The next morning, Clarke had two new messages.
Bellamy Blake 02:17 a.m.
hope i could help you with your mum
Bellamy Blake 02:17 a.m.
despite being a douchebag
On the way to her early class, Clarke replied.
Clarke Griffin 07:45 a.m.
ok please explain
Bellamy Blake 07:56 a.m.
well the good-bye wasn't really nice
sry about that
He probably meant that comment about still having a parent. Clarke sighed.
She didn't really know what had gotten into him, nor where the sudden change in mood had come from. Maybe it had just been the conversations before, opening his mind for some thoughts which are usually carefully stored away.
Which was something she could relate to. The weirdest things could trigger memories of her dad and ruin her whole day. She couldn't really blame Bellamy. By now, she'd rather have him speak his thoughts than watching him eat them up. She didn't really like the idea of him sitting in front of TV screens at night, all alone with his thoughts and too much time to explore them.
Clarke Griffin 07:57 a.m.
it's ok, already forgotten
And she meant it.
They continued texting each other for the next days, talking about matters of unimportance. Clarke enthused about her lunch, Bellamy grumbled about the tension at work.
That was also new. They had always texted each other from time to time, but it was about organisation and meet-ups and nothing like the current constant stream of light-hearted exchanges.
Clarke decided she liked that as well.
On Thursday, Bellamy texted Clarke in the middle of her lecture.
Bellamy Blake 11:13 a.m.
do u think raven forces us to watch another scifi thing just to rant about all the scientific inaccuracies
She tried not to giggle out loud and quickly continued taking her notes. But her concentration was gone and she couldn't prevent herself from answering a few minutes later.
Clarke Griffin 11:28 a.m.
she's usually right though
and as if you wouldn't do the same with your history dramas
His answer came quickly.
Bellamy Blake 11:29 a.m.
point taken
Clarke Griffin 11:30 a.m.
don't you have to be at work?!
Bellamy Blake 11:30 a.m.
I can literally sense your risen eyebrow rn
no i have a day off
Clarke Griffin 11:33 a.m.
I told my mum to leave me alone last night
Bellamy Blake 11:33 a.m.
what did she say
Clarke Griffin 11:34 a.m.
no idea she hasn't answered yet
I wrote her a loooooooong email and explained myself (again)
241 words
Bellamy Blake 11:35 a.m.
whoa
I'm impressed
hope she'll understand
Clarke Griffin 11:35 a.m.
me too
will you make it on friday?
Bellamy Blake 11:38 a.m.
sure
i'll work on the weekend
i HAVE to see how monty hides a romcom on the dvd suggestion pile
Clarke Griffin 11:38 a.m.
hahaha
you're rude
Bellamy Blake 11:39 a.m.
but it's true!
Clarke Griffin 11:40 a.m.
I know hahaha
and I predict that jasper brings some trashy horror film with dumb girls running around half-naked
Bellamy Blake 11:42 a.m.
and o an action thing with guns and swords
Clarke Griffin 11:44 a.m.
oh god yes!
uh the lecture is wrapping up
see you
xoxoxo
A/N: Formatting this has been a pain. Sorry that this is so short but it made sense, narrative-wise, to split here. Next (and more interesting) chapter comes on Wednesday! (Film night!) Thank you so much for reading. If you want, you can also check out my story tag on tumblr where I babble about this - link in my bio. I hope you had fun!