Imperfect
Chapter Ten
Connor watched in horror as Alli shoved Claire into a wall near a row of computers. He knew he should go get help from a passing student or teacher or find ,but he was struck motionless by the scene playing out before him. He had run into the classroom after Alli and was shocked by this whole thing.
"How could you Claire?! How could you do that to him?! He's supposed to be one of your friends and yet you did that?! Why Claire? WHY?? Why did you do that to KC??" Alli screeched as she held Claire's form still against the wall with an arm under her chest.
Claire looked into her friend's dark,angry eyes in surprise. How could she possibly know? Did KC tell her? "I don't know what you mean Alli." She lied nervously,eyes flitting away from the dark haired girl's look of anger guiltily.
Alli growled under her breath. "Oh really? So you didn't use KC for sex?" She asked in disbelief that Claire thought she would believe her lie. "I heard KC tell Peter what happened! He was crying for fuck's sake! KC doesn't cry! He was so broken hearted about what happened! And you wanna know why that is Claire? Do you?" She didn't wait for an answer before continuing. "KC likes you Claire! He really likes you. And what happened probably meant the world to him----until he realized that he was used of course. So how does that make you feel Claire? HOW?"
Suddenly, and Sav,Alli's older hurried into the room. Sav grabbed ahold of his sister around the waist and pulled her away from Claire as stood in the middle of the two girls.
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Back in the library,KC and Peter were still sitting on the floor with their backs against the bookshelves. "I think---I think the main reason what Claire did hurts so bad is because I really care for her. It meant alot to me,I wanted her to like me so I made myself believe that I wasn't being used." KC laughed bitterly,shaking his head and looking at the older boy. "That's pretty pathetic,huh?"
Peter looked at the young man solemnly and shook his head. "No man. That's not pathetic at all. I mean...she broke your heart."
KC smiled and rubbed his eyes. "Thanks for listening to me talk. I--I mean,this isn't something I could talk about with Alli or Connor."
Peter smiled back and hit KC's shoulder lightly with his fist. "No problem. Look,it seems like Claire needs some help. If you can still be around her after what happened between you two,I suggest you try your best to give her all the help she needs." He said seriously,nodding his head empathetically.
"Of course I'll help her. I mean,I can't just abandon her. I was hurt by what happened and I wish that it had meant more to her but---I won't leave her because of it." KC told him.
Peter gave him a small smile. "Good." And he meant it. He really,truly hoped that everything would work itself out.
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In the Media Immersion room,Alli had finally calmed down enough to be let go. She collapsed into a chair immediatly,her breathing heavy. Claire was still against the wall,breathing deeply as well. Her hair was mussed up in the scuttle and her clothing was crinkled.
"Sav,could you please take Alli to the principal's office?" asked.
Sav nodded and grabbed his sister by the arm. "Sure he said,dragging his sister from the room gently.
Then turned to look at Connor. "And Connor,could you please leave the room for a moment? I need to talk to Claire for a second,alone." He said,watching as his godson nodded and exited the room to stand in the hall. "Now could you tell me why Alli attacked you like that? I heard KC being mentioned. What happened?"
She lowered her eyes in shame,then looked at him. "Believe me ,you don't want to know." And with those final words,she left the room.
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As Claire was walking down the hall,she looked back torwards the library where that particular event had occured. KC was still in there,talking with Peter. Gathering up her courage,she opened the library door and stepped inside. She saw Peter look at her curiously,whisper something to KC and walk past her without a word. She watched as her sister's former boyfriend left the room before turning back to KC. She fidgeted nervously,plastering a smile onto her face. "Um...Hi." She said.
KC just looked at her blankly before nodding to her. Claire went over to sit beside him. Things were awkward between them now. The two teens looked straight ahead,away from one another.
"So---I suppose we should talk about...about what happened." Claire said reluctantly,swallowing the lump that was stuck in her throat.
Next Chapter:KC and Claire have an awkward conversation,when help is offered,will Claire take it? And what will Derek and Michael try to do to Claire when she won't talk to them?