"Grants here!" Clare's mother called excitedly up the stairs.
"Ok mom! Almost ready!"Clare called back trying to touch up the make up that covered the large bruise on her left cheek. It's my own fault she thought, she should have left the locket at home. But when she picked it up she just couldn't seem to put it down. The locket was the last thing she had left of her and Eli's relationship. But she should have known better Grant was extremely jealous not to mention wildly possessive and seeing as he called it "a sign of ownership that he wasn't responsible for that made him look pathetic" had caused as usual a physical disagreement. Clare's stomach dropped, as she looked at herself nervously. He was here and she wasn't ready suddenly her clothes seemed to plain, her face seemed completely blotchy and bloated, her hair seem deflated and life less, and seeing these things she was scared of what Grant would say.
"Clare!" her mother snapped excitedly, as she poked her head into Clare's room " Sweetie, don't keep a nice boy like Grant waiting!"
"I'm coming." Clare sighs " Just one more minute."
"He isn't that wretched boy you used to see Clare!" her mother says and from her expression she can tell her mother is getting annoyed. "Now hurry down stairs and have a nice evening with Grant." Clare knew her mother loved Grant. All she ever heard was Grant this and Grant that, Grants nothing like your old demon worshiping boyfriend, he's nice, he's smart, he's a good CHRISTIAN. And it was because of that that even though she was afraid of Grant about 80% of the time she stayed with him. Grant made her mother happy, which hadn't happened much since the divorce, and if he pleased her mother that much then she would get used to him.
Clare sighed glancing once more in the mirror before turning towards her door. As her hand touched the knob her phone beeped alerting her to a new text message, she hurried back yanking it of the charger to check what it said. She would of been bringing it but Grant hated her even so much as checking the time when they were together, so after one to many fights she started leaving it at home. The message was from Adam, though simple, and short the words nearly sent her into a frenzy...
Eli is back.