Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN DEGRASSI, however I do own a laptop and webcam
I woke up two hours early. Eli's taking me to school again. I can't wait. I took a shower and got ready. I put on a nice dress Mia had bought me from our shopping trip. I got out of the shower, dried off, and got dressed. I looked myself over and threw on a light jacket. I put on some black flats and ran downstairs.
"Morning Clare, you're awfully cheery and it's only six am. You're up a whole hour early and not depressed." My dad stated
"Oh, it's so nice of you to notice that you actually give a damn about me."
"Well I don't see why you get to be happy while I'm not."
"That's your fault that you aren't happy not mine. I'm sick and tired of you dragging me down dad." I snarled
My dad got up and walked over to me, I backed up against the wall as he put his hand on the wall near my head.
"What are you going to do hit me? Oh wait you're too much of a coward. I hate you dad seriously. I hate you're entire being everything about you means nothing. You're not my dad." I said as I looked in his eyes mine full of anger and hate more than his.
I heard my dad growl and then slap me. I slapped him back.
"You do not hit me." I growled
"I don't know who you think you are, but I will not, I repeat I will not let you talk to me like that."
I kept my ground and held my face.
"I'll talk to you any way I want because you aren't going to do anything about it and besides we don't have enough money for boot camp." I smiled at the last part knowing it's true.
My dad looked at me and threw me on the ground. He kicked at my ribs a few times, picked me up by my hair and hurled me against the wall; my shoulder hit the wall hard. I turned my back against the wall, placed my hands against it. I took a plate and lunged it at my dad's head, hitting him in the forehead; he threw me on the floor and started kicking me repetitively. I couldn't move, but I did ask for it. I got up moments later, barely able to stand and my dad gripped me up by my shoulders tightly and shoved me against the wall.
"If I would've known hitting you were this fun I would've did this years ago." he spat.
I went up to my room, put on some cover up, and walked back down for breakfast. My dad wasn't in the room, so I took a bottle of soda and made a fried egg sandwich not knowing where my mom was and too afraid to ask as I finished it. I checked the time it's now 6:00am Eli still has half an hour I groaned and started to think of the twisted idea of waking up two hours early. I heard my dad come down the stairs and not a moment too soon I heard screamo music outside. I ran to the best of my ability doing the best to push aside all the pain I was in, opened the door, locked it, and did my best to make it look like nothing was wrong as I got into Morty.
Eli looked at me confused I just faintly smiled at him as he started to drive off. I was in so much pain it was getting harder for me not to show it.
"Are you ok Clare?"
"For now, my parents are back and you're early."
"I thought I'd spend some time with you, you know get to know you more." Eli said as he parked on the side of the road
I nodded as realized I forgot my purse and started to fidget more.
"What happened to you?" he asked
"Nothing happened Eli. I'm just…I don't know."
Eli was now next to me, he rubbed my cheek with his thumb causing me to hiss at the pain as I shifted my body, he jumped a little, and I slowly leaned into his touch.
"Clare you shouldn't jump when I touch you."
"I got hurt this morning, but I'm fine." I lied
We both inched ourselves closer together, our lips now centimeters apart, finally they touch, the kiss is full of love and passion, it's sweet yet meaningful. Eli's tongue started to caress my tongue and I move closer to him more, and his hand moved around my waist causing me to pull away and tears started to fall from the pain.
"Clare you're hurt let me see."
I shook my head.
"Eli I forgot my purse I have to go home for a minute."
Eli moved back to his seat and starting Morty again. We're now off to my house.
It didn't take us long to arrive, I got out, unlocked the door, and walked as best as I could inside.
"Back for more?" my dad asked
"Na-No I-I just forgot my purse. Here it is I'm leaving now." I hissed as I bent over in pain. Bending over made my side hurt twenty times worse.
I closed the door and limped back outside the pain is now unbearable to walk. Eli noticed and rushed around to help me.
"Clare what happened?"
