Eli
Every second of Clare's story made me want to attack Fitz again and again. She stated of with how she had gotten the bruises that ran along her body.
"My parents were fighting last night again. I was starting to get really upset so I decided to take a walk . I knew my parents wouldn't notice if I was gone so I just slipped out the front door. I walked for about an hour around town. At about 10 o'clock I found myself at the entrance to the Ravine. I have had a few experiences at the Ravine, none pleasant, so I turned around to walke home. That's when I heard someone call my name.
"I turned around to see Fitz- I mean Mark, standing about five feet away from me. Mark walked over to me and started talking casually at first, but then he became violent when I told him I had to go." Clare's breath caught in her throat. I could feel my heart racing. I didn't want to hear anymore, but I needed to. I needed to know what had happened to Clare. I reached over and grabbed her tiny hand in mine. She was shaking.
" Clare, you can continue when you are ready." Mr. Simpson said. She took a deep breath and continued.
" As I was saying, Mark became violent." I clenched my free hand on the arm of the chair to stop myself from killing Fitz where he sat.
" Mark pushed me to the ground and kicked me multiple times in the ribs. I tried to get away, But he held me back. I couldn't run. . . He punched me in the face a few times and kicked me again before he stormed away leaving me on the ground, barely able to breathe."
A few tears ran down Clare's cheek. She quickly wiped them away. This made Fitz scoff.
"She's obviously lying. The two are working together, trying to get me in trouble."
"That's enough, Mr. Fitzgerald. Clare, if you would like to continue with today's events." Mr. Simpson spoke in a calm voice. Clare nodded and spoke again.
"This morning, I tried to hide my bruises. I wore long sleeves and put makeup around my eye. I tried my best to hide them from Eli. I knew that as soon as he saw them, he would do something idiotic. Eli obviously saw them and he freaked, to say the least. He ran down the hall to find Mark which resulted in the fight, which led to the three of us sitting in your office and me telling the story of what led up to all of this.
"Thank you, Clare. You and Mr. Fitzgerald can wait in the hall." I watched as Clare gave me a nervous look which was followed by Fitz smirking at me with and evil gleam in his eyes.
