WARNING! Divorces! Engagements, crying, no more purity rings and ultimate love! &&&& small curse word!
Chapter Thirty-Six: Divorce (Eli's POV)
"Mom! Dad! Darcy! I'm home! Oh and Eli's here too!" Clare shouted at empty air. I glanced around Clare's house, It was still the same look and everything, only new thing was a picture of Darcy and Peter hanging above the TV screen, Clare has been ecstatic since Darcy had revealed that she and Peter were going to get marry. Darcy had announced Clare to be the maid of honor, only making her more happy. It seemed like nothing could rain on Clare's parade. "Oh.. Clare? Sweetheart? Can your father and I speak with you and Elijah?" Mrs. Edwards asked. I scowled as she called me by full name. Doesn't matter how many people address me as Eli, but every time Mr. and Mrs. Edwards call me Elijah. Clare shrugged. "Sure Mom. Come on Eli." Clare pulled my hand as we walked to their dining room. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards were sitting on one side, their chairs pretty far apart from each other. I held Clare's chair our for her to sit in, she nodded and took the chair. I sat next to her and immediately started to twirl my thumbs from anxiety habit. "Clare.. Elijah. We'd like to talk about two things. Starting with this." Mrs. Edwards than pulled out from her pocket, Clare's purity ring. Dammit. I had the ring in my pocket yesterday.. Must have slipped out when I was watching TV with Clare. "You always have your purity ring on Clare. Why not?" Mr. Edwards asked. I could see that he was staring at me from the corner of his eye. Clare took a deep breath. "I had sex with Eli two weeks ago." Clare admitted. Mrs. Edwards groaned and covered her face with her hands. Mr. Edwards sneered. "Did he pressure you into anything honey?" He said with sympathy, he reached out to grab Clare's hands, but Clare pulled her hands back. "No. In any way I pressured him. It's called making love and I'm in love with Eli." Clare stated. "I highly doubt that. Love is mistaken. Love is never real." Mr. Edwards sneered. Clare scowled. "What I feel for Eli is real! I love and care about him! I want to marry him when I'm older, I'd have his babies!" Clare shouted. Mrs. Edwards rolled her eyes. "Teenage love is never real. Look at Spinner and Darcy." Mrs. Edwards said. "Peter and Darcy dated at Degrassi and now their getting married." Clare spat. "We don't approve of that relationship, that is why we kicked Darcy out this morning. She's living with Peter." Mr. Edwards said. "Are you serious!" Clare exclaimed, her oceans widening. "You can't kick Darcy out! She's my sister-your daughter!" Clare added with anger thick in her usually soft yet firm voice. "Clare Veronica Edwards. Raise your voice at me and you'll-" Mrs. Edwards began but Clare cut her off. "You'll do what? Kick me out too? Then you two will be alone with only each other for company and that would be horrible with all the fighting you guys go through!" Clare explained with angry hand movements. I gnawed on my bottom lip in an attempt to stop my voice at yelling at Clare. I didn't want her to have problems with her parents like I was having. "Clare. Honey if you calm down. We can speak like adults." Mr. Edwards said with a firm voice. Clare took a deep breath and reached her hand under the table, I felt her hand encircle mine and she drew a deep sigh. "Alright. Tell me." Clare said. "If your having sex with Elijah.. Are you two being safe?" Mrs. Edwards asked with curious eyes. I wanted to scream that curiosity kills the cat and she should keep her nose out of it. Instead I kept my mouth clamped tight and held onto Clare's hand. "Yes. Eli used a condom, I'm not on the birth control because our church doesn't allow it. But we were safe. I guaranteed I'm not pregnant." Clare assured her strict parents. "You can't be so sure Clare. How long ago did you and Elijah have intercourse?" Mr. Edwards asked. I cringed as he used the word intercourse, It was more dirty in my mind than the word sex or fuck. "Two weeks ago. I've gotten my period. I'm on it now." Clare said specifically. I felt my cheeks flush as she said she was on her period. Boyfriends didn't need to know that. Before you know it I'll be out buying her tampons or pads, whichever she prefers. Mrs. Edwards sighed deeply. "Alright. Now that that's out of the way. We'll like to speak of other matters." Clare's brows furrowed as did mine. "What is it? Mom? Dad?" Clare asked worriedly. "Clare. Me and your mother divorced over the summer, you were still unconscious when we divorced." Mr. Edwards explained. My heart seemed to stop at seeing Clare's eyes fall. Her eyes starting to fill with tears. "Why didn't you tell me!" Clare shouted, she stood abruptly with crystal tears falling down her snow white cheeks. "Honey. Your in a fragile state. Doctors said that we should be waiting to tell you. Your brain hasn't fully healed." Mr. Edwards explained and Clare gasped during her sobs. "I don't care! I'm fine now!" Clare shouted angrily at her regretful parents. There was a long silence before Clare whispered. "This whole time that Dad's been on a business trip.." Clare trailed off, Mrs. Edwards nodded. "He has his own apartment in town. We're sorry that you were to hear this honey." Mrs. Edwards said sympathetically. Clare shook her head. "You don't care. You divorced! I thought you two were in love!" Clare accused. Mr. Edwards nodded. "We were at once. Now we aren't. We fell out of it. I'm sorry Clare bear." Clare grimaced. "Forget it Randall." Clare sneered. Her parents were about to object when Clare suddenly hoisted me up by her firm grasp on my arm. "We're leaving Eli." Clare demanded. I nodded quickly and fumbled for the keys in my blazer. Clare grabbed my hand and swiftly turned from her parents. "I'll be back when I want to!" Clare shouted as she swung the house door shut. I stared at her shocked. Her expression holding anger, but holding back tears.