"I got into a small accident with my dad earlier I thought I was fine." I lied again. I couldn't just tell Eli Oh my dad kicked my ribs in and beat the hell out of me earlier.
Eli nodded probably because both Jason and I have told him my parents have never hit me, which to say that now would be a lie.
"Want me to take you to the doctors?" Eli asked concerned
I shook my head. "Just to school."
Eli helped me into Morty and then got in on his side. We drove to school listening to music and Eli held my hand rubbing the back of it with his thumb the entire time. When we arrived at school Eli parked in the closest open spot he can find to the school.
"Eli this isn't your parking spot." I said
"I know it's closer so you don't have to limp much."
"Thank you."
Eli smirked at me.
"Stay there I'll help you out don't move."
I nodded and listened, I don't know why I listened because I usually do the opposite of what I'm told.
Eli opened the door and helped me out grabbing my waist and my hand. Once out of Morty Eli wrapped one arm around my waist so he could hold me up, he threw my purse over his shoulder, I wrapped my arm around his neck, he kissed me chastely, and we started to walk, well I limped.
I balanced myself with Eli's help as we walked up towards the school.
As we entered the school everyone stared. Adam was the first to come up to us.
"What the hell happened to you Clare?"
"I got into a small accident with my dad I thought I was fine." I replied.
"It's more like you got hit by a Mac Truck." Adam stated
Jason walked over to us followed by Alli.
"Clare what the hell happened to you?"
"She got into a small accident with her dad this morning." Eli stated
"Bullshit." Jason retorted seeing through my lie
We all looked up at him even Alli did; only Alli looked like she was going to kill him.
"Since when do you spend time with your parents?" Jason asked with his arms crossed
I shrugged my shoulders.
"Since when Clare?"
"Today?" I said more like I was asking.
I looked at everyone and they all had their eyes on me. I moved Eli's arm from around me and limped away from all of them holding my side. I started to walk to my locker in pain and a few minutes later Eli was next to me holding me back up.
"Clare I'm not here to interrogate you just let me help you."
I nodded and let Eli resume helping me, I was in less pain when he helped. We made it to my locker and then to English where Eli helped me sit, then took his seat in front of me and turned around as I got my books out of my bag.
"Clare I have a question."
I bit my pen and nodded.
"You said you started cutting in middle school right?" Eli whispered
I nodded leaving my pen in my mouth.
"Well Alli told me when she looked at your arm during the summer there were no marks." Eli continued to whisper
I bit my pen again, and then removed it.
"That's because I stopped in 8th right after Jason's supposed death. There's also medicine to make scars fade Eli." I stated then bit on my pen again.
"Smart."
I nodded.
The bell rang and Mrs. Dawes entered the classroom, I looked next to me and sure enough Adam was there. I watched at Mrs. Dawes took her seat.
"Ms. Edwards can you come here for a moment."
Eli turned towards me and I shrugged not knowing what she wanted. I did the best to get out of my seat on my own. I quickly lost balance and Eli caught me as I held onto my side. The whole class gasped.
"Mr. Goldsworthy take Clare to the nurse or the doctor she obviously isn't ok and I'll call the principal."
Eli nodded, set me in my chair, picked up our things, helped me up, and carried me out of the class room as everyone watched.
"Eli put me down." I demanded
Eli smirked and chuckled.
"I don't find this amusing."
"Clare, one you're hurt very badly, two you're my girlfriend now and you better believe I'm going to take care of you the best to my ability."
I sighed. Eli put me down once we got to our lockers and he threw our stuff inside his; minus my pocketbook; before I could even open mine, then he picked me back up. I tightened my grip around Eli and turned my head as he walked backwards out the double doors and faced forward to walk down the steps.
Once we got to Morty Eli put me down, unlocked and opened the door, then helped me inside. I watched as Eli entered on his side, started Morty up, and then pulled out of the school.
"Where are we going?" I asked
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but we my dear are going to the hospital."
"Can't we just skip school for the day and say we went or something?" I asked not wanting to go.
"Clare we have to, you can't walk, you're in a shit load of pain, and you almost fell in class."
