Thanks to ZEPHYR HEARTS I changed the layout of my story because she explained to me how hard it was to read it with all the paragraphs smushed together. I didn't notice the problem until she pointed it out, and now i fixed it. I know it's MUCH LONGER but, i hope you guys enjoy it (: Thanks Zephyr Hearts for all your help! Now, please enjoy the fourth chapter of The Junkie...
THE JUNKIE-CHAPTER 4
A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER AT THE RAVINE…
"Whoah…this feels so good," I said laughing sucking in the blunt I had recently made.
"Yeah man, when you said you pussied out tonight I was like not my Eli! No! Never!" Fitz screamed laughing so hard he almost busted a lung.
"Ha-ha, Man I need Bianca. Bianca! Bianca! Where for art thou Bianca?" I got up laughing hysterically falling back down."
"Yesith, you must suckith his dick!" Fitz screamed drinking another sip of beer.
I wasn't sure what I was saying or doing, everything was spinning.
"Man, I gota proposal for you," Fitz said sipping his beer once again.
"Yes fair Fitz?" I laughed as he continued drinking.
"I want to bangith the new girl." I laughed hysterically thinking Fitz was being so funny.
I mean he was such a great guy…Him wanting to have sex with Clare. He's such a nice guy, so nice.
"You're so nice Fitz…" I said laughing taking another puff in.
Fitz's laughing had started echoing through my head, starting to give me a headache.
"Dude, you laugh like a girl…" I said feeling my brain cells closing in on me
"Ha-ha, dude where'd Reese go?" I looked around me seeing some kid lying on the floor.
"Found him!" I laughed in his face puffing again.
"We should bury him!" Fitz said laughing drinking another sip.
I laughed again grabbing a shovel. "Come on…"
I whispered placing a finger over my lip. "Sh….be quiet." I told him.
I started laughing as Fitz and I starting digging a hole for Reese with a shovel. After three digs I fell to the floor.
"Too much work. Where's Bianca?" I moaned.
"Bianca!" Fitz croaked.
"Ha-ha man we have to find a different girl who's always around…" Fitz said finishing his beer off.
He threw it hitting a garbage can as the glass fell to the ground.
"Stop making loud noises you'll wake the neighbors!" I said laughing hysterically, because…we don't have neighbors.
"Ha-ha, we don't live in a house Eli! We live in a pile of dirt. Ha-ha dirt is a funny word. Dirtttt!" Fitz screamed.
I laughed putting my "medicine" out. I soon let my eyes go completely dark drifting into a sleep…
CLARE'S PROSPECTIVE
I found my way home last night. I can't believe Eli would leave me in the park alone like would he do that?
And, then he said he was doing me a favor by leaving me. What was he talking about? He probably left me to go get high or drink more.
Just because I took his stupid beer away he did that to me. What a complete ass hole. That is the last time I try and help a junkie.
I tried to take the beer away from him, trying to save his life, that isn't worth saving. I laughed pathetically checking my cell phone. No texts, no calls, nothing. I have no friends, and the one friend I thought I had just left me.
It was already five in the afternoon and I had to go to work. I decided to leave early and walk, maybe I'll run into Eli again...
Why was I thinking about that jerk? Asshole left me in the park at eleven at night to find my own way. And, to think he could have liked me, yeah right.
I haven't had much luck with guys, ever. My last boyfriend went out with me until I rejected giving him a blow job then he left me. Which, I would understand who doesn't want to be with a girl who won't do anything physical with them.
I grabbed my phone walking down my steps. "Mom, I'm going to work now!" I shouted as I unlocked the door.
"Yeah, honey whatever! Have fun! Meet new friends!" She screamed laughing lightly as her new boy friend kissed her neck making her squeal.
It was a shame my parents divorced and I was forced to move to this stupid place and leave everyone I had behind.
I use to have so many friends back home, but I wasn't home anymore. I was in a bigger and meaner world.
I walked to work with my iPod in my ears, letting the music blast. I laughed as a new guy tried to put his card in his slot backwards.
"Here, let me help you with that." I told him turning it the other way around. He looked at me with his bright blue eyes.