"Oh Clare I'm so sorry." Fiona cooed to Clare as we sat huddled in Fiona's condo, she was staying here for just a vacation from Yale. "It's… Alright.. FiFi." Clare sobbed into my chest. Her anger had left her bloodstream as tears and sadness filled them. I rubbed her back soothingly and pressed my lips to her reddish brown curls. "You'll be fine, beautiful. We won't leave you." I assured Clare. Clare nodded feverishly and buried her head deeper. "On a light note.. Declan and Holly J are getting married." Fiona said in an attempt to make Clare happy. I smiled and held Clare closer. "Isn't that great Clare? Declan and Holly J are getting married. We could go together." I offered. I saw Fiona smile from the corner of my eye. Clare lifted her head showing her mascara had blotched across her snow white skin, Clare sniffled and looked at Fiona. "Can we come?" Clare croaked. Fiona nodded. "Declan said I could invite anyone, besides our cousin Vicky. I'm maid of honor, Adam's my date." Fiona said as she glanced at a picture of her and Adam on her wall. "That would be wonderful. You'll go with me Eli?" Clare whispered. I nodded and bent forward to kiss her lips. "Of course. We'll be cuter than Declan and Holly J at there wedding dance." I promised. Clare giggled and started wiping her tears away. "Amazing! Clare I have so many dresses that would look adorable on you!" Fiona squealed in delight. "When's the wedding Fi?" I asked with a smile. "April 7th. Holly J wanted a spring wedding, Declan wanted winter. Guess who won?" Fiona teased. Clare and myself both chuckled in unison as we vision Holly J beating Declan to death as he suggested a winter wedding against her spring. Fiona quickly left the room and her heels clicked as she proceeded to her closet. "I can't wait." Clare murmured. "I love weddings." I wanted to say that I'd love to marry Clare, but again I clamped my mouth shut. I didn't want the moment ruined. I hummed in agreement and rested my head on her lap, I stared at her red blotchy oceans and smiled. "You look beautiful." I complimented her as I reached up to curl her curl around my finger. Clare rolled her eyes. "I look like crap." She insisted. I smirked. "Then you're the most beautiful piece of crap out there. How about that?" I asked. Clare threw her head back in a fit of giggles. "Your oh so charming Mr. Goldsworthy. I love you so very much." Clare murmured, she bent forward and gave me a long peck on the mouth.
I'M BACK! To explain my LONG absence, I was grounded :/. I'm still a teenager who gets grounded for back talking! Anyways! This chapter is EXTRA long so I could make up my absence, So very SORRY! Anyways, the title did give away what will probably happen in Degrassi. Clare's parents divorcing. Sorry if its such a crappy chapter. I hurried with this one. HAS ANYONE SEEN THE NEW PROMO! I couldn't sleep last night and saw it as 2:00 am! I was so happy! Eli's expression on Clare clinging onto him "Come on lets live dangerously!" Eli had this WTF who are you! Look on his face. Then Dave shoots that taser because some kid wanted him too? God Dave :/. Then Wesley's look when Anya's playing footsies with him! He's all like "OMG A GIRL TOUCHED MY LEG! OMG MUST TWEET THIS MOMENT!" Lmao! Haha Wesley/ Anya? I'm still rooting for Sav/Anya, but Wesley needs a girl! Then Bianca and Alli fight! I am so syked! TWO MORE WEEKS! Mark your calendars! Anyways! Haha sorry for my absence and don't forget to…
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