Okay, I will try to update frequently, but its kinda hard cause of school so there will be a chapter-a-week thing going. Okay? Enjoy!
Julia and I sat on the bench for a little while longer, mostly discussing Eli, the more we talked the more I wanted him. I missed Eli, my Eli. If I wasn't with his dead- or alive now- ex girlfriend I would be crying, screaming his name in agony. But I had to put on my happy face for her.
"Do you want to check up on your family?" Julia asked. I nodded my head and we started to walk down the street. I followed close behind her.
"The beach is this way-" She pointed to a sign that said pier point.
"If you want to be alone I understand, I'll just go- somewhere else" she said as I started towards the pier point. It looked exactly like any other beach, the pavement got more and sandier until I was walking on hot crystals of sand. I saw the ocean; it was a pretty blue green color. I had no idea what I was supposed to do. When I got to the middle of the beach I just stared out into the ocean, watching the waves lap against the sand. I sat on a piece of damp driftwood and looked out into the ocean.
I tried to concentrate as hard as I could, but nothing happened. Right before I was going to give up, I heard a sob, and many familiar voices. I looked out into the ocean and saw a big picture, like a TV screen, right on the horizon. My mom was in my dad's arms, crying while he was trying to keep it together, but tears were streaming down his cheeks as well.
Eli was sitting on my couch his head in his hands, griping his dark brown hair; crying his eyes out.
Then Alli was the one who was crying the hardest, screaming at nothing and clawing the couch. "I SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT HER" She screeched throwing the couch pillow; it hit the book shelf and shattered the picture frame of me my mom dad and Darcy.
Then I started thinking about Darcy, the picture changed. She was at an airport, her hair was a few inches shorter and her eyes were bloodshot. She had an African American girl with her, she must have been her friend she made when she was in Kenya. The girl looked about her age, same height and long dark braided hair.
"I am so sorry about your sister" The girl said.
"Thanks Keana" she said taking her bags in both hands "You'd better go, I'll be okay" Darcy said.
"I'll call you later, whenever I can" Keana said, Darcy nodded and wiped a few tears away with her sleeve.
I suddenly started thinking about Adam, he was at his house curled up in a ball crying on his couch.
"Clare- you were- the- only one- who understood me-" He sobbed his mom came in the living room and handed him some tissues and a plate of macaroni. Fiona was sitting on the recliner and Drew was sitting on the love seat. Fiona looked petrified, along with Drew.
"Its okay- son" his mom said, she choked on the last word. I was happy for Adams mom understanding about him being a transgender, but I felt selfish for leaving him when he needed his friends the most.
"Clare, if you can hear me wherever you are, please-" He didn't finish his sentence. I could feel tears spilling over my cheeks.
I remembered KC, and all the heartbreak he had put me through.
I saw KC holding Jenna, while she was crying uncontrollably saying stuff about how she should have been a better friend, he was trying to calm her down; Jenna was also holding her two year old daughter in her hands, her big eyes sparkling, then I remembered I was supposed to babysit for them tomorrow while she and KC went to couples counseling.
I wondered how everybody knew I was already dead, did someone send out an email? I then closed my eyes and shook my head. When I re-opened my eyes everything was gone and I was watching the ocean, again. I checked the wrist watch on my arm it was 8, Alli and I left my house at 9 the previous night, so had it really been 12 hours? I got up from the drift wood and started walking towards the exit. If it was already 8 am on earth, then I would have had to baby sit for Jenna, and when she would have called my mom would have told her what happened, so that explains why her and KC knew.
Me, Eli, Alli, Drew, Adam and Fiona had plans, so that explained how they knew, but I wondered if anybody else did. Even if I was dead, I surely didn't want anybody to give me pity, and I didn't want to ruin everybody's life. It all seems my fault.
I got through the exit and started walking down the cobblestone sidewalk looking for Julia, sure enough she was sitting in the pizzeria looking aimlessly out the window. It was starting to get dark, so the sky was a mix between bright pink and blue.
I entered the restaurant and sat at the table with Julia. "How'd it go?" She asked with concern in her voice.
"I ruined everybody's life" I said staring at the argyle pattern on the table.
"No Tim Leon- I mean that guy- ruined your life" Julia said twisting the ring on her finger.
"You know who it was?" I asked looking directly at her.
"I was at the beach, because I had a weird feeling that something bad happened to Eli, and I saw the guy walking down the street, and I was actually there. Obviously you couldn't see me, I was screaming at you to run, and then when he pushed you into the alley, I went in to the café bathroom, where Alli was touching up her makeup, and I screamed at her, but no one could hear me." She said letting out a sigh.
"Oh my god" I said holding my head in my hands. "If I didn't refuse to go into the diner!-" I started crying again.
"It happens, everyday." Julia said. Just then a waitress came over to our table.
"Hi, I'm Julia Manning, I will be your sever today, do you want anything?" she said with a smile. She had the perfect smile and a long blonde hair tied into a pony tail the hung a few inches below her shoulders.
"Just, some water thanks" Julia said giving her a small smile.
"Okay then!" She said with a little too much cheer for a dead person.
"I have on question" I said to Julia wiping my tears.
"Why did Drew look so, pale, when I saw him at the beach?" I asked, Julia widened her eyes.
"What?" I hissed, Julia let out a long sigh.
"When Alli couldn't find you outside the diner, she called Drew, He was only a few blocks away anyway so she waited for him to arrive- when he did they saw Tim Leon run out of the Alley, she made Drew go down there and he found- your body" She said giving a pleading look.
"That's all I want to hear about how I died" I said, and then waitress came back with our drinks.
"Are you Clare Edwards?" Julia Manning asked.
"Yeah, how did you know?"
"I've seen you at Degrassi, well my daughter- Angela is supposed to be going their soon- and I wanted to see if the school was safe- my son Craig used to go there, your sister Darcy might know him" she said " I am sorry, this may be all new to you" she said again giving me a gentle smile.
"It is, but thanks anyway" I said and with that she smiled and walked off.
" So what do you want to do after we finish our water" Julia said taking sip out of her cup.
"Would you mind if I- I-" I started
"Talked about Eli? I don't mind, I kind of would like to gossip about him, nobody here is interested" She finished my sentence, I gave a small laugh.
"Yeah, I miss him so much" I said taking a sip of my water also.
"Me too, we can get a big bowl of popcorn and share secrets"
"Deal"
I am kind of excited to write the next chapter... What could Eli be hiding? What do you think might happen? I love predictions! And I want to give a shout out to one of my amazing writer-friends Kristina Campbell. A.k.a EFlareDegrassi ! She is so talented!