Welcome To My Messed Up Life

Chapter 3

The Dream and fun with Friends

I was in a dark room. There was little light, but enough to see the people in front of me. I hadn't seen them in months. In front of me was my grandparents and dad. It had been years since I had seen my Grandpa. I was nine last time I saw him. He had died of Lung Cancer, but of course I was to young to know exactly what that was back then.

"Guys? Where am I? What's going on here?" I ask looking terrified yet excited to see the people I loved most in my life. They all just left me back then. No explanation for anything. Just left me.

"Give him a chance." My dad told me. I sat there trying to figure them out.

"It will be worth it in the end." My grandma told me with a big huge smile. I was still confused. What were they talking about here? Always were some crazy people.

"You need him just as much as he needs you." It was my grandpa talking now. "He could help you. Its been a while since either of you have been happy. He's a good guy. Give him a chance." He told me smiling. It took a lot to get him to smile from what I remember. This guy there talking about must be good.

"What guy are you talking about?" I ask them. They just smiled at me knowing something I didn't. "Hello guys? Who the freak is he?" I ask screaming.

"You will find out with time. You already know who it is you just don't know you know it yet." My grandpa told me. He never did like seeing me sad. "Bye Tatorbug. We love you." And with that they were all gone. A nickname I haven't heard in a good long while from any of them. It made me want to cry.

All of a sudden I got up to the sound of my alarm o'clock. I sighed having to get the younger two and Darcy up. She wasn't really a morning person. I was pretty much stuck doing everything. It didn't bother me that much. It gave me excuses to not have to hang out with people form school. Of course that only makes my mom more mad knowing I didn't have anything to do on a Friday or Saturday night.

I got up and got dressed applying a little bit of make up. I just started wearing it not to long ago. I went into Maddi's room with her medicine in hand. Giving her everything she needed and then doing the same to Brianna. The door bell went off so I went to answer the door.

"What are you doing here?" I ask Eli as I opened the door to him and Adam. He smirked at me and rolled his eyes at me. Not that I didn't mind but it was so freaking early in the morning.

"Hi Eli how are you? Fine Clare thanks for asking." I just rolled my eyes and let them in. "How come nobody else is awake?" He ask me and I had to think of something quick. I didn't need them knowing I do everything here. Just then I sighed in relief when I saw Darcy come downstairs with Maddi.

"She got up with me, but Bri won't get up. She keeps wanting you." Darcy told me and I smiled going to get her. "Oh the English dudes are here."

"We have names." Eli told her pointing at Adam. "That's Adam and I'm Eli." He told her then looked at Maddi with a mean type stare. "And you, little one, shouldn't be trying to get you sister and that boy together. She doesn't like him anymore." Eli said standing there with a smirk. I went got Brianna and came back down stairs. I was giving her a piggy back.

"I don't care if she likes him or not. Momma said I get my way when ever I want it. I want them together so shove it." Madison said and I sighed knowing she was right. "Now go away so we can go back to our normal lives."

"Believe me I would love to be away from you, but she's my English partner so get use to it. Besides were here for Clare not you." He told her and Darcy just gave me a look. I sighed trying not to laugh. It was just to funny. Madison had finally met her match. I couldn't believe it.

"No worry Eli." Brianna said getting off my back and going to hug Eli. "I like you. You not my boyfriend anymore. Your a big brother." She said and Adam started laughing. "Who are you?"

"My name is Adam." he told her shaking her hand. She smiled at him.

"Bri, he can't be our brother we already have one." Maddi said making my eyes go big. Did she have to say that? "He's not good enough to be our brother." She told her pointing at Eli. "He's trying to get rid of K.C from us."

"So I don't really care Maddi. She's finally a little happy, and Adam you can be my boyfriend." Brianna said making Eli, Darcy, and me fall in a fit of laughter at Adam's face.

"Sorry no can do I have a girlfriend." Adam told her and she sighed while looking up at me. She gave me one of her looks. I new something was fixing to be said.

"You right Clare. Love doesn't exist." Eli gave her and odd look when she said this. I felt bad knowing I was the one who said this. "You always right."

"I'm not always right and I said love doesn't exist for me. You prince charming is still out there somewhere. You just gotta know where to look." I told her with a smile. "Now here's your clothes. Go get dressed or were gonna be late."

"But we won't-" I gave Adam a death glare and smacked him. "Yea your sisters right, we'll be late." She ran up stairs and got dressed. "Why did you just lie to your sister? Did they ever tell you lying was bad and not good?"

"Cause if I don't she'll take forever." There was knock on the door. "I'll get it." I said walking to the door. I opened the door to find Peter. "How did you find out where we live?"

"I ask Sav who got it from Drew, who was told by his step brother Adam who got it from Eli who dropped you off yesterday." He said and Darcy came up and gave him a hug. "Oh and your sister texted me the address too."

"You couldn't of just said the second one first and be done with it?" I ask him as we let him in the house. He shook his head and laughed. "I'm gonna go check on Brianna then I'm gonna go straiten some stuff up in my room."

"We'll come with you." Eli said not wanting to be stuck in a room with my sister. I didn't blame him any. I just nodded my head. "Come on Adam let's go." He told him as Adam stood up and groaned.

"Another girly room here we come. Oh joy." Adam said sarcastically. I just rolled my eyes waiting to see his reaction when he saw it. "Hello annoying- not so girly room." He said when he saw the blue and green everywhere.

