Here's chapter 7, Enjoy. (:
CLARES POV.
I picked up the bouquet of roses.
Why were there more black roses now? Did the black roses mean that he's getting closer to dying and the red ones saying how much life he has left?
All these thoughts raced through my head as I opened up the note.
'My sweet Clare,
I'm trying hard to hold on,
But I'm slipping away.
Just remember I still love you.
Yours Forever,
Eli.'
Dammit Eli, why couldn't you just have written 'Hey Clare I miss you, love Eli'?
I knew what I had too do. I know the police already questioned Owen but I think it's time for my own little interrogation. Owen always had a soft spot for me.
I just needed him to tell me where Eli's body is..
Before I could think of anything I felt the presence of someone else in the room but couldn't see anyone.. Eli.
I grabbed my glasses off the table and of course as soon as I put them on I spotted Eli sitting on the couch sprawled out, looking very frustrated.
I walked over to him slowly and sat near his knees.
"Where did you go Eli?" I whispered to him I could clearly see he was frustrated but didn't know if he wanted to talk or not.
"I went to the old warehouse Own had taken me to and beaten me at." He was barely audible.
I stood up, grabbed his hand dragging his butt off the couch and up the stairs toward my room.
As soon as opened the door, Eli was already laying on my bed just staring at the ceiling looking at the poster I hung up there awhile ago.
I let him relax for a little bit, I decided to work on the homework I missed. I had a weird thing where I had to listen to music to study or do homework now.
I grabbed the headphones Eli gave me 2 years ago. I turned around to look at, he was mumbling something and had his eyes shut.
I pulled the headphones on and turned on my desk lamp to start to do my homework.
Then, I heard something. Eli's singing but not in a whispered voice in his normal voice.
We may only have tonight
But till the morning sun you're mine all mine.
Play the music low and sway to the rhythm of love
I gasped but Eli kept singing his voice was amazing. It captured me in a way I was in a trance.
My heart beats like a drum
A guitar string to the strum
A beautiful song to be sung.
When he sung the last line his eyes snapped up to meet mine.
She's got blue eyes deep like the sea
That roll back when she's laughing at me.
She rises up like the ride
The moment her lips meet mine
My heart was racing, my cheeks started to hurt from smiling so wide.
I ran over to him and kissed him as hard as I could. I'm pretty sure our lips now have bruises starting to form. I had to pull away for air, but kept our foreheads and eyes connected.
"You can hear me now?" I just smiled to answer his question. His smile matched mine.
"Hey Eli, ummm." It was now or never to ask. "What would you say if I went to go talk to Owen?" I waited for what seemed like hours which in reality was just a few seconds.
His voice turned out as he simply said no.
"You're not going anywhere near him, he could hurt you Clare." His eyes darkened and his voice was filled with concern with a hint of anger in there.
"Well than how exactly do you plan for them to find your body huh?" Something in me snapped and now his concern was fueling this fire.
"Clare you aren't going to talk to Owen and that's final." His voice was strict. He sounded like my father.
This sudden anger ran through me and I blurted out "You know what Eli you can't tell me what to do. I can do whatever I want and I plan on doing that." I screamed at him.
"The hell you won't!" He screamed right back at me.
I hated when he screamed at me but right now I didn't care.
"You know what do whatever you want I don't care! You wanna go see Owen by all means go ahead!" He got up off my bed and slammed my door on the way out.
I suddenly realized what just all happened and collapsed on my bed.
Then again I thought I have to go find Owen now.
With an enforcing drive I grabbed my UGG boots and pulled my jacket on slipping the glasses into the pocket and had the headphones still around my neck.
I walked down to the garage I knew he worked at.
After about 20 minutes of walking I ended up at the garage, Pep Boys.
I walked in the door and heard the ding from above me go off.
A middle aged man soon emerged from the actually garage, he was wiping down his hands with a greasy rag.
"How can I help you pretty little lady?" He had a southern accent and a toothy grin.
"Hi" I said with a smile. "Is Owen here, I kinda need to talk to him."I said as sweetly as I could.
He held up his index finger, "One moment let me check."
"Thank you!"
Moments later, Owen emerged with the man.
"Hey Clare" Clare smiled at me. I wanted to wipe it right off his face.
I guess I'm gonna have to sweet talk him to get what I want.
"Can I talk to you somewhere more private?"
He raised his eyebrows and gestured for us to go to a back office.
We waled in and he closed the door behind us. He took a seat in the leather chair while I remained standing.
"So what brings you here Edwards?" His voice growing more curious.
"I wanna know where you place the body of hmm, I don't know my boyfriend Eli Goldsworthy." Sugar coating that was difficult.
My patience started waring thin.
"I'm gonna tell you exactly what I told the police I'm not the one that got your precious Eli." Of course, I didn't buy that at all.
"I know you and Fitz's brother beat him leaving him to die." I watched as his breath hitched and his eyes widened a little bit.
"I don't know what you're talking about" His voice began to shake with each word he spoke.
"You know damn well what I'm talking so spill now." I pounded my fist on the desk, my voice dripping with venom.
"What's in it for me if I do tell you anything?" Oh so now he's trying to negotiate with me.
"What do you want Owen?" My voice very cold.
His face became blank as he began to think, a creepy smile came about his face.
"Alright here's what I want, I want no charges brought against me at all got it?" His voice demanding, his eyes filled with fierce raw emotion.
All the sudden I hear a faint yell in my ear.
"Fine" My voice broke. "I'll say it was Fitz's brother and his friend who did it all." As soon as I finished talking he stood up.
He walked over, towering over me. He leaned down and whispered into my ear, "Check the rock cliff on the north side of the beach. It's about 20 minutes from where we parked your boyfriends car."
I ran out of the garage and sprinted to Eli's house hoping he was there I knew CeCe and Bullfrog weren't home so I didn't bother knocking. I opened the door and ran up to Elis room.
I grabbed the glasses out of my jacket pocket and of course there he was laying on his bed holding the picture of us from our one year anniversary. Eli was standing behind me in the picture with his arms around my neck and shoulders, his chin was on top of my head. I had my hands on his arms and we were both smiling like crazy.
"Eli..." His eyes shot up I could tell he was still upset with me.
"I know you went to go see Owen," His voice sent chills down my spine.
"You were there weren't you." It wasn't so much of a question more like a statement.
"Well of course I was you really promised him you wouldn't snitch on him? Clare he nearly killed me, I'm dying because of him and you're gonna let him walk around free!" His volume of his voice was rising till he was full out yelling at me.
I took the headphones off till he calmed down from his rant.
"Do you seriously think I was going to let him walk away free? I don't think so, but I did get him to tell me where your body is!" The smile crept onto his face as he moved up to kiss me.
He pulled me onto the bed, his smile soon turned into a smirk.
"I'm still upset that you went to see him though." I just rolled my eyes at him and buried my face in his chest.
"You'll get over it for now let's go try and find your body!"
And with that we were off, well first I needed to call Adam for a ride then we will be off!
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