Clare searched for Eli. He was icing his lip
"Hey." she said
"Sorry I lost my cool." he said
"It's OK." she hugged him "I am so sorry ."
"Why?"
"Your the guy for me." Clare said "I know you are probably really mad at me right now, but realized. The KC I met isn't the KC who I know now." she smiled ta Eli "You cared about me, you have been there for me from day one." she said "You make me feel beautiful and confidante, and funny and like I matter to you." Clare looked at him
"That's cause you do matter to me." Eli grabbed her hands "I have had a lot of girl friends and I have never wanted to or ever said 'I love you' to any of them." he told her "I said it to you cause I love you." he said "I haven't been able to stop thinking about you since I met you."
"If you love me then help me." Clare asked "Cause I love you. And I need you." Clare said
"I will never leave you Clare Edwards. I promise."
…...
Clare lay on her bed, so empty inside and heartbroken that she couldn't even breathe. Once again she had loved hard and lost. Someone knocked on door.
"Can I come in?" it was KC. Seeing Clare in such a helpless state almost killed him
"Fine." she said sitting up. KC sat on her bed
"You OK?" he asked
"No" she said
"We are really worried about you."
"I don't care." she said
"Clare, you have to talk about it. You have tell us what happened." KC told her "I understand this is hard for you, but you have to.." but Clare cut him off
"You understand? Huh? You understand?" she looked at him "What do you know? You weren't there, you didn't see anything. You couldn't possibly know what it was like." she choked on her words
"Then tell me Clare. Tell me what happened. Make me understand."
"i wouldn't even know where to begin." she told him
"Start wherever you feel you should." he grabbed her hands. Clare looked out her window, wishing she could just go back to two weeks ago, when everything was perfect. Her mind wondered to the memories that didn't even seem real.
…...
"I will never leave you Clare Edwards. I promise." Eli cupped Clare's face and kissed her long and hard. Clare returned the kiss, and decided to be brave and do something out of character
"Eli, I am ready." Clare said. Eli's face was a little confused "I am ready to have sex." she told him. Eli was shocked
"You sure?" he was excited
"Yes." she kissed him "My parents are out of town, and I know you are the one for me. I want to have sex." Clare smiled
"Really?"
"Yes." she laughed. The caught a cab to her house. Once they were inside they began making out. Within seconds they were upstairs. First thing to go was Clare's pants. Then Eli's shirt and pants. Within seconds they were on the bed. Everything was happening so fast. Within a blink of her eye, they were done. She couldn't even look at Eli. She felt different. She felt as if a piece of her was missing. She looked at Eli,
"I think you should go, so you don't get into trouble." she said
"Clare you OK?" he asked "This was stupid of us." he said
"No its fine. I just don't want you to get into trouble."
"Ok." he got up and got dressed Clare walked him to the door. "I love you Clare."
"I love you Eli." she kissed him. Once Eli left, Clare broke down.
…...
"I thought I was ready you see? But I wasn't." Clare said
"What happened on Monday? That Monday." he specified
"He did what any good boyfriend would do. He came to check up on me."
…...
Clare was in the library helping Dave with English when Eli came walking in.
"Dave man, can we have a few minutes alone?"
"Sure." once Dave walked away, he looked at Clare. "Ok, what up?"
"What do you mean?"
"Clare, you haven't been returning my calls and text messages," he said "Do you want to talk?"
"Eli about what happened on Friday,"
"You weren't ready, right?"
"Yes." he smiled
"I get it. You want to wait to do it until you are ready." he asked "Right?"
"Yes." Clare smiled
"When I said I loved you, I meant it. I didn't say to get into your pants. I never would have done it if I knew you weren't ready." he told her
"You are the prefect boyfriend." she leaned up to kiss him.
"Clare I am not per." but he stopped and thought about it "No I am perfect." she laughed and kissed him again. Dave came walking over
"Aw the happy couple is reunited." Dave said "Yippie, now can we finish helping me?"
"What are you guys reading?"
"Othello." Clare said
"Oh I love that play." Eli said and in his best Iago voice "I hate the Moor." he said
…...
"He's perfect?" KC said
"He was perfect. I almost wish that this was all dream." she began to choke again
"Take a breathe Clare." she said and grabbed her some water
"Thanks." she looked at him "Why are you being so nice to me?"
"I am just being a friend." he took the glass from Clare. "Right now you need someone."
"You are the best KC." she said
"I try." he smiled at Clare and Clare cracked a little smile. "Ok what happened next?"
"It was just the three of us." Clare explained "Eli, Dave and myself."
…...
"I swear." Dave said "Bruce threw a pee water balloon at me." he said
"That is so gross." Eli said laughing
"I know."
"Dave Tunner the king of suave." Clare said laughing
"Hey!" Eli said "I thought I was the king of suave?"
"You are. You are my suavey, dorky, sweet, king." she laughed and then she looked out of the library window. She saw a familiar man. A man that struck fear into her soul. "Is that?" Clare said out loud
"Who baby?" Eli asked and both he and Dave looked out of the window. Dave and Clare said at the same time
"Carson."
"Who is Carson?" Eli asked
"He was the basketball coach last year, who went to jail." Dave said
"Yeah, and KC help put him there." the coach saw them and walked in.
"Hello Dave," he said and looked at Clare "KC's ex girlfriend."
"You shouldn't be here." Clare said
"What?" he said "And miss my old buddy KC's big game? Not a chance."
"You cant be here." Clare said "I'll tell Simpson." she began to get up, but Carson reached into his coat pocket
"Now don't go getting into other peoples business." he pulled out a gun. "Ok everyone get out." the gun was waving. Everyone screamed and ran out. One of the people was Jenna. Clare, Dave and Eli began to leave "You two stay."he pointed to Clare and Dave "You go."
"I am not leaving my girlfriend." he said
"Eli just go." fear was taking over Clare and she did not know what to do.
"No." he came closer to her "You stay I stay."
…...
"Mr. Simpson. Mr. Simpson!" Jenna screamed
"Jenna, what is it?"
"Coach Carson is back. And he has a gun and is holding Clare, Eli and Dave hostage." Jenna was crying.
"Calm down OK?" Simpson said "First things first." he grabbed the loud speaker "Attention students, attention students." he sighed "From this moment on, the school is in lock down!"