Chapter 11-
Together-
Clare's POV-
When I got home I put my bag on the floor and walked up to my room, Today was hectic but it all turned for the best. I sat down at my desk and watched out the window, there weren't many cars that drove past my house so it was nice and quiet. I sat in thought about the past few days, so many scary things and so many great things. I sighed at the thought of the scar on my stomach that will be there forever, it was depressing, im only 16 and my body is all scarred up. I herd a car pull up and looked down in front of my house. There was a blue truck sitting by the sidewalk. Who was that? I thought as I saw a man walk up to the door. My mom answered and I herd her let him in with a happy hello. I walked downstairs and saw my mom hugging the tall man with short dark hair. "Mom? Who's this" I asked, my mom pulled away and smiled at me "Clare, this is Stanley" she said gesturing to him. "Oh…Is he a friend?" I said quietly, my mom looked at Stan and sighed. "Honey, me and Stan have been dating for a while" my jaw dropped and I glared walking into the kitchen. I herd my mom's suddle footsteps behind me "How long have you been dating Stanley!" I said quiet but stern. "Clare, please just accept him" she said worried "Mom! How long!" I said louder, my mom sighed and looked at me "three months" my eyes widened "MOM! Dad and you JUST got a divorce! You cheated too! You had no RIGHT to be so mean to dad then!" I yelled making Stan peer into the kitchen "Is everything ok?" he said looking at my mom "Yes Stan just a moment" I looked back at my mom and glared "Clare…" she said putting her hand on my shoulder, I pushed her hand away and walked out of the room. I herd the door ring and Stan beat me to the door. "Um, is Clare here" I herd a voice say quietly but confused, I pushed past Stan and into Eli's arms. "Eli, what are you doing here" I said holding back a tear; I looked at his face and saw a large bruise covering his eye. "ELI! WHAT HAPPENED" I yelped covering my mouth "Clare, it's nothing, my dad got mad" He said walking inside "But why do you look like your going to cry?" He said putting his hand on my face. I looked over at Stan and then hugged Eli again, I pulled back and looked into his eyes and smiled "Im fine" I said "Clare, I don't believe you" I felt a tear rise to the surface of my eye and I walked upstairs into my room, "My mom has a boyfriend Stan!" I said as I shut the door after Eli entered my room. "Oh, that guy" Eli whispered looking around my room. "Eli?" I said walking closer to him "Yea?" He said looking at me "What happened?" I said touching his eye. "I told you Clare, and it doesn't hurt" I sighed and sat on the chair by my desk. I herd my mom knock on the door "Come in" I muttered, Eli leaned up against the wall and I turned to see her come in. "Come visit with Stan" She said to me "NO!" I said shocked that she had the nerve to say that. "CLARE!" she said loudly, I got up and saw Eli looking at me wide eyed "EVER SINCE YOU AND DAD DIVORCED I THOUGHT YOU WERE WORKING BUT NO, YOUR JUST LIKE DAD MOM! YOUR SUCH A LOSER!" I said screaming; Eli touched my arm and whispered my name trying to get me to calm down. I pulled my arm away and my mom looked at me with anger "CLARE!" she screamed "SAVE IT MOM YOUR JUST A SLUT!" I screamed, before I knew it I felt a stern hand slap me across the face, I fell back and felt Eli catch me before I hit the ground. I looked at my mother shocked and ran past her to the bathroom. I herd Eli yelling at her like a crazy man. I couldn't believe she did that, my mom has never been violent. I sat in the corner of the bathroom by the door and cried, I herd my mom walk downstairs and Eli slowly knocked on the door.
Eli's POV-
I couldn't believe what just happened I knew how that felt and I never wanted Clare to have that feeling, having a parent do that makes you feel unloved by everyone. I herd Clare unlock the door and I walked in seeing her face bright red on one side. I scooted next to her and she leaned her head on my shoulder. "I don't know what my life is turning into" she whispered while sniffing and wiping a tear away. "Clare, you need to keep in mind that I love you, every one loves you…" I said sighing. "No Eli, not everyone, my mom…hates me!" she said standing up. She pulled the razor out of the trash and I got up "Clare!" I said rushing to her "Eli, this will help! And you seeing this will make you love me" She pressed the razor to her skin and I grabbed it from her, blood rushed down her arm, I grabbed it right as she finished the cut, I was too late. I grabbed her wrist getting the warm blood on my hands "CLARE!" I screamed and I reached for a towel and wrapped it tight around the cut. "Eli…it's so dark in here" she whispered waving back and forth before collapsing into my arms. I can't believe she is in a world of hatred; I picked her up and brought her to her room grabbing a big roll of bandaging and some cotton sheets. I wrapped them around her wrist and watched her as she snored. I sighed and cuddled next to her listening to her breath. It seems like everyday she's facing a deathly experience. I passed out with heavy eyelids and woke up to Clare screaming. "CLARE?" I said getting up, she was sitting on the floor unwrapping her arm; she was touching the cut that was red and raw. I knelt down and grabbed her arm making sure not to touch the cut "Clare, you need to wash it, I said running to the bathroom getting some disinfectant and a new bandage. I hurried to her room and sat in front of her "This is going to hurt Clare…" I said looking at her, she nodded her head and closed her eyes. I poured some disinfectant on her cut and she yelped, the scar bubbled, then I slowly put on the bandage and hugged her, "That hurt…" Clare said with a giggle. "What is so funny?" I whispered with a smirk "I don't know" I looked at her and frowned "If I wasn't here last night, you would have been dead" I said with fear in my voice. "Eli…I wasn't thinking, I don't even know what I was doing..." Clare whispered putting her hand on the bandage. She got up and walked downstairs seeing her mom in the kitchen, "Clare?" her mother said softly, Clare didn't answer, I noticed the big bruise that matched mine. And so did her mom. They didn't speak much that morning then me and Clare left to school, Ali and Adam were there already of course. "CLARE WHAT HAPPENED!" Adam yelled, I was still pissed at Adam so he didn't come near us. But Ali rushed up and touched Clare's face, then looked at me and touched my face. "Oh my gosh! You beat each other up!" Ali gasped, me and Clare giggled "No…Parent issues" I said looking at Clare. "OH Clare im sorry!" Ali said hugging both of us. Today was hopefully a non stressful day!
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