Chapter One- So far from gone

Clare's POV

Freedom. Freedom from him they way he left. My heart was torn in two and there was nothing anyone could do. I was so lost couldn't find my way. Nothing seemed like it would ever get better. My name is Clare and this is my story. I am 5'7 brunette with dreams of leaving this small town. There was this boy, "the one" I thought, but he left to live his life and I'm left in this suffocating town. A month had gone by since he left and I couldn't be happier I'm trying to move on but I couldn't help but feel broken inside. When he left he took my compassion, my soul and my smile. I don't have any of that anymore. Nothing. It was gone the second he was. A new school year starts tomorrow. JOY. I'll deal, like I always have. Never let anyone get me down anymore. I won't let my guard down. Cause it's now or never.

As I walked down the familiar halls and I felt as if everyone was watching me. They all know that he left and that he wasn't coming back for me. Ever. And I knew this but it didn't make her feel any better. I knew that he was someone I couldn't trust, a bad boy but I didn't care I was drawn to him. Now I face the consequences. Unfortunately, at this point I didn't know there was a new boy at school, and a whole new problem for me. I trying not to notice all the stares I was so consumed by this I didn't notice a person in front of me and I walked right in to him. He was lean, average height and handsome.

"You know if you watched your step, we wouldn't keep meeting like this" he said with a chuckle

"Oh, sorry. Do I know you?"

"We met yesterday, at the coffee shop "the dot", you bumped into me. Ring a bell" he said arrogantly

"Oh yeah, hi I'm Clare by the way"

"Eli."

"Nice to meet you, again. Bye."

I started to walk away from this gothic looking boy. Doesn't he know in small town's you keep low key and normal looking? I mean I dress as crazy as I can without drawing attention to myself but why. So that people won't stare. But they already do. So maybe I'll push the limits of these so call rules. I was so wrapped up in my own thoughts I didn't realize that Eli had been beside me the whole time holding out a book. Mine, I must have dropped it.

"You know, when you don't want to talk to someone you really commit." He said jokingly

"Sorry wrapped up in my own thoughts"

"You don't have to apologize to me I get it, I have those days too"

"Really, because here we're probably the only ones who have their own thoughts"

"Yeah, tell me about it. It's like they don't have any real opinions"

"Yeah, it's always been like that"

"Well, see you around Clare, I've got to find my friend Imogen. She's new too, and like us she actually has thoughts and doesn't care what people think. Oh I see her. See you around."

I saw him run up and hug this girl with cat ears. Who is she and why was he hugging her. He is not his type. Why do I feel like this? I remember this feeling, Jealousy.

Jealousy...