OMG! Writer's block…haha… I hope this is good enough for you guys!
Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi or its characters, just the plot
Eli's POV
"M-mom?" I questioned while sitting up slightly and placing my try of food on the table.
"Yes, Elijah. It's me, your mother. Your father called me last night and told me what happened. I immediately got a plane ticket and flew over night. I'm so sorry for leaving you and your father. Please, forgive me?" her voice was soft. She walked over to me and opened up her arms signaling that she wanted a hug. I obliged and we hugged for a few minutes. When we released, I noticed several tears running down her tanned face.
"Mom, please don't cry, I forgive you." I stated, but then I was curious about everything, so I decided to interrogate her, "Wait, mom, why did you leave in the first place? Where did you go? Why did you decide to come back now? I thought you didn't care about me. Are you going to stay forever?" I rambled.
"Elijah, calm down," she said while sitting in the chair next to me, "I left when you were young, because I had another husband in the states." Oh my god. Was she serious? I opened my mouth to speak, but she beat me to it.
"Please don't be mad. I was on vacation when I met your dad and we fell in love, but then we started arguing, and I couldn't take it anymore, so I left. My old husband took me back and we had 3 kids. Jayden, Mia, and Sidney, they are all younger than you. We live in the states. Georgia, to be exact. My husband's name is Mitchell, you would really love him." She paused. Wow, my mom had a whole different life. I was shocked, yet surprisingly happy for her, but at the same time I was mad.
"How could you leave me? I'm living with an alcoholic, abusive father that doesn't give a damn about me!" I shouted. My anger was getting to the best of me.
"I know sweetie, and I am truly sorry. I would love for you to come live with me and Mitchell and the kids, what do you think?" No! What was she thinking. As much as I wanted my mother back, I couldn't leave Canada. I couldn't leave the love of my life. I couldn't leave my best friend.
"Mom I can't just leave my whole life behind to go live with you. I mean as much as I want my mother back, I can't. My life is finally falling in to place again. Everything going great and I can't just leave." I said, trying not to raise my voice.
"I know sweetie, I understand, maybe we could arrange something." Arrange something? Really? Like what? I needed to know.
"What do you mean 'arrange something'?" I questioned.
"Well I don't know. My kids are still young and haven't started school yet, and Mitchell has his own business, so he can move and still keep his job. I was thinking maybe we could move up here. I could gain full custody of you and everyone would be happy." She stated, as if it was nothing.
"Are you serious?" I questioned wide-eyed.
"I'm not promising anything, but I've been thinking about it ever since I got the call from your father. He didn't sound very concerned about you, and that made me nervous. Now that I know he's an alcoholic, and abusive, it seems to be the right decision. All I want is for you to be happy." She announced and a full smile was painted on my face. Suddenly my eyes started tearing and she gave me another tight hug.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
The door swung open and Adam and Clare stepped in.
"Your two favorite people in the world are here!" Adam announced, but then noticed the woman sitting next to my bed. "Oh, uh, sorry, we'll come back later." He said while stepping out of the room.
"No, wait!" I said, catching them before the left.
"Clare, Adam, this is my mom." I said with pride. They were the only ones that knew my past, and once I said this, the both looked shocked. "Mom, this is Clare, my girlfriend," I gave Clare and smirk, "and Adam, my best friend." I smiled.
"Well nice to meet you Clare and Adam." She stood up and shook both their hands. "Um, Elijah," She said while turning towards me, "I'm going to go grab something to eat, and call up Mitchell to discuss our arrangement, I will me back in a couple hours to tell you what he said." She leaned down and kissed my forehead before turning to leave the room. Before she stepped out, I stopped her.
"Oh and mom," I said and she turned around to look at me, "it's Eli." I said in a matter-a-fact tone.
"Oh, okay, well I'll see you later," she paused, "Eli." And with that, she left the room.
"Dude, your mom is here? How? When? What?" Adam demanded while taking a seat in the chair looking confused as ever. I just smiled and told them everything.
"I'm really happy for you Eli!" Clare said when I was finished explaining. Then she leaned in for a kiss. Her soft lips fit perfectly with mine and eventually our tongues were exploring each other's mouths.
"Uh, sorry to interrupt you spit swap, but I'm still here." He interrupted after about 2 minutes of making out.
"Oh, uh sorry Adam." Clare said wile blushing slightly and sat next to me in the bed.
"Yeah, yeah. So I bought some new comics for us to read." He said while picking up a plastic bag off the ground and unloading the comics. We all just sat there for a long time reading comics and talking about certain scenes every once in a while. Clare didn't seem very interested at first, but then joined in to make me happy. That's basically how the rest of my morning went, spending time with the two most important people in my life.
So how was it? Sorry that it's so short this time, but that's all I really wanted to put in this chapter so yea. Also I would really appreciate suggestions because I'm getting stuck. Haha. Thanks!