Author's Note: Hello readers. Going to keep this brief so you can go straight to reading. The last chapter did not go as planned, I had something better but I completely forgot what it was supposed to be like. Sorry if you felt disappointed or just didn't like it, this one will be better I promise. This chapter will also be in Clare's P.O.V. only. It will go back to the format such as in the last chapter with both of their P.O.V.'s. Be sure to review or pm with any ideas, questions, or concerns you may have. Thanks for reading and being so kind. Enjoy, and until next time. (:
Chapter 6
Clare's P.O.V.
My first instinct was to scream but that would do no good. The person that had me surely meant no harm, or at least that's the way I saw it. When I was walking down the hallway after my talk with Eli someone had grabbed me from behind and dragged me into an empty classroom. It must have been after school but I had no idea since I hadn't been there all day and skipped the rest of my classes for the day. In the hallways it was nearly deserted with just a few lingering students keen to go home. The room I was in at first was pretty dark but soon was filled with a burning bright light. I turned in awe to see Jenna and Alli standing right in front of me with their arms crossed over their chests waiting impatiently for me to say something. "Well?" One of them said with a serious look. "What?" I echoed feeling confused as ever. "Will someone tell me what's going on?" Both my friends sat down and indicated I do the same. "Come on Clare you know what we want to know." They gave me looks and then suddenly a light bulb went off in my head giving me an idea of what they wanted to talk about. "You want to know about my night with Jake, right?" Alli took the lead in the discussion and glared at me with a face that screamed, 'Duh!' "Yeah, you never bothered to call or text us the other night! And you didn't show up at school until our presentation which I had to call you for. Then after that you disappeared and skipped the rest of our classes. Is something going on with Jake that you didn't tell us about?" Jenna couldn't keep the smile from cracking on her face and both my best friends gave me a wink. I knew what they were getting at and wanted to avoid the topic. "No there is nothing going on. And don't you dare go there, we did NOT have sex." I quickly stated that wanting to make it perfectly clear that we didn't do what they thought we might be doing. "But just to let you know everything is fine between me and Jake." That last part I had to try my best not to cringe at. I was disgusted with saying his name and didn't want to worry my friends with this right now. It was a struggle to let alone tell Eli, but filling them in on the story would take all the energy out of me. And I also wanted to keep this from them on purpose. They would just judge every little thing about me not listening to Jake and about Eli too. I didn't need that on my plate right now too it was already full enough. Putting this off for as long as I could would be the way to go. The one thing I did tell them was about Darcy's return. "Oh my god Clare that's fantastic. I can't wait to meet her!" Jenna gave me the biggest hug and was so excited to meet my older sister for the first time. She hadn't even moved to Canada by the time my sister left and didn't get the chance to know her. Alli on the other hand knew Darcy just as well as she knew me and was excited as well and couldn't wait to see her again. "Let's go right now! I'm sure you missed her and I can't wait to meet her!" Jenna boomed with enthusiasm and rushed out the door with her backpack in hand. Just as I was about to leave the room Alli held me back by the arm. "Are you sure everything is okay Clare? What happened before when I tried talking to you? You ran away crying. Is there something you're not telling us?" Pulling lightly away from her grip I smiled and said, "No everything is fine. Why wouldn't it be?" With that I walked out of the room and joined Jenna as we made our way to my house.
Author's Note: The drama will definitely tone down for a while, but not for long. I mean it wouldn't be as interesting without all the drama you must admit. We will get to see how Eli and Clare's friendship becomes more like it used to before they even started going out. And as you may have noticed the story is mostly in Clare's P.O.V. so I will try my best to incorporate Eli's side of things more in the later chapters. Hope you enjoyed and be sure to review. Thanks for reading and just being awesome.
