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Let me know if you have any suggestions, about anything. Also, Eli's POV is first this time. Just wanted to let you know, so you don't get confused. I'm not sure if I'm getting Eli's character right, but here goes…
Disclaimer: I do not, in any way, shape, or form, own Degrassi.
Eli's POV-
I woke up on Saturday morning, and it hit me like a ton of bricks. I love Clare Edwards! I have to tell her. She's way too special to risk losing her to some other guy. And, Clare has them lined up. She may not know it, but I do. I'm just not sure how to tell her my feelings. I have never known love like the love I feel for Clare. So, I just sat there, with different scenarios running through my mind. What if she doesn't feel the same way I do? What if I were to just pour my heart out right there, and she turns me down? That would be embarrassing, and hurtful. Finally, I decided that the risk was worth it all. If she turns me down, so be it. I at least have to try.
I was sitting in my room, when I decided to get online. Clare's screen name was lit up. I wasn't sure if she had just left it pulled up, or if she was really online, but I decided to instant message her anyways. "At home on a Saturday, Clare?" I joked. I was smirking, while I was waiting on her reply. It came faster than I was expecting. "Looks like you are too." She's so cute when she tries to be sarcastic like me. At first I wasn't sure how to reply, but finally I got up the nerve to ask her if she wanted to hang out today. I waited a few minutes, but she didn't answer. Instead of letting it bother me, I wrote her again. "I'll be there in 20 minutes." A small smile played on the corners of my lips, as I logged off, and went to grab my car keys.
On the way to Clare's house, I was busy thinking of things that we could do together today. I hadn't had anything in mind when I'd asked her to hang out, because I wasn't originally planning on that happening. I smirked as I pulled into her empty driveway. I turned Morty off, took a deep breath, and walked up the few steps that led to her front door…
Clare's POV-
My alarm went off at 6:00 A.M, like usual, only today is Saturday. I guess I must have just set it out of habit. Alli called me, to tell me that she wasn't feeling well, and can't meet me at the dot later. So, I guess I'll be home alone, and bored today. Dad has to work, and Mom has some sort of fundraiser at the church to go to.
After I got a shower, got dressed, and fixed my hair, I went and sat down at my desk, to check my E-mails. Nothing worth reading; just junk mail. I decided that I'd work on my English essay, for a while. I got about 200 words into it, when I heard a ding. My instant messenger. "At home on a Saturday, Clare?" It was Eli. I thought for a second, and quickly wrote back. " Looks like you are, too." I teased. I waited for him to reply back, but a few minutes passed, and there was still no answer. Maybe he took it the wrong way, I thought to myself. Another ding interrupted my thought process. I glanced down to look at the message. " Let's hang out." I wasn't really expecting that, so I just sat there for a second, stunned. Before I could reply back, he wrote me again. It said, "I'll be there in 20 minutes." I was just about to answer him back, but it said 'Eli Goldsworthy is offline.' I guess he's already on his way.
I went to the bathroom to see how I looked. I put on some mascara, lip gloss, and fluffed my hair with my fingers. My stomach was doing flips, as I heard the doorbell ring. With once last glance in the mirror, I ran downstairs to see Eli…