"Fine then can you please slow down."
"No you're not dying on me Clare, not like her." Eli stated tears forming in his eyes
"Eli, Eli I'm not going anywhere I promise and like whom?"
"Julia she was my best friend before I met Adam. She liked me and I thought I liked her too, but when we first kissed it didn't feel right so I broke up with her. I encouraged her to date and promised her I wouldn't date knowing how much it'll hurt her. She spent some nights at my house when she got fed up with her step-mom and her boyfriend hated the idea of her sleeping in my room even though we slept in two different beds and both of us wore pajamas. They got into a heated argument and she ran out into the rain with my keys to Morty I caught up with her and took my keys telling her no one drives him, but me. She took her bike and sped off. I got into Morty and tried looking for her. I see her on her bike and before I knew it she got hit by a car. I jumped out immediately and she died in my arms. Just like that she was gone. I had lost my best friend. I moved here a little after her death."
"Eli, I know how you feel believe me I do, but I'm not going anywhere I'm not dying on you."
Eli slowed down and started driving the speed limit, he held my hand the whole way to the hospital. Once we were there Eli parked Morty.
"Stay here I'll be right back" Eli said in a hurry
I stayed put again for some god awful reason I felt like I had to listen to him so I stayed put and watched as he ran off to who knows where. A few minutes later Eli came back with a wheelchair and opened my door pushing the wheelchair up to me leaving me no choice.
"Do I have to get in it?" I asked looking at the chair.
"Depends, do you want me to carry you?"
I hopped in the chair and Eli chuckled. I rolled my eyes as he moved me out of the way so he can shut the door.
Eli rolled me into the hospital as I put my elbow on the arm and propped my head up with my hand.
"Sir those are used for patients." The security inside the door announced
"She can't walk." Eli said
"I can so walk it just hurts I got into an accident earlier" I said looking at the security guard "and my boyfriend here is over protective." I said to Eli
Eli bent down over the back of the chair as the security guard allowed us past and whispered "It's my job to be over protective of you." in my ear.
I shrugged it off, the good thing is he knows he's over protective, but the bad thing is I don't know how over protective he could be.
When we got to the front desk Eli turned my chair to the side and leaned on the top of it.
"Can I help you?" The receptionist asked
"Yes my girlfriend here had an accident of some sort and I just want to get her checked out." Eli stated
"Can you tell me what happened?" The receptionist asked me
"Well my over protective boyfriend drug me here against my will to get checked out because I'm in pain when I would very much like to sleep it off." I stated angrily.
"I mean how did you get hurt and it's good to have a boyfriend that looks after you."
"I got into a small accident with my dad earlier this morning." I stated
"Do you want to try to walk?"
"Not really."
"Can you?"
"Can Eli help?"
"Sure."
I reached for Eli as I tried to get up and he helped me. His one arm wrapped around my waist other around my neck, and my arm wrapped around his waist. I started to limp and hold my side in pain.
"Ok you can go back in the chair."
I sat back down again with Eli's help and we made our way to the front desk.
"Here fill this out." The receptionist handed me a clipboard with forms on it and Eli rolled me away.
I filled them out while we waited, once I was finished Eli took the clipboard and handed it in, then sat back down near me.
"Hungry?" Eli asked
"Yeah, just a little."
"There are vending machines right over there I could get you something."
I followed Eli's gaze to the machines and looked at them. There was one that had candy, one that had meals or something, and another that had drinks.
"I'll take a bag of candy and a Sprite."
"Did you eat breakfast?"
I nodded.
"Ok."
I watched as Eli walked over to the machines, inserted money, and made selections. He walked back with two bags of M&M's, a bag of Sour Patch Kids, and a bag of Reese Pieces, a bag of Sweetish Fish, a Sprite, and a Cola.
"Here." He said handing me bags of candy and my Sprite keeping only the Cola and a bag of M&M's for himself.
"One bag of candy would've been fine, but thank you."
"I didn't know what one to get."
