Just like that, the two of you knew you'd be friends forever.
You never thought forever could be cut so short so quickly. And now, as you sit on the bus, waiting for someone to sit next to you and ask why your normal bright amber eyes are puffy and red, you realize something that you'd never realized before.
You never realized you needed her, that without her you were the girl who sat in the back of the class and got straight As. You were just the girl who didn't pay attention to anything but still managed to catch everything.
You were just…there.
Because on November 11, 2008, a five letter word killed your best friend. Crash. Saying it slowly makes it sound harmless, as if you could indeed live without her, but you know so much better.
Without Claire, you're just Massie Block. And you don't know who that is.
Hi again!
Claire and Massie aren't the couple of the series, yo. Who should Massie pair with? Suggestions? I'll choose something. Not sure it'll be a Massington. I do love those, you know, but I must move on.