"Now you were saying?" I ask him and he just gave me a death glare and I started laughing. I cleaned up a little bit and then we were out the door. Everyone went in different cars to school on this Friday morning. Thank god for school starting on a Thursday this year. I had a lot to be thankful for on that kinda stuff.

Degrassi

We were now in lunch. It was just Adam, Fiona, Eli, and me today. I didn't really feel like eating today and hadn't had breakfast so I was good for right now. I'd just eat a snack when I got home. Eli looked over at me with a questioning look.

"Why aren't you eating? We still have three more periods before we can go home. Can you last that long with nothing in your stomach?" He ask me with a real concern. I smiled not believing he actually cared that much.

"Yea I'll be fine. Last school I didn't eat lunch til after fiftieth period. I'm good for right now. I can handle it. I just aint that hungry." I told him and he still didn't seem to take the bate. I sighed and took a grape from his plate like I did yesterday. "There I ate something. Are you happy now?" I ask him and he smirked at me. Fiona and Adam watching furiously. "Well?"

"Yes I'm happy now. Here you can have my grapes. I don't really want them today." He said giving them to me. I just shrugged and started eating them. He took the apple out of his pocket. "An apple a day keeps the doctor away."

"Seriously, you believe all that crap?" I ask him with a laugh. To be honest it was my first real laugh in a very long time. That was when I noticed I was falling for him. I'd only known him two days now and I was already on my way down. I wasn't gonna let it win just yet though.

"No, I don't believe in it. I just think its funny and its worked so far for me." He told me with a smile on his face. The first real smile I've ever seen him do.

"Okay you two can stop flirting now." Adam said and I threw daggers at him and started laughing. "I'm being serious here. The way you are acting and everything is making me sick."

"Your just mad cause you don't have friendship like Clare and I." Eli said putting his arm around my shoulders. I started laughing. Adam was getting a little mad.

"Haha, nah, I don't need that kinda stuff. That means that I have to wait a good while before being with the girl." He said confusing me and I gave him a weird look.

"Um, Adam what are you going on about?" I ask him and he started laughing. I hadn't noticed, but Eli's arm was still on my shoulders. It felt right for it to be like that. Wait what am I saying? Clare stop thinking like that. "Well Adam? I'm waiting."

"You two meet have an instant connection that everyone sees. You two don't see it and keep going on flirting. Then either a girl or guy comes in the picture of the other ones life, where you finally realize you liked each other the whole time." Adam said finishing it off. I just gave him a weird stare.

"Have you been in my movie rack? I thought I had that kept up where people wouldn't find it. Guess I was wrong." I told him and I had Eli and Fiona laughing.

"That's a good one." Fiona told me with a big smile on her face. "Wished I had thought of that one." She said giving me a high five making me laugh. All of a sudden Eli stopped laughing.

"Do you really have a stack of movies like that though?" He ask me and I gave him a weird look as Adam was agreeing with him. I just sighed giving them a look.

"Just cause I act like 'one of the boys' doesn't mean I can't be a little bit of a girl too. Yes I'm like any other girl in the world. I hate scary movies, but love romantic comedy's. Is it that bad?" I ask them and they sighed.

"I new it was to good to be true." Adam said while Eli just nodded his head.

"I know what you mean dude." He told him with a sigh while me and Fiona just rolled are eyes. She decided to change the subject on them.

"So Clare what's the ring for? Its a very pretty ring there." She said and I smiled. I love telling people about the ring cause half the time it scared them away. Maybe it would with this group too. That would make me happy.

"Its a purity ring. Its mean I'm gonna wait til after marriage." I told them and they sat there for a second in silence. Eli was the first one to mess that up.

"I think that's a great idea. Not many girls here are like that. All the other girls are throwing themselves on guys. You and Fiona are about the only normal two here." Eli said and I sat there shocked that it didn't scare them away. That always did the trick. Maybe they were different for the good of it all. I couldn't think like that. I didn't need people in my business though.

"I don't know about me being a normal one, but Eli's right. It is good to see you being different from all the other girls here. Don't you think so Adam?" She ask Adam and he smiled at me.

"Yea, I totally agree with y'all." He said and with all this said the lunch bell rang meaning it was time for class again. Eli had his arm around me the entire time. I didn't notice cause it just felt so right. I layed my head on his shoulder not wanting to go to class.

"I don't wanna go to school." I said and they started laughing. I just rolled my eyes at them and looked over at Fiona. "So are we still on for our sleepover tonight?" I ask her and she smiled.

"Yea I'll be over at your house around five or so if that's okay." She told me and I smiled at her. That was fine with me.

"Yea that's good. See ya then." I told her as we all went to our different classes. Life was good right now. For once, since I was eight, life is actually normal. That's freaking hard to believe.

I knew it wouldn't last long.

Haha, drama is on its way! =) Do you still like the story? I think my favorite character on here is Brianna just cause later on she gives Jenna and K.C a piece of her mind! Wops, said to much! It won't be til later later on though! =)

Madison can be something else now can't she? My sister don't do exactly this with my parents, but sometimes it feels like it! My dad and grandma aren't really dead I just put it in this story to add to the drama to come. Plus you'll see later on what the dream has to do with this anyway.

Oh and my parents aren't really divorced either! Sometimes, it feels like they are though, but there not. Just more to add to the story! =) There still going strong. Plus since her parents did get divorced in the show, I thought I would add that in there too! =) Welp, hope you liked this story so far! More Eli and Clare to come. =) Plus she starts slowly letting him in on secrets. ;) Can you guess some of them?

Bye for now! =))