Lunch….
"Do you wanna talk to her alone or want me to come with you?" Adam asked.
"You can come f you want. It doesn't really matter." Eli and Adam made their way over to Clare who was sitting on the school steps.
"Clare, please can you talk to me?" Eli asked. She moved from the steps to walk away.
"Can I know what's wrong?" Adam butted in. She grabbed Adam by his arm and pulled him away from the steps. "I don't want Eli to know."
"But if he's the reason you're like this, why not tell him?" Adam asked bluntly.
"Can you just let me talk?" Clare interrupted.
"He told me he liked me and asked me if I liked him."
"And what happen?" Adam asked still confused.
"I actually think I might like him." She said embarrassed.
"How is that bad?"
"Because I'm scared. The same thing that happened with KC, I'm scared the same thing is gonna happen with him."
"But you can't let what happened with KC keep you from finding love. You're not gonna get better if you keep letting the past be a burden on you." He said truthfully.
"Do you think I should tell him I like him?"
"If you want, just be honest." Clare nodded.
"Are you gonna tell him now?" Adam asked.
"Maybe after school…just the two of us."
"I get it." He said putting his hands up in defense.
"Are you gonna ask him to be your boyfriend or what?"
"Woah Adam. Not at all." Adam nodded and they made their way over to Eli standing awkwardly near the steps. They stood in silence, "Clare needs to talk to you after school." Adam broke the silence.
"I can talk for myself."Clare said.
"Just trying to help." He walked away leaving them by themselves.
"So what do you need to talk about?"
"I'll tell you after school."
"Why can't you just tell me now? We're alone."
"Because I don't want to. Have patience." She said as an order. Eli smirked and Clare walked off into the building.
Their last class was torture. Eli sensed that Clare liked him but wasn't sure if she was gonna actually tell him since she's so quiet about things. Surprisingly, the period sped by. He waited for her outside of Morty, leaning against it. He smiled as she walked over to him.
"Where do you wanna go?" Clare asked.
"We can sit in Morty." Eli recommended.
"In what?" She responded confused.
"The hearse."
"You named in Morty?" She asked a bit interested.
"Uhh yea." He responded.
"Okay."Eli opened the door for Clare. She got in; he walked to the other side to get in. It was a bit awkward so Eli spoke first.
"So why did Adam say you wanted to speak to me?"
"Umm when I freaked out before...uh it was I didn't really know how to react when you said you liked me."
"Oh." Eli muttered, "Sorry."
"It's not your fault. I'm just scared—that I actually might like you back." Clare avoided making eye contact with Eli, when he didn't respond she looked at him. He noticed he was smiling and blushing, which made her blush.
"But why are you scared of that?" Eli asked.
"Did Adam tell you about KC?" She asked.
He hesitantly nodded, "Well ever since we broke up, I'm scared of getting heartbroken again. And with all the drama with my parents, it's just a lot to deal with.
"I'm sorry for what's happening. I didn't mean to freak you out."
"It's okay." She formed her lips into a line.
"Why are you so nice to me?" She asked shyly.
"What?"
"Why do you even acknowledge me? Why do you talk to me? Why are you so nice?" She asked.
"Because I have no reason to be mean." He responded bluntly. Clare smiled at how relevant that was but wished everyone saw in the way that Eli did.
"So you just wanted to tell me you liked me?" Eli asked.
"Yea."
"Anything else?" He asked curious.
"Not really. Why?"
"Umm I thought you were gonna ask to be—my girlfriend."
"Eli, its enough that I like you. I'm not going to be your girlfriend after like 3 days of knowing you."
"Its fine I guess. It's good to know you like me considering it's hard for you to open up to people. Just tell me when you're ready, hopefully soon. I feel special though." The usually smirk displayed on his lips.
"I'm gonna go." She opened the door.
"Clare…" She turned around.
"You're really beautiful." She blushed the darkest red possible.
"See you tomorrow, Eli." She walked out and closed the door of the hearse and made her way home.
Why was it that Eli made her feel so much more special than she really was? I mean she had nothing going for her but Eli saw it differently. He actually called her 'beautiful' ad Clare wasn't used to that. She liked him because of his generosity towards her. She felt something but of course she couldn't have sped into it, it was too soon and the fear of getting heartbroken again terrified her. Eli understood that about her and she appreciated it? But how long was he going to wait for her?
I have the next chapter ready to go. Might upload it later today or tomorrow morning, but you guys have to leave me reviews.