Sorry I'm updating late, Next chapter will be wayyyyy longer. (pinky promise) ;D
I don't own Degrassi if I did Munro Chambers would be shirtless in every scene ;)
Clare's POV
September 8 2002
"Clare?"
I turned around to face the source of sound,
It was my principal Simpson.
Oh lovely…..
"Yes, sir?" I asked holding my piles of notebooks as I nervously bit my bottom lip.
"I was hoping you can show a new student around Degrassi." Mr. Simpson smiled already knowing the answer. I'm a straight A student, never missed a day of school in her entire life. From the external I'm the perfect daughter, internally I'm a broken mirror.
"Of course, Sir" I said with my reassuring smile.
"I know I can always count on you." Principal Simpson complimented me as he patted my back.
He continued, "I'll go get the new student; wait here" He motioned to where I was standing.
I nodded as I sat down on a nearby bench. I could hear my Principal footsteps become farther and farther.
I'm just boring old Saint Clare or that's what my ex-boyfriend KC used to call me. He broke up with me since I refused to have sex with him; I fiddled with my purity ring now. KC's current girlfriend is pregnant, I laughed out loud
Karma is just lovely.
I heard someone clear his throat. My face flushed red from embarrassment; of course I had to laugh out loud by myself. I turned to face Principal Simpson and the….new student.
He is gorgeous; I bit my bottom lip nervously. He is wearing all black and his dark hair makes his emerald green eyes stand out even more….if that was possible.
He seems so mysterious and that smirk he's giving me makes my heart skip a beat….or two.
"Elijah Goldsworthy, this is your tour guide Clare Edwards."
I had my arms awkwardly folded, waiting for Elijah to respond.
'It's just Eli." His voice oozing sarcasm…..
….
"So this is Degrassi..." Eli mumbled in the middle of the tour.
"What did you except? A parade" I answered my own question.
Eli chuckled, "Now Miss. Edwards, do I seem like the type who would enjoy bright, colorful, cheerful, nauseating parades?"
He didn't… anyone that observed Eli for just barely a minute would say he looks like a guy who isn't fond of parades.
"Do I?" I challenged him, He smirked as did I. Of course I do, with my short bouncy curly light auburn hair and my floral top any normal person would say yes…..
"You can never judge a book by its cover." He retorted quickly. I nodded slowly….
Eli Goldsworthy is right…. He turned to face me; my body froze as his eyes meet mine.
"What do you say we take off?" Eli asked tilting his head to the right slightly.
His question caught me off guard.
"Excuse me?" my voice sounded stunned making his smirk wider.
"You heard me, Blue Eyes."
I smiled at my new founded nickname. Clare Edwards doesn't skip school…
As I was about to say no I looked at Eli's emerald green eyes.
Something in me like an adrenaline rush started to control me I began to walk toward Degrassi's exit. I turned to face Eli whose facial expression is more bewildered than I excepted it to be.
"Are you coming, Green Eyes?"
He smirked as he started to walk beside me….. It felt right like the world was a better place with Eli beside me.
Degrassi, November 14th 2010
The bell rang violently interrupting my daily thoughts of…..him.
"Class please turn in your tests on my desk, as you leave for your next class." I tried to say that in my nicest teacher voice. I'm finally an English Teacher at Degrassi High School, the same High School where I attended and fell in love.
"Goodbye Miss Edwards." I heard some students say as they exited I waved goodbye. They all swarmed out of here like flies running away from a fly swatter.
It's been 5 years…..and for 5 years my thoughts consumed of Elijah Goldsworthy. The Boy I gave up everything for. I know we broke up but I can't help it….I'm still dependently unconditionally in love with him.
When I kiss my fiancé, Kevin a successful doctor a mother's dream for their daughter to marry, I could still taste Eli's lips lingering on me.
Kevin; He will never compare to what Eli and I had. I have no idea why I agreed to saying yes to marrying him, probably because my mother loves him and he's probably since he's the first stable normal relationship I've had. Very few people now about the engagement, I fiddled with the ring on my left hand. It felt more of cage than a ring symbolizing the joining of 2 souls.
My phone started to ring I answered it reluctant.
"Hello?"
"Clare!"
"Mom? What's wrong?"
"Edward Goldsworthy had a stroke!"
I was sitting in the living room of Eli's parent's house. I was holding Mrs. Goldsworthy as her tears kept pouring out. I stayed in touch with the Goldsworthy's they were forever my second family, I love them. Whenever My parent's got into a fight they would let me spend the night at their house…..never in Eli's room
We always snuck into each other's room.
Eli never got along with my parents. But now they love and miss him and are happy with his success in New York as a writer. My mother is happy because I didn't end up with Eli and that I'm going to end up as a Doctor's wife.
"Did you eat today?" My eyes meeting Mrs. Jane Goldsworthy's emerald eyes, they were Eli's eyes. I felt a sharp pain in my stomach.
"No, not since last night" Her voice sounded distraught
'Let me make you a late dinner then we'll go to the hospital?"
Jane nodded weakly; I slowly got up toward the kitchen
"Clare?"
"Yes?
"Thank you." I turned around to look at her….she really meant it.
"Thank you for always being there when I was a teenager." I was holding back the tears.
"Clare, you'll always be my daughter" I heard the fragile smile in her voice.
