Imperfect
Chapter Seven
A week had passed since KC and Claire had last talked. In that time,Claire had barely spoken to Connor nor Alli either. Alli wasn't stupid nor was she naive. She knew that something had happened between Claire and KC outside of The Dot a week ago,although KC wouldn't tell her what. Sighing,she glanced across the classroom to where Claire sat. She noticed that KC was staring at Claire with solemn eyes. He had been doing that alot lately.
"Miss Bhundari,would you like to tell the class what has you so distracted?" asked,giving her a stern look.
Alli looked at him and tried to smile. "No sir." She said softly,watching as the math teacher gave her another suspicious look before turning back to the board. When the bell rang,signaling the end of class,she stood up quickly,gathering up her belongings. She was intent on interrogating KC and Claire today.
"Could you stay behind Alli? I have something to talk to you about." Mr. Armstrong announced as he sat on the edge of his desk.
"Sure" Alli mumbled with a reluctant sigh,knowing her interrogation would have to wait. She stepped up until she was a foot away from and sat down in a chair. "What did you need to talk to me about,sir?"
He gave his student an uneasy smile. "I have to ask you if there is anything I should know of,going on with Claire. I can't help but notice how strangely she has been acting as of late. And you two don't seem to be as close anymore. What happened to change that?" He asked of her,eyes looking straight into hers.
She looked down at her small feet almost immediatly,nibbling on her bottom lip. Finally,she turned her dark gaze onto her teacher. "Nothing is wrong . Claire and I---we just got in a normal fight between friends. It isn't anything you should worry about." She stated simply as she stood to her feet,running from the classroom before he could question her anymore. Once she was out in the hall,she closed her eyes and rested against her locker. She couldn't understand why she had lied to the teacher. He could've helped Claire.
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Meanwhile,in the lunchroom Claire was sitting between Derek and Michael,laughing and talking and flirting with all the guys there. The kind of power she seemed to now have over these boys was like an addiction,one she couldn't stop. For once,she was the girl people noticed and payed attention to---and she wasn't about to give that up.
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Across the room,KC was watching Claire closely,jealousy feeling him as he watched her kiss Derek and then Michael fiercly. He knew that his friend was in much deeper than he had originally thought,and for a brief moment he wondered if Claire had sex with Michael and Derek. He shook his head,erasing the thought from his mind. That wasn't any of his buisiness.
Next chapter:Claire uses KC.
