Chapter 1: In the beginning
(Clare POV)
I was walking through the meadow with him. We were holding hands and it was midnight. I turned to look at him; he stared into my eyes with his beautiful green eyes. "Clare, I love you" he said as he was leaning towards me. I leaned towards him and just as our lips were about to touch…..
RRRRRRIIINNNG
I turned towards my alarm clock, glaring at it while it buzzed. After a while, I hit the snooze button. I jumped out of bed and ran to the bathroom, taking a very long shower while thinking about my dream. "Now if only that would happen in real life" I said to myself. Then a loud bang startled me when I came to realize it was my parents arguing again. I hurried out of the shower and put on a nice pair of light blue skinny jeans and a black tank top under a purple V-neck. I rushed to the bathroom again getting ready. I brushed my hair and teeth, put my homework (which I couldn't finish last night, thanks to my parents arguing) in my backpack.
I heard a knock on my window and opened the blinds. "Hey, you ready to go?" Eli asked me. "Yeah" I said, as I looked at him. He was wearing all black again, I smiled to myself. I loved it when he climbed up my tree to get in through my window instead of using the front door, like people with common sense would. I went down first. I thought about using the door but then remembered my parents were down there. Eli started the car and I climbed in.
When we arrived at school, I received a text from Alli. It said: Clare, come to my locker immediately. I need to talk to you. Hurry, and don't bring Eli. 'That's an odd message' I thought to myself. I got out of Morty, and then headed straight for the school. I found Alli waiting by her locker. "Clare Edwards!" she yelled as she ran towards me. "What?" I said. "When were you going to tell me that you slept with…. Eli" she whispered. "What are you talking about?" I shouted in a whisper. "The whole school is talking about it, K.C. said-". "K.C.!" I yelled, cutting her off. "Of course, K.C. would have something to do with this!" I was irritated. "So, is it true?" Alli asked me. "No! I would never, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that I can't!" I said. She looked at me, her eyebrows raised. "You want to?" she asked, giggling. "Urgh, anyways where's K.C.?" I asked. "Last time I saw him, he was in the computer lab." She told me. I stormed off, just to bump into Eli. 'Great' I thought. "Where have you been? I was looking for you." he said "I have to go take care of something." I replied quickly, walking around him, avoiding questions that he might have.
I turned the corner and walked into the computer room to see K.C. sitting at a computer all by himself. I walked over to his computer. "Why are you starting rumors about me and Eli having sex!" I said furiously. Thank God no one else was in the room with us. "Hey, don't yell at me, you're the one who's breaking your religious beliefs! I thought you told me sex before marriage is a sin!" he yelled at me, jumping up from the computer. "It is a sin and I never slept with him!" I said as I pointed to my purity ring. "If I did, I shouldn't be wearing a purity ring!" I yelled back at him. I was beyond pissed off; I was so mad that I was on the verge of tears. I ran out of the room crying and into the girls' bathroom.
When I finally came out, I saw Eli waiting for me outside. "What's wrong Clare?" he asked. His expression was worried. "Nothing, it's just that K.C. started a rumor about and you and I had some kind of meltdown, I guess." He looked at me "I know" he said. I looked at him a little confused. "Alli told me after you bumped into me before storming off to the computer room." He said with a smirk. "She also told me about what you said when she asked you if you slept with me. Clare, I didn't know you wanted me in that way" he said, this time with a smug smirk. "And you don't?" I challenged with a smile. "Well, when you put it that way…" he said, blushing. I laughed as we walked down the hall, happy as ever, holding hands.