Haha, here's chapter 11!

Clare

I was so happy that I got the letter from Darcy. I walked into Degrassi with a smiling face. Eli came up to me looking happy.

"I see you are… back to normal," He said. It was true. I was back to wearing my regular clothes, and I was actually smiling. I nodded at Eli. "I knew it was just a matter of time!" He gave me a hug.

I went through the whole day without having to snap my rubber band. It was a good day. A very good day. I went to the Dot with Eli after words, and had a smoothie. It felt good to just unwind and relax.

Alli and Jenna walked in then, totally ruining my good day. Me and Eli were sitting at a table, hand in hand. Alli and Jenna talked quietly to each other.

"Do you want to go?" Eli asked. I shook my head.

"No. I'll be right back," I said. I walked into the ladies room.

Eli

I sat there in the Dot, waiting for Clare. Alli and Jenna sat at their table talking quietly. Then, Alli came over to by me and sat down.

"Hi there," Alli said. I looked up at her, then back to the table. "I was thinking we should go to the park and hang out."

"Get lost," I said. She sighed.

"You know, my parents aren't home right now. Wanna come over?" I rolled my eyes, the Clare came out of the bathroom. Alli turned around and smiled at Clare, then took my hand. Clare ran out of the Dot, with her hands in her face.

"Get lost," I repeated. I got up quickly and went to go find Clare.

I found her sitting in the park. She was crying.

"Clare!" I shouted. She looked at me, then back to the grass. "Nothing happened," I said. I sat down next to her and took her hand.

"When I was in ninth grade, I had a boyfriend. Jenna then came to Degrassi, and stole him away. I don't want that to happen again."

"It won't, Clare," I said.

"That's what K.C. said." Clare began to sob again.

I drove her home. She looked out the window the whole time.

"Well, here's your stop," I said. She inched forward to her rubber band, then stopped and sighed.

"Clare, I'm glad your getting better," I said. She smiled, and even blushed a bit. I leaned over by her and gave her a quick kiss. She blushed even more and got out and went inside.

Clare

I went to school the next day, feeling confident. I took off all my rubber bands.

My parents had wanted to talk with me, probably about them divorcing. Eli and Peter wanted to come, and I said it didn't matter if they did or didn't. But of course, they insisted on it. I sighed and said fine.

"Clare, I guess you know about me and your father," My mom said. I nodded, just wanting to get it over with. "Well, we have decided to get a divorce." Tears welled up in my eyes. I knew it was going to happen, I just wasn't ready to hear it.

"Yeah, I kind of excepted that." The words came out sort of snobby like. My mom sat down lower in the couch. Half of my mind screamed at me to just run, while the other half told me to stay put.

"Well, Clare, we just want to make sure you are okay with this," My mom said, and my dad nodded his head, staying silent.

"Mom, of course I'm not okay with it!" I shouted. She looked shocked from my yelling. Eli took my hand, but I quickly pulled my hand away.

"Clare, well of course I knew you wouldn't be okay with it. But, Clare," My mom started, but I just couldn't hold in the truth anymore. I got up, and Eli grabbed my arm, but I yanked it out and I heard Peter mumbled "Uh-oh."

I took a deep breath, and rolled up my sleeves, reviling all the scars. My parents both shot up from the couch with their mouths hanging open so much I was expecting a fly to fly through, yet they wouldn't even notice.

I moved my curly hair from my face. Eli was also in shock, but not as bad. Peter sat there, shaking his head.

"Clare Edwards!" My mom finally said. For some odd reason, I didn't feel guilty. I felt good. "How long have you been doing that?" She asked.

"Since Dad had left for those couple of days," I said simply. She shook her head.

"Clare, you don't need to hurt yourself like that if you are sad. You can talk to me, and you know that," My dad said. My heart started to race.

"But Dad, the problem is that your never home!" My dad looked like he had been taken aback. But by the look on his face, he knew I was right.

"Clare, why couldn't you tell us how you were feeling?"

"Because you didn't want to listen! You told me not to worry and all of that, but the more you said that, the more I worried."

It was silent for a moment. I realized Eli and Peter hadn't even stopped me from telling my parents. They sat there, just waiting for them to totally blow up in my face.

I started to sob. I sobbed harder then I ever had. It hurt so much. My heart ached, then my stomach ached, then my wrists.

"It's alright, Clare," My mom said, giving me a hug.

"I'm sorry," I whispered. She shushed me, and told me everything would be okay.

After a couple of days, things went back to normal. Me and Eli were together, thankfully, and me, Peter, Eli, and Adam hung out almost everyday after school. I got my homework done, and I went to my Dad's house every weekend. I got rid of my rubber bands altogether.

Everything was normal.

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