I set the Sprite in between my legs and I put the candy on my lap.
"Clare Edwards." A nurse called
Eli stood up, handed me his things which I graciously took, and wheeled me to her. I smiled at her.
"Right this way."
We followed the nurse into a small room, much like the ones used for checkups, only without beds. There was a computer, a counter with cabinets over it, a scale used to weigh babies, an actual scale, a machine used to take your blood pressure and monitor your heart rate, and chairs. Eli set me near him; the nurse sat down and wheeled herself near me.
"Tell me where it hurts."
"My left side."
She pushed gently on my left side and I hissed in pain.
"It's very tender do you have shorts on under your dress?"
I shook my head.
"Ok I'll go get you a pair. Small, medium, or large?"
"Small."
Eli and I watched as the nurse left and he took his drink and bag of candy.
"I hate hospitals." Eli announced as he emptied some M&Ms in his hand then popped them in his mouth.
"Then why did you bring me here?"
"I didn't really have a choice you're hurt badly and there's nothing the school nurse could do."
I nodded knowing that if I would've gone to the school nurse she'd just give me pain killers and have me lay down. Moments later the nurse was back.
"Ok here put these on." She said handing me a pair of scrub pants, then turned to leave.
"Um can you help me?" I blushed
"Are you sure you, look like you have help right there." she said looking at Eli.
"I'm sure" I said to her. "Eli can you please leave the room?"
Eli smiled at me, kissed my head, and got up.
"I'll be right outside come get me once you're done."
I smiled back and watched him leave, closing the door behind him. The nurse walked over to me and helped me up. I leaned on her as I did my best putting on the pants, once they were on I sat back down and she let Eli back inside.
When Eli sat down the nurse sat back in her wheel chair and wheeled over to me.
"Ok can you lift up your dress so I can see?"
I nodded and lifted my dress, not only revealing tons of bruises, but also revealing a sunken rib cage. I looked to Eli and his eyes were wide and he was shocked to say the least.
"Clare what kind of accident did you get into?"
I started to think.
"We went out to breakfast and my dad hit a pole." I lied again Eli nodded.
"I'll be right back I need a doctor to look at you."
I watched as the nurse walked away as I let the hem of my dress fall back on my lap.
"I can't believe this happened and your dad didn't even help you where was your mom?" Eli asked concerned
"I don't know I haven't seen her at all this morning."
The doctor came in and I watched as she moved me towards her and sat down in front of me.
"Can I see your marks?"
I nodded and once again lifted my dress. The doctor didn't touch them at all she just looked and made some notes trying not to show expression on her face, but clearly showed it in her eyes; which own sadness, pain, remorse, and shock.
"I'm going to take you to a room and clear out the x-ray." The doctor stated.
Eli followed us as the doctor wheeled me down a hallway and into an emergency hospital room. She moved me as close to the stretcher as possible. Eli picked me up and put me on the bed, he sat next to me and I leaned on his shoulder as the doctor left.
"Put this on please." The nurse said as she handed me a hospital gown.
"Eli turn your head."
Eli obliged and turned his head as I put on a hospital gown with my jacket over top.
"Ok you can look now." I stated once I was finished.
Eli turned his head towards me and I laid down in the bed.
"You can lay with me if you want."
Eli looked me in the eyes and nodded, he put his arm around me and we just laid there. Moments later a doctor knocked on the door.
"Come in." I announced
"Hi I understand you're under age, but do you have a parent or guardian to sign for you so you can get the x-ray?"
I shook my head. "Would I be fine without one?" I asked concerned
"I don't know, how's the pain?"
"It hurts a lot, but I'm slowly getting used to not moving."
"I can only give you Tylenol since you don't have an adult with you."
"How old does the adult have to be?" I asked out of curiosity.
"In emergency cases like this one we usually ask that the care taker would be sixteen."
I faced Eli with a smile and he smiled back, then I turned to the doctor.
"Eli's sixteen."
"Are you related to Ms. Edwards in anyway?"
"He's my boyfriend can't you just give him the papers?"
