Clare, Alli, and Jenna are sitting in the nursery. They all had just received their final exam grades and aren't so pleased with the results.
Jenna sighed looking at her math grade. She had gotten a 50% on her final exam. She looked at her one month old daughter faith. She knew she couldn't blame this on an innocent child. It wasn't her fault she was born, or that she needed to be fed, burped, changed, and held every waking moment. She could only hope KC had gotten a better grade then her. He didn't have much excuse not to considering how smart he was and how little he helped with Faith.
Clare-"At least we don't have to go to summer school over this. Maybe if my parents didn't expect so much out of me this wouldn't be such a big deal."
Alli-"Sucks for both of you. Ever since I dropped all the guys in my life school has been a main focus."
Jenna-"When you have another life that you're responsible for, school comes last in line."
Clare-"Jenna it shouldn't. Don't worry; Faith is now old enough to go to a sitter so you can focus on school next year."
Jenna-"Get a sitter with what money? Kyle is already working double shifts, dad's a truck driver, and KC and I are currently in the land of the unemployed."
Alli-"We should all get jobs this summer!"
Clare-"Where?"
Alli-"The Dot, car wash place, a restaurant…"
Jenna-"Anything to get me out of this house."
Jenna had been nowhere but home since Faith was born. She didn't want to sound like she was complaining though. While Faith was napping Jenna got the chance to write some new songs and get schoolwork done. But where was KC when Faith wasn't napping? Playing basketball of course! KC loved his daughter too; he just wasn't used to her schedule yet. He was only 16, yet again so was Jenna.
Clare's phone started vibrating. She looked at the Caller ID and it read Adam. She hadn't seen Adam since school let out so she decided to pick up the phone on the second ring.
Clare-"Hey Adam, how's summer treating you?"
There wasn't a response.
Alli-"Adam? Tell him to come over!"
Clare-"He's not responding, that's odd."
Eli-"Clare before you hang up, there's something I gotta say…"
Clare took the phone away from her ear and just stared at it, her heart pounding heavily. Jenna and Alli's eyes got wide when they heard his voice. Clare pressed her lips together. She hadn't spoken to Eli since that night he crashed Morty. She knew he was no good for her; he was dragging her into the darkness. She was day, he was night. This was why she was originally attracted to him.
Eli-"Clare, can you please talk to me, please?"
She had avoided every text message, every phone call, and every stare as they passed each other in the Degrassi hallways. She hadn't heard his voice in weeks and the sound of it made her heart break.
Clare-"For a minute but that's it, I'm with my friends." (Her voice shaking)
Eli-"It's great to hear your voice Clare. I just wanted to update you on my life. I don't know if you want any part of it now but I wanted to tell you how sorry I am for putting you and myself through all that. I wasn't thinking clearly when I crashed Morty, or said those things to you. I'm in counseling. I'm getting better."
Jenna and Alli exchanged glances. Their expression read, he's doing it again.
Clare-"Thanks for telling me, it's good that you're getting help."
Eli-"I miss you though."
Clare-"I have to go pack."
Eli-"Where are you going?"
Clare-"Church retreat"
Eli-" on a church retreat, nothing has changed."
Clare-"A lot h had changed actually."
Eli-"Oh"
With that Clare hung up the phone.
Jenna-"So he took Adam's phone because he knew you wouldn't pick up if he called from his phone?"
Clare-"That's what it looked like. Am I being too hard on him?"
Alli and Jenna both shrugged. They both know all about being too hard on their boys. But they never saw what Clare had seen in Eli. Sure they thought his smile was mysterious and hot, but that was it. Who didn't think that though?
Clare looked over at Faith. Her blonde hair was starting to come in. Faith stared back at Clare with her big brown eyes. They resembled KC. She once had a dream that her and Eli had a baby together. Many people could never picture Eli with a kid, but she could. She knew that one day he would make an awesome dad.
Faith started wailing when she heard the front door slam open and the sound of footsteps pounding against the steps. Jenna scooped her in her arms and tried to calm her down. In the room next to them they could hear HALO and KC and Dave screaming "YEAH BUDDY!"
Jenna groaned and put Faith in her crib. She stormed out of the room and unplugged the videogame. Clare and Alli could hear Jenna screaming at them. They have heard it all before. They were wondering when KC was going to learn. KC came into the nursery and said hi to both Clare and Alli, giving both of them a hug. He then picked up his daughter and Jenna stormed back into the nursery. KC put Faith in front of his face, as if he was hiding behind her.
Jenna-"Really KC? You're using the baby as a shield to hide from monster mommy?"
KC-"yes, please don't hurt me."
Jenna-"god you're immature!" She yelled as she took Faith from him.
KC-"Whatever Jenna, just having some clean fun."
Jenna-"My day is actually smoother when you're not in the house. So go somewhere!"
KC-"Ok well the group home wants to see Faith so she's coming with me."
Jenna-"Fine, well then can you take her back to your house then? I was kind of hoping to have a girl's night out."
KC-"Yeah I can do that. Have fun tonight!"
Jenna gave both Faith and KC a kiss goodbye as they left with Dave. Clare and Alli both started laughing hysterically.
Jenna-"What's so funny?"
Alli-"Your little family. It's so functional and dysfunctional at the same time."
Clare-"Anyways, girl's night sounds great!"
***So it may seem like I'm jumping around a lot between characters. I just don't want to stick to writing about Eclare (even though I'm a huge fan!) I'm going to give every character a storyline and the spotlight sometime during this summer special (: Let me know how you think the story is going! Also let me know what you want to happen & your predictions!