OMG Degrassi is so amazing! Sorry I haven't updated in a while but here is the greatly anticipated chapter 4!

Chapter 4: Approval

Mr. Edwards kept giving Adam these strange looks, and Adam kept looking at me with an uncomfortable reaction to Mr. Edwards.

"So Mr. Goldsworthy, can you please explain to me how my daughter ended up in here?" He asked, sharply turning his head to face me. His beady eyes pierced my heart.

"Y-yes sir," I stuttered, "It all started with this bully by the name of Mark Fitzgerald. He picked on me and our friend Adam here. The small fights, in which Clare responsibly stayed out of, lead to the incident that happened tonight. He planned on scaring me into thinking he would stab me, but Clare and I didn't know that… so, when he swung the knife back to fake us out, she jumped in front of me… to save me…" tears fell from Mrs. Edwards eyes and I could feel mine begin to water. Mr. Edwards just looked frustrated and a bit worried. Adam put his hand on my shoulder.

"So… this is all your fault?" Mr. Edwards said to me. I felt my heart drop and mind go dark…. All… my fault? Mrs. Edwards gasped at his words.

"Sir, I don't mean to come off rude or anything, but I don't appreciate you talking to my friend that way!" Adam said standing…. But what if Mr. Edwards was right?

"Excuse me? I don't think you should speak to me like that, young… child…" Mr. Edwards said confused.

"Child?" Adam sneered. Holy shit… Adam's pissed! Mr. Edwards stuttered a bit.

"Why didn't you say young man, or were you thinking of saying girl?" Adam shouted.

"Adam, please, calm down. Clare is unconscious and fighting with her dad wont help." I said, now placing my hand on his shoulder. He took in a deep breath and sat down. Mrs. Edwards turned to her husband.

"You should go." She whispered. He gave her an angry look and stormed out of the room.

"Thank you," I said quietly. She smiled in response.

"You seem to care very much about my daughter," She said calmly, looking from Clare back to me.

"I… I do… a lot. She's one of my only two real friends," I said, looking over at Clare's limp body.

"Are you sure you to are… only friends? If not, I won't explode at you like he would," Mrs. Edwards said gesturing to the door. I hesitated then gave a small nod.

"Even with that, Eli and I would have done anything to prevent this from happening to Clare. She's important to us." Adam said, calming himself down.

"Well, I think you are a fine boy for my daughter, Eli. And Adam, Clare is very lucky to have you as a friend." She said with a smile as she stood up and left the room. I shivered a bit as I took a closer look at Clare. She was still wearing her black and white dress from the dance and the gash from the knife was still noticeable.

"Well, at least one parent approves of you," Adam joked.

"Even if they, or she, didn't, that wouldn't change how I feel about Clare." I said.

"Well, you'd do anything for her. And I am positive that she'd take a bullet for you… or in this case…. A... knife…" With Adam's words, I felt the tears coming back.

"Sorry…" He said sadly, noticing my state of remorse.

"It's okay… I just hope she makes it…. I need to tell her how I feel-" I was cut off by the quiet buzzing of a cell phone. Adam pulled his phone out of his pocket.

"It's from Alli. She wants to know what's happened and where Clare is." Adam said.

"You can tell her, she deserves to know," I replied. I watched as he answered her text.

"Oh, I also have an unread one from Drew… uh-oh…."

"What?" I asked.

"My mom is going to kill me when I get home…"

"Will staying overnight at a hospital make her even angrier?" I asked.

"Hmm…. Probably. So sure, I'm up to staying!" Adam said happily. I checked the wall clock for the time: 12:32am. I hope Clare will wake up soon. The door handle clicked again. A doctor, along with Clare's parents entered the room.

"Please, take a seat," the doctor said. We all did as we were told.

"There is some good news… and some bad news…"

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