The doctor stood still for a moment, but gave Eli the papers.
"Since Clare signed herself in and you're signing yourself as caretaker if she stays overnight you'll be able to stay with her or if you chose to go home you'll be her emergency contact."
Eli nodded and started to fill out the consent forms. "Since I'm her caretaker does that mean I'll be able to go back with her when she has the x-rays done?"
"I'm sorry it does not, but you will be allowed to wait outside the room and help us if need be."
Eli nodded and handed back the papers. "Can you give Clare some pain medication now?"
The doctor nodded, put a code into one of the cabinets, opened it, took out a bottle of pills, read the label, got a glass of water, and walked over to me.
"It's Vicodin it's a narcotic so your pain will subside quickly, it may make you drowsy."
I nodded as I took the pills, popped them in my mouth, took the water, and swallowed them. I handed back the empty cup and a nurse walked into the room.
"Are we ready?" She asked
"We are." The doctor stated
The doctor left as the nurse took over. Eli hopped off the bed as the nurse lifted to breaks off the bed and started to walk.
"I'm the x-ray technician, my name is Natalie. I was told your left ribs aren't too good."
I nodded as the medicine kicked in.
We made our way to the x-ray room and Eli waited outside as Natalie wheeled me in.
"I'm sorry, but we'll have to move you onto the metal bed."
I nodded and did my best to move on my own, Natalie helped me.
When I was fully on the bed she had me lay on my back, put a few weights on me so the machine would only get the pictures it needed. I did what she asked of me and after a few positions and tons of pictures we were finished. I moved back into my bed and fell asleep.
I woke up to my cell phone ringing. I looked around and Eli was lying next to me watching TV.
"Eli could you pass me my cell phone?"
Eli nodded and handed me my purse.
"My phone not my purse." I said as I went in it.
"I don't go through purses sorry Clare." Eli chuckled
I rolled my eyes and handed him my purse.
"Hello?" I answered
"Where are you?" My dad asked on the other end
"Excuse me?"
"Well it is lunch time there is it not?"
I looked at the time and indeed it was.
"Y-yes sir why do you ask?" My voice broken
"Well because I was going to pick you up at school, but you aren't there so tell me where are you."
I know he'd flip if I tell him the truth.
"I-I'm out with Eli." I replied nervously Eli looked down and entwined our fingers.
"Is Eli a boy?"
I giggled a little. "No dad Eli just happens to be a girl." My voiced was filled with sarcasm Eli chuckled
"Knock it off with the sarcasm it's not cute."
"Y-yes sir."
"So where are you and this boy."
"We're not at school." I stated the obvious
"I know that how did you leave school."
"He drives."
"So you hopped in a car with some random boy to go who knows where?" My dad yelled
"Eli's not some boy dad, he's my boyfriend."
"Who said you could date?"
"No one, but last time I checked you didn't care."
"Well I just wanted to check and make sure you didn't tell anyone about this morning."
"I told them the truth which is you went to take me out to breakfast this morning at 5:30 before you had work and you hit a pole on the way back."
"Good girl. Now tell me where you are, and this Eli."
"Promise you won't be mad."
"Clare I won't be mad after you told them that lie."
"I-I'm at the hospital."
"And they believed your lie."
"Yes sir Eli signed papers as my caretaker so I had x-rays done. I didn't get them back yet."
"Ok good girl. I'll see you later when you get home. You remember the insurance your on right? We don't need the extra bills."
"I put down the insurance."
"Good. We'll talk when you get home."
"O-ok."
"I hate you."
"I hate you too dad."
I hung up and that was it.
"So he does care about you." Eli smirked
"Only when he wants something." I said dryly.
"We got your pictures back Ms. Edwards." The doctor stated holding a brown folder.
Eli shut the TV off and we both watched as he walked to the white thing used to view the pictures with the light on it. He clipped two pictures to it and turned on the light.
"As you can see from the two pictures Clare your left rib cage is severely damaged-"
"Her middle and lower ribs are broken in two I think that's more than severely damaged!" Eli yelled
"Eli let the doctor finish."