"Thanks, sorry about that. First day," he told me laughing.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. I've only been here about a week and I'm still confused, don't worry you'll get used to it."
I couldn't help but feel that this guy was familiar to me. "Do you go to Degrassi?" I asked him.
"Yeah, I'm in your…English class," he told me as i started to remember him. He sat across from Eli.
I smiled and said, "You sit next to Eli."
He nodded and held out his hand, "I'm Adam Torres."
I shook his hand and said, "Clare Edwards."
He nodded, "Well Clare, it was nice meeting you. But, I think both of us should get to work."
I nodded walking behind my register...
I sighed, but smiled as an old lady that looked as if she couldn't even carry an apple starting lifting the heaviest things out of her cart. I smiled going around and helping her get everything out of her cart. "Thank you miss, thank you so much. It is so nice to have good kids around this neighborhood left."
I nodded smiling, "It's no problem m'am. You're total is twenty two forty three." She nodded and handed me thirty dollars.
After a couple of hours, the store was completely empty and I still had two hours left. Adam was one register away from me.
"Hey, want to play a game?" Adam asked me out of boredom.
I turned around smiling, "Sure, why not."
He nodded, "Let's play twenty questions."
I smiled, "Oh my favorite game. I'm a pro at this." He laughed as his bright blue eyes lessened.
"Okay, I'll go first. Why does this place have such a bad reputation?" I asked him playing with my phone in my hand.
He sighed and said, "Well, let's just say a lot of teenager such as…Eli for example are messed up. He's one of the people you try and stay away from. He'll get you into trouble Clare."
I nodded disregarding his statement because I was determined to get to the bottom of Elijah Goldsworthy.
"But, yeah basically there is a hang out a couple of blocks called the ravine. That's where most people get in trouble. The police don't know about it, parents don't, no one does except the teens. Which is a good thing because everyone needs a place where no one can find you sometimes, right? But, a lot of people do bad things there that I don't even want to mention. Let me some it up for you, it's basically sex, beer, and weed."
I nodded, "I got it bad stuff, stay away, don't go any further."
I laughed as I turned feeling my phone vibrating. I looked down and saw the name "Jason," I sighed closing it.
"You can call them back I won't stop you…" he said.
I shook my head, "No, he isn't worth it. Go on your turn."
Adam nodded leaning on the back of his register. "Hm, let's see…What's your favorite color?"
I laughed at his non serious question, "Blue," I whispered.
I turned to look at the door and the person walking in. They looked quite suspicious for just wanting food at a grocery door. The man was dressed in all black. I shrugged it off as Adam grew strangely close to me.
"Press the emergency button Clare…" he whispered.
I turned around and whispered, "Why? It's only for an emergency…" I trailed off hearing a bullet go off and all the lights shut off.
"Shit, I can't find it!" I whispered to Adam who was basically hovering over me, protecting me.
"Sh…" he whispered. Then, I heard the ring go off censoring that someone walked into the store. I glanced up and saw Eli.
"It's Eli." I whispered. I was about to get up and pull him over so he couldn't get hurt and Adam grabbed my arm.
"Are you crazy?" Adam asked pulling me down next to me.
"If I get Eli, I could press the button at the same time…" I told Adam pulling out of his grip and started crawling.
My heart was racing as I ignored Adam's nervous statements and started to crawl slowly trying to see through the darkness that we were surrounded by. Eli could get hurt if the lights turn back on.
I tugged on Eli's foot pulling him down and under the counter to one of the registers."Sh…" I whispered before he could talk.
"What's going on?" Eli asked.
"Someone walked in here, I heard a gun go off and we don't know where the guy is." The darkness was consuming me and I couldn't even see my hand in front of my face.
I searched as quietly as I could for the button. I started to get up when I saw it above me on the wall. Eli grabbed me by my arm and pulled me back to the ground.
"Stop it, just wait…don't worry…" I looked at him questioningly knowing their is a psycho with a gun in the store, and he's telling me not to worry.
"What the fuck are you talking about Eli? There is a psycho walking around with a gun." Eli's voice reeked of beer.
