iwishiwasmorelikeherx Thanks so much for being my first comment on my first story and giving me the encouragement to continue this story!
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Eli's POV
It is 2 AM and all I can think about is my IM chat with Clare. Not like I'm obsessed with her or anything but she is always on my mind! God, I just need to get her off my mind. I looked at my clock which read 2:18 am. Great! It doesn't look like I will be getting any sleep tonight.
*At School*
I walked into school exhausted. I look like a zombie. I noticed Clare and Adam by our lockers. Looks like they are waiting for something….or someone. They have not seen me yet. Then Adam looks up from the book he and Clare had been looking at and says "Hey Eli! Man, you look like a walking dead person!"
"Adam that isn't very nice" Clare says.
"It's alright Clare. I know I look like crap. I didn't get any sleep last night."
Once I said that the ell rang and everybody said their goodbyes and departed.
*English Class* Clare's POV
"Hey Edwards!" Eli says very chipper while turning around in his chair so that he was facing me.
"Hi Eli." I said with a small smile trying to sound happy. But he caught on quickly.
"What's wrong, Clare?" He asks. His words laced with concern.
I respond with a quiet and simple nothing right as Ms. Dawes enters the room and tells everybody to settle down so that she can start today's lesson.
It seemed like the longest period of the day. I just wanted to go home and sit on my bed and wonder why. The bell finally rang and I got up and quickly got to my locker hoping that Eli would be too slow and would not ask me questions. I was headed to the sidewalk when I heard someone calling my name. I knew that voice all too well and practically start to run. I hear someone's footsteps right behind me and I know that they were following me. After about a mile I got tired and had to stop running which gave him plenty of time to catch up to me and talk.
"Clare, what's wrong? Why did you just run a mile from the school when I know you knew I was chasing you." He asks with very green, very concerned eyes.
"Thought I would save you the trouble of having to talk to me." I respond with a very angry tone.
"What are you talking about? He questions. Begging me with his eyes to tell him.
"I asked Adam about the park." I stated quickly and simply.
"Oh" was all he said.
"Oh? Eli, why did you ask me to a far away park with you and Adam if you two weren't going? I said raising my voice.
He starts to laugh. He's laughing? Oh my goodness. What is wrong with him? I am livid at this point.
"You're laughing? Glad to know you think this is funny, Eli." I stated with sarcasm very evident in my voice.
He kept on laughing. So I continued.
"How can you think this is funny? Eli that is just so rude. I thought you were better than that! I thou-"
He cut me off once his laughter had died down. He started to say something but I couldn't hear a word he said because he was whispering.
"What? Eli, if you want to mess with someone please find someone else. I don't have time."
I turned around and started to walk away until he started talking in a normal tone that I could hear.
In a very serious tone he started to say, "I said that you asking Adam about the park really put a twist on my surprise."
"A surprise? If you had a surprise, why did you lie to me?"
"'Cause I had to get you with me and then say that Adam couldn't go but that he gave me the address so that we could still go. So you asking Adam sucked. Clare, it sucked!" He said.
"Well so sorry for not knowing to ask our best friend about a place that he was supposed to be taking us to." I said kind of annoyed.
"Please don't be mad at me. I really didn't mean to lie but I had to somehow get you alone with me. Just please don't be mad." He begged.
"You could of just said 'I have a surprise for you'." I said.
"I know but then you would've asked about it and be expecting a surprise. I kind of wanted you to be surprised without knowing there was going to be one. He says.
I then started to get tears in my eyes.
Eli's POV
Oh great! I made her cry! I am officially the worst friend in the world all because of one special surprise.
"Oh, Clare. Please, don't cry." I begged with pleading eyes.
"That is just so sweet Eli!" She says as she puts her arms around my neck pulling me in to hug her.
"Huh?" I ask completely stunned and confused.
"You wanted to surprise me! No one has ever done that for me!" She states as she stops crying and the biggest smile crosses her face.
"Well I am glad you are happy Clare but my plan is totally ruined." I say a little disappointed.
"Can I ask you something Eli?" She asks like I would say no.
"Of course, you can ask me anything!" I say sweetly.
"What was the surprise?" Is the question she asked me.
"Well now, Edwards, if I told you that. It wouldn't be a surprise, now would it? I respond to her.
"No, I guess not." She says. Disappointment in her words and clearly written on her face that I did not tall her.
I then started walking towards Morty and opened the passenger door. She gave me a questioning look. So I said,
"Well Clare if you want to know what the surprise is you are going to have to come with me." (A/N at this point they had already walked back to the school)
She mouthed an "oh" before walking towards me. She gave me a hug right before she steps into the car. I shut her door and got in on the driver's side.
"What was the hug for?" I asked her, waiting for an answer I knew I wouldn't get.
She simply replies with an "I wanted to" with the sweetest voice I have ever heard.
And with that we were off. I really hope she likes the surprise because if she doesn't….I'm screwed.
I know this chapter was very long but the first chapter was short. So if you could review I would be very happy!