"As I was saying we're happy to announce that your rib cage will fix itself in due time. We're prescribing you Vicodin as well as Tylenol when you're in school. You are to use a wheel chair because we don't want your lower ribs puncturing any organs, you insurance will cover the chair, you can stand when you take a shower, but take it easy we don't need you falling and injuring yourself more. Now how fast was your dad driving when he hit the pole and were you seat belted?"
I didn't know what to say.
"I don't know and yes I was seat belted."
The doctor nodded. "Well get you a wheel chair and discharge papers as well as your prescription would you like them filled here?"
"Please." I said
"They'll be bought to you before you leave. A different doctor will come in, bandage you up and show you how to bandage yourself when need be."
I nodded and he walked away.
"I don't see how your dad wouldn't be hurt from the accident if your hurt this bad."
I shrugged as all my thoughts went back to this morning, sure the pain gradually worsened, but I didn't think my dad would kick me hard enough not only to bruise my ribs, but to break them as well. What's even worse is Lily's plane arrives tomorrow. I now have an abusive dad who's probably going to continue hitting me once I get home, broken ribs, a wheel chair, and a best friend who's due here sometime tomorrow after school. Just my luck. I started to cry at the thought.
"Clare what's wrong?" Eli asked
"Everything."
Eli embraced me in a hug as I cried.
"I'm sorry to interrupt you two, but I need to get these bandages on Clare." A doctor said as she walked in with tons of ace bandages.
"I'll be right outside if you need me."
I nodded and Eli kissed me sweetly.
After Eli left he shut the door behind him and the doctor sat on my bed.
"Ok I'm going to need you to turn your left side towards me and lift your shirt."
I did as asked because I had to.
"What you're going to do is wrap this around you first. Like so."
She put her hands around me and put a heavy thick cottony thing around me it felt like a furry brace that clipped in the front it was tight too. There was less than an inch room between it and my bra.
"Is it too tight?"
"No, but is it supposed to be tight?"
"Yes this device is what we call a rib cast just like we'd put a cast on you if you broke your arm it's simply to help the bones heal and stay in place."
"Ok"
"Now we're going to add ace bandages just as extra precaution this will start right below your bra and go over top of it and stop at your stomach."
I watched her hands as she wrapped it around me covering the skin below my bra, covering the cast, and going past to my stomach. I could feel the tightness of the ace bandage around my skin, but I wouldn't feel it around the cast. I watched as the doctor got up and put things in a small bag.
"Your cast and bandages should come off when you shower, but put back on immediately since you'll be wet you might want to put some sort of fabric or something in between you and the cast, but it shouldn't be thick. The cast will make your skin itch, but if you decide to scratch at your skin in the shower you'll be in intense pain and could hurt yourself more. I'm putting a paper in here that will remind you of that. You'll have to come back here in eight weeks just to see how well you're healing and during that time we'll determine how long you will need to remain in the cast."
"Thank you." I mumbled as the doctor handed me the bag
"You're welcome."
I watched as she walked out letting Eli in.
"All better?" he asked
"I don't feel pain and the cast is helping."
"That's good. I'm glad you're feeling somewhat better."
I smiled up at him weakly and the doctor walked in pushing a black wheel chair that looked brand new.
"Ok I have your discharge papers right here as well as your prescription and your wheel chair as well." the doctor said as he handed me my papers and my medicine.
"Thank you." I replied
The doctor nodded.
"I am assuming you drive?" He said looking at Eli
"Yes Dr. I do drive."
"Ok I'll need you to pull the car around to the front of the hospital after Ms. Edwards gets dressed. I assume you'll be helping her change?"
"I don't need any help getting dressed I wore a dress here so it won't be hard to put back on."
"Ms. Edwards you are allowed up to six refills for four months do not take more than four pills a day. Did you sign your discharge paper yet?"
I nodded and handed it to him.
"Thank you and you're free to get dressed."
