Chapter 4 (Some time alone)

Clare's POV

Me and Eli left the DOT and just wandered aimlessly. It felt nice to be alone with him. We both held hands and sat down on a bench.

"You and your sister are nothing alike" Said Eli. I laughed

"I get that a lot" I said. Eli smiled.

"I really missed her. She's been away for a while now. My sister's been through a lot, Eli. And I admire her for still being strong" I said and looked up at Eli.

"What do you mean, she's been through a lot?" He asked

"Darcy had sex" I said. Eli looked at me

"But I thought she wore a purity ring?" He asked.

"Well...she didn't have sex...she was raped. She sneaked out to a party. Someone put something in her drink, and she got drunk. The next day when she woke up, she was naked in bed, next to Peter. Peter said he was sure he didn't have sex with her, but she didn't believe him. But then she found out that a rapist was in that party. After that, she thought of herself as impure, and a slut. She thought everybody knew she was a slut, so she tried to hook up with random guys. She even went as far as cutting herself." I finished and looked up at Eli.

"It was really scary, Eli. I couldn't look at her anymore. She was torturing herself. She did a lot of bad things when it wasn't even her fault"

"I can't even imagine how hard it must have been, Clare. But don't worry; she's done doing that stuff." He said and wrapped me up in a hug.

"You're right" I looked at him. He was the sweetest person ever, and I loved him. Slowly we closed the gap between us, and shared a kiss.

"oh my god. Are you two at it again?" Me and Eli broke apart and looked at Adam standing in front of us. I smiled, embarrassed.

"You two need to stop doing that in public" He said, smiling.

"Shut up, Adam" Said Eli, standing up, and playfully punching him. I laughed.

"I'm serious. Get a room" Adam continued.

"Yea...no. Not gonna happen any time soon, Adam" I said.

"Why?" asked Adam. I showed him my hand in which I wore my purity ring, as an answer.

"Oh sorry. Keep forgetting" He said. I doubted that. I and Eli rolled our eyes, knowingly. The three of us headed over to Adam's house to hang out, and spend the day.