Eli's pov
What the fuck. Who touched her? Clare had a black and clue bruises all over her arms. I could see a bruise that came from her stomach.
"clare what happened" I asked. I didn't matter what she told me. I was going to kill who ever did this to her.
My hand found morty's steering wheel and I started to tighten my hand.
"it all started after the romeo and Juliet project. My dad came home drunk sometimes and sometimes my mom didn't even come home. A week after our talk nothing happened. Then one night my dad came home drunk. He started to yell at me for being the reason he was drunk and I was a slut like darcy. Next thing you know, he hit me."
Clare started to cry and my knuckles were turning white from holding the steering wheel. Her dad was a dead man. I swear when I see his face ill…..i wanted to hold Clare and let her cry on my shoulder, but I knew she wanted to tell me the rest.
" My mom finally showed up and she was too depressed to do anything. She never protected me or anything. As the days when by the beatings got worse. Sometimes he'll hit me until I was unconscious. Or he will yell at me for no reason at all. Then things really went downhill".
Clare's pov
I cant believe im telling eli all of this. He doesn't deserve a person who's life is so messed up that no one can help her. He doesn't deserve something who will only gain pity and embarrassment from others. But I need to tell him, at least someone. It felt like a great weight has been carried from my shoulders. But the truth was that my life was still hell. There was more where that come from.
" one day when I got home, my dad was drunk on the couch. He heard me walk in and started to yell at me. He then started to act nice and apologizing. Then he…" I couldn't finish the sentence. The memories from that night came flowing through my mind.
"clare….please…tell me what happened." Eli begged. I looked at his face and reality hit me. He was actually worried about me. He didn't care about my crappy life and everyone else. He was my rock now.
I mustered up the courage to tell him the rest. I couldn't keep holding everything in.
"he started to touch me. He touched my face then my arms. I couldn't do anything so I stood frozen. He started to go lower and finally rested his hand on my waist. Then he…he ….." at that moment I snapped. I couldn't control the sobs and cries that come from me. The whole time I cried, eli hold me in his arms and told me it was okay. That nothing was going to happen to me. That he would be there.
For the first time in a month I felt free. All my secrets were out, but my misery wasn't over, yet.