The doctor walked out and shut the door behind him and Eli immediately turned around.
"Let me know when you're done so I can get a nurse."
I changed into my dress and slipped on my flats, this time I zipped up my jacket when I put it on.
"Ok Eli I'm done."
Eli turned around and smiled at me.
"Ok now let's get you into this chair so we can eat."
Eli wheeled the chair over to me, helped me in it, and we started to walk away after making sure we had everything, once we were sure we did we left. We passed a nurse heading to my room and she took over pushing me so Eli could bring Morty around front.
When we got to the doors Eli was already waiting inside Morty parked against the curb.
"Do you see him?" The nurse asked as soon as we got outside
"Yes he's in the hearse over there." I said as I pointed to it.
"Oh my." She mumbled as she started walking
I giggled. "Yup good ol' Morty"
"He named it."
"It's his baby."
Eli stood outside the passenger of Morty when the nurse and I got there.
"So Blue-Eyes where do you want to eat at?" Eli asked as the nurse continued pushing me
"Surprise me?"
"Ok then it's a surprise."
Eli opened the passenger door and the nurse pushed the chair as close as she could towards the passenger seat. Eli helped me up as the nurse held the wheelchair. Eli kissed my head once I was standing and helped me into Morty. When I got inside the nurse folded my wheelchair which I'm confined to for the next two months, Eli put it in the back, got in on his side, and we pulled off.
"Are your parents going to take care of you at home?" Eli asked
"I doubt it, but that's not until later."
"Well I don't want to worry about you being neglected so my parents said it would be perfectly fine for you to stay with us."
"So I get an air mattress?"
"Nope you're my girlfriend you have the luxury of sleeping in my bed with me. I want to make sure you're ok."
I nodded knowing Eli wouldn't start anything because I'm hurt and because of my purity ring.
"I told my parents you're hurt so they know we won't be doing anything."
"Ok, what about my clothes?"
"I'll get them while you wait with my mom."
I nodded not wanting to mention my home life too much.
For lunch Eli took me to a small restaurant it was nice and quiet unlike the Dot. We talked about what the next few months had in store. I, of course, would be showering alone, but Eli said he'd stay right outside and if he felt the need he'd break down the door to get to me if he had to. I smiled at the thought of having someone care that much about me.
We're on our way to Eli's right now and I'm nervous to meet his parents. He told me they're pretty cool, but I always get nervous.
"Ok we're here." Eli announced.
His house was big it was brick and had a red door. I jumped when Eli slammed his door shut since I wasn't paying attention. I heard the back hatch close and started to gather my purse when my door opened.
"Are you ready to go inside?"
I nodded and Eli helped me to my chair. Before I knew it we were already at the door, Eli threw it open, and then proceeded to lift the wheelchair with me inside it up the front step, and Eli wheeled me inside.
"Mom, dad we're home." Eli yelled.
I looked around as Eli moved me in the middle of the floor. I watched as his parents came down the stairs and joined us.
"I'm CeCe and this is Bullfrog." His mom I guess stated
"Nice to finally meet you Clare." Bullfrog announced
I looked up to Eli.
"Eli's told us so much about you." CeCe said happily
"H-he has?"
"Don't worry all of it good."
I smiled at her.
"Mom I'm going to leave Clare here with you while I get her clothes for the next few months."
"Ok dear drive safely."
Eli kissed my head before he left and I smiled up at him and watched him leave.
"So Eli told us you were in a car accident."
I nodded.
"We're just glad you're ok."
"Thank you for letting me stay here."
"It's ok dear Eli told us you have problems at home and since he talks about you all the time it'd give Bullfrog and I a chance to meet you."
"It's nice to meet both of you."
"You know you're Eli's first actual girlfriend."
"In all honesty Eli's my first boyfriend I've never dated before him."
"Why not you're a pretty girl I'm sure someone would've liked to date you." Bullfrog stated.
"I did get asked out, but refused them all. I didn't really feel the need or want to date especially since my past isn't so great. I was afraid of getting in a relationship and having the other person find out about me. Eli's great he knows my past and has accepted it as well."