He was drunk. "It's all a prank."
I shot up and asked, "What?"
The lights shot back on and I saw the man holding a gun and facing it at me.
I didn't know what to do. I gulped slowly and he smiled. "What are your last words…Clare?"
He asked looking at my name tag. Eli shot up slowly and stood next to me.
"This is like the terminator movie…like you should walk out and be like "I'll be back…"That would be so cool!"
The guy holding the gun said, "I'll be back," In the worst impression I could even imagine and walked out.
I looked at Eli who smirked. "Just, wait."
I turned and saw Adam he was pointing to the button. "I can't," I hissed. Why were the two new people the only one's working on a Saturday night? Where the hell was the manager? I was so scared.
This guy walked back in and said, "Told you I'd be back…"
I whispered, "Thank you Captain obvious."
Eli said, "Don't be scared." I stood firmly and tried not to be scared.
He held the gun facing me now and my heart raced uncontrollably.
"Last words…" He said.
I gulped and said, "I always kind of liked you Eli."
Eli turned to me and the guy said, "Wow, some last words."
The gun went off and I screamed, "No!" I looked at Eli's chest where the bullet was shot. But, it wasn't a bullet. It was a smashed grape…
"What the hell?" I asked Eli. He started hysterically laughing.
"Is this some sick joke?" I asked the guy holding the fake gun.
"Yeah…" Eli whispered.
Adam started hysterically laughing. They were all on it together. "You were all in on it?" I asked.
Adam shook his head, "No, but it was kind of funny seeing someone being shot with a grape."
I laughed pathetically, "Yeah, hysterical."
I ignored all three laughing boys and went behind my register.
"We didn't mean to scare you, well yeah we did. And, we got the answer we wanted. Told you she liked you!" The guy holding the gun said.
"Fitz, stop," Adam said pounding his fist.
"That was kind of funny though," Adam continued.
"I'm going home, have fun working alone." I blew by Eli before he could whisper the one word I didn't want to here.
I grabbed my coat and my bag walking out. "Night Clare!" Adam screamed.
I can't believe they did that. Play a trick on the new girl. What was there problem? What did I ever do that to them to make them do that to me?
And, I was so stupid "I always kind of liked you Eli," as my last words. I have to remember never let what happened effect me on Monday. Even though this is going to bother me the rest of the weekend until I confront Eli. I didn't like Eli anymore after he did that to me. No matter how drunk you are, you shouldn't fake a shooting. What the hell is wrong with people these days?
I put my IPod in my ear blasting it and making sure I ignore my surroundings.
I turned my corner and banged into one of two boys smoking. "Sorry…" I murmured attempting to walk around them.
"Come on girl, where you going? Don't you want to chill with us?" One of the guys asked pressing his chest up against my back.
I spun my head around and said, "No…please." I looked at the guy who stood in front of me like a brick wall.
My heart sped up when the two men got closer to me.
This brought me back to three years ago… "No! Jason Please!" I screeched. I blinked snapping out of it.
I tried to stay calm, but it was so hard when you're so scared. "Please…" I said.
The guy behind me spun me around to face him and said, "I think someone wants to go home with daddy…"
I shook my head, "Stop it. Please."
I hated begging, I hated it, it reminded me of some of my worst memories.
"Come on…just touch it." I shook my head as he grabbed my hand placing it over his dick.
"I think we are going to be good friends!" He said.
I tried pulling away when I heard a familiar voice. "I think that's enough!"
SO, WHO IS IT? WHO SAVE'S CLARE?
Preview to Chapter 5:
Adam smiled and said, "He's playing the whole stay away from me bit?" I tilted my head wanting Adam to keep talking. "It's all an act Clare." I wasn't in the mood to have my head messed with right now. "What are you talking about?" I asked Adam. "Just watch out for yourself," he told me walking away. What was that all about? My heart skipped a beat when I saw Eli walking into English. I slowly walked inside sitting behind him. "Hi," I said. No response. Okay this school is full of jerks. What's wrong with him?
WHY IS ELI IGNORING CLARE?
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