"Reese is a ass-I'm well aware, but he's different around me" Clare said defensively. It was awkward having Eli hear all of this.
"Aw is he actually a sincere member of society that cleans cages at the animal shelter for fun? Or no, maybe he changes the elderlys bed pans?" Adam said sarcastically.
Clare swatted his forearm lightly. And of course, she accidently hit him hard enough for a small sound, and just so happens the same officer was there. He motioned for Clare to come foreward. Uh-oh.
"This is your second warning, go speak to Mr. Simpson about this" The officer said as he wrote a pass.
Clare walked to the office, taking her dear sweet time. This school system was ridiculous! Everything was banned. An idiot could have seen that she playfully hit Adam. It wasn't like she had taken a switch to him and beat him endless, like one of those baby seals getting hit with a bat.
"Clare, I've been notified, since last semester's warnings are still active, a three day suspension has been issued, your mom is in the office" Clare was shocked. Her offenses were small and she was no Fitz. Mr. Simpson handed her her bag and shooed her out.
Clare stormed out to her mom, whom was mad. Once again she smelt like booze, something that had been going since the beginning of the year. Yay...
Her mom grabbed her by the elbow and yanked her towards the exit. Her mother's dress suit was ruffled in a mess, another notion Clare had noticed but let slip.
"You are su-uch a a screw loose! You like making my life difficult! First Darcy now you! Gee, maybe you should go live with your father!" Mrs. Edwards hollered at here. Clare hated it when she said 'go live with your father' because she couldn't. Daddy was to busy sleeping with his lady friend, whom he lived with.
There was no use in replying. When Clare had previously tried to talk sense into her mother, it was no use. The drinking always talked for her once sweet mother. Without a word, Clare was in the car with her drunken mother hazily steering.
The car stopped infront of the house, abruptly the brakes were hit. Her mother stared at Clare, her eyes as foggy as mist coming off a lake in the morning.
"...Aren't you coming in?" Clare asked, confused.
"May I not enter the house! Stop with the questions, I'll do what I want" Mrs. Edwards replied.
"...Ok...See you later..." Clare said oddly as she exited the SUV.
"I'll be home Friday FYI, I have duties" Mrs. Edwards called out before speeding off. Home alone during a suspension? Wow, her life was going to hell in a hand basket.
Clare opened the door and plopped onto the sofa. She grabbed the remote and decided to watch Tyra, the episode was about guys that push their celibate girlfriends. How ironic, Clare thought.
Back at school, Eli was quiet. He roughly drew on his nails with black sharpie. Clare had moved on, she didn't want anything more then to be friends. Hadn't he told her a few weeks prior that he couldn't just be friends. Now Eli was in a rut. He couldn't be like Clare and date someone else to get over his heartbreak. No, he was going to get his girl back! One way or a another.
"Clare's not back yet" Adam informed Eli. Of course Eli knew that, he had been watching the door ever since he saw Clare leave.
"That's nice Adam" Eli replied snarkly. He bit the inside of his cheek, tasting a dabble of his blood.
"Her and Reese won't last, Eli just give her time and space" Adam said remembering how he gave Clare the same speech.
"Adam everything isn't about Clare" Eli said. He lied though, Clare meant a lot to him, and now Clare didn't want him.
"Yeah and everything isn't about Batman and Robin" Adam said as he sat back.
"Goldsworthy, Torres please come to my desk" Called Mrs. Dawes. The boys walked up quietly.
"Clare's been suspended till Thursday, will one of you please bring her homework over to her house?"
"I'm super busy so I can't Mrs. Dawes" Adam said.
"Alright! Then Eli please give her this packet and explain it to her" Mrs Dawes said nonchantly.
Eli slumped back to his desk. Great, first he gets rejected by her, now he has to help her.
The bell rang and school was out. All students had to exit within a twenty minute time zone. Eli walked at a normal pace, he didn't pay attention to much as he walked down the halls. Adam had gone to hang with his brother Drew, which meant he'd have no one to talk to. He grabbed his i-pod and listened to Snow Patrol-You Could Be Happy. Gee, depression was the pitts.
"You could be happy, and I wouldn't know" The words played on. Eli made it to his hearse and smoothly headed towards Clare's.
He knocked on the door and rang the doorbell, expecting one of her parentals to answer and flip out when they saw him. Instead, Clare answered the door.
"Hey Eli...Whats up?" Clare said all to nervously.
"Oh well uh" Eli said as he took out his earphones, something he forgot to do "Mrs. Dawes wanted me to give this to you and explain it...But I'm sure you'll get it"
"Thanks uh..." Clare said
"I'll get going, bye Clare" Eli said spinning on his heel and proceeding to walk away. Should she say something? Could she?
"Eli wait" Clare said as she rushed down the stairs towards him. She collided to him and their body's were standing less then a foot apart. She stepped a ways back and looked up at him.
"I know we should have talked, I shouldn't have had been so rash" Clare said. She had to say something as she had a chance "I'm so sorry if I hurt you"
"Clare you couldn't have hurt me, I understood..." Their eyes melted into eachother and in seconds their lips crashed and their tongues danced. In a moment however, Clare regretted it.
"Eli, we can't" Clare said "I'm with Reese, and I'm your friend"
Eli's heart sunk to his knees.