"That's our Eli for you."
My phone started to ring cutting our conversation short.
"Hello?"
"Hi Love."
"Hey how are you and did you land?"
"No I didn't land yet, I'm still in the plain I'm just so very excited." Lily said sounding like she was hyperventilating.
"Babe, babe calm down you sound like you're hyperventilating."
"I can't help it I'm just so excited I tomorrow morning."
"That's great, what are your plans when you get here?"
"I don't know my parents sent me with all this money just in case."
"That's great babe use it for a hotel room for let's say two months."
"Why what's wrong Love."
"I'd rather not say, but you'll find out when you see me sometime in school. How's your sleep habit."
I'm pretty jet lagged and haven't even finished my flight actually."
"I can tell are you setting your body on a proper sleep schedule?"
"Kinda, I fall asleep here and there during your day."
"Well that basically means you'll have to miss a few days of school since we can't have you falling asleep in them."
"Did you hear anything from Jason?"
"He started Degrassi and I would've liked to kill him, could you believe that he got mad at me for giving him the cold shoulder?"
"What? You're kidding me."
"Babe would I joke about something like that?"
"Well no."
I heard the door open and watched Eli come in and I smiled at him. Bullfrog and CeCe left once Eli walked in.
"You don't joke like that love." Lily continued.
"Don't worry though babe everything's ok on the Jason part."
"Did he mention me?"
"Not really he mentions you and me as us, or we when talking about the three of us, but that's it. You're not planning on anything are you?"
Eli kissed me on the top of the head.
"Lily?" He asked looking at the phone.
I nodded "She's in an airplane."
Eli walked into the kitchen as I continued to talk.
"Love who is that boy I hear in the background? Do you have a boyfriend?"
"Babe I'll talk to you later I love you, bye."
I hung up.
"So when does she land?" Eli asked as he went into the fridge and took out some milk.
"Some time tomorrow morning, but she didn't get her body on a proper sleep schedule yet."
"Oh did you tell her about me? And are you thirsty?" Eli asked as he poured some milk
"Nope she'll flip out she's been trying to get me to date ever since her and Jason started dating. And no I'm not thirsty, but thanks for asking."
"Where will she be staying?"
"A hotel, how did it go with my dad."
Eli finished his milk and put the empty cup in the sink, then grinned in amusement.
"Well he hates my guts to say the least, he told me he wasn't allowing me to get your things so you could stay here, but I got them anyway, the whole time he yelled at me about you, the things he said made me want to punch him a thousand times over, you and Jason weren't kidding about your dad hating you."
"It was that bad."
Eli nodded and leaned on the counter. "Plus there was blood on your dining room wall care to explain?"
I thought about where the blood would be from and realized that it was from when my dad slapped me. I shook my head. Eli came and knelt before me on both of his knees.
"Clare you're going to have to tell me sometime."
"And when that time comes I'll tell you."
"Ok well, I'm taking your things to my room."
I nodded. Moments later Eli came back down and carried me to his room, put me on his bed, and went to fetch my wheelchair.
"Eli?" I asked once he put down the chair.
"Yes Blue Eyes?"
"Did you pack me pajamas I'm really tired."
"I did I'll get them for you."
I watched as Eli rummaged through my suitcase pushing my bras and panties aside. I blushed at the fact that Eli now knows what my undergarments look like. Once he handed me my pajamas I asked him to shut his door and turn around and he did. Like my room his has a bathroom in it only Eli's room is bigger. His room was painted black and it was clean, his blanket was black as well with a few white pillows. There were band posters all over the walls.
"You can turn around now." I stated once I was dressed in my long sleeve pajamas sitting on the bed.
I laid down as Eli turned around.
"Blue Eyes it's only five are you sure you want to sleep now?"
I nodded and Eli got in bed next to me.
"I'll cuddle with you until you fall asleep that way I know you're ok."
I nodded and Eli wrapped his arm around me. Moments later I fell asleep.
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