Chapter 5
"Eli..."
He turned and looked directly into my eyes.
"I have some news for you...isn't it weird that we look exactly alike in this picture. I look the same way you did at seven. I remember it from yesterday you showed it to me. Remember? Same cheeks, lips, eyes."
"What are you trying to say?" he replied coldly.
"Eli what's wrong?"
"Why are you pointing these things out to me?" he gave me a blank look that almost scared me.
I have never seen him like this. I guess today wasn't a good day to tell him, but I didn't want him to leave my house today with his imagination free and wild. Even with those reasons to tell him now I decided to tell him to leave. I can't look at him without crying because I think he knows exactly what I have to say, but he doesn't want the truth. If that's what he doesn't want then I guess I'll leave him with more questions.
"Eli...I think you should go now." I said firmly.
"If you think I don't want the truth then your wrong. What did you have to tell me?" his voice was more calm now.
"Eli! Go! Leave now!" I didn't wait for an answer instead I just ran towards my room to grab my brush. I wasn't going to cry in front of him. He would surely know something was up. Eli being Eli he followed after me. I told Bob to tell him to leave and he did. I felt bad for bringing my father figure into this, but I didn't want to speak to him.
"Great advice Bob! Now he hates me!"
I slammed the door to my room and went straight to bed. This time I was asleep for most of the night because I didn't get the rest of my hours after school cause I was at Clare's.
3 weeks later
Eli and I would pass each other in the halls the past few weeks and wouldn't say a word to each other. We didn't have lunch and I was by myself most of this month. Same with Adam, but not with Clare. She would wave to me or say hi, or invite me to her house once in a while but I never accepted.
Today I decided to just forget all about Elijah Goldsworthy-my father, and the junior. Bob has always been my father and no one can change that. Right about now I didn't want that to be changed. I didn't want to end things with Adam though. Maybe we wouldn't be together or the closest of friends but I didn't want us to be enemies. I saw him walking down the hall and made myself go up to him.
"Adam, what did I do to you to make you mad at me?" I asked.
"Ask Fitz your best friend right. You are just so fake! You told Eli that you never liked bullying of any kind. However, you spent the summer with him. I know he told you about me. He is the biggest bully a person could have. Yes its true I'm an FTM but I guess now that you know its true you think I'm a freak. Bye." Adam was getting angrier with every second that passed.
Tears swelled up but I tried my hardest to keep them back, but it didn't work my face resembled a waterfall. Adam saw my eyes and felt bad. He attempted to apologize but I held my hand up.
"I can see how you would think I'm fake, but I didn't know Fitz was a bully at all. FYI we hung out twice. He approached a 'nerd' and beat him up and that's when I punched him in the eye and he backed off of me. Yeah sure he told me everything about everybody but I only believed the facts he said, not his opinions. So I'm not fake. I do care. I would have never kissed you if I didn't accept who you are. I knew all along and didn't mind. I don't care about that!"
Adam tested me for a minute then smiled! Yay! He hugged me and kissed me on my cheek.
"Sorry I should have talked to you about it. Lunch today?"
"Wouldn't miss it for the world." I winked at him and walked away. I did feel pretty confident in my really big new heels and perfect outfit of red black and white.
Time for lunch
Eli, Clare, and Adam were already there. Clare saw me walk towards them and smiled. She stood up and gave me a really big and tight hug.
"Where have you been the last three weeks? So missed you!" she squealed.
I turned my gaze to Adam: fine. Eli: nothing.
"Hi Adam, Eli."
"Hey. Sit I have to ask you something."
Great! Eli is talking to me now. He grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the table to our left. It was always empty for some reason.
"Cait, I'm so sorry how I acted weeks ago. Really I am very sorry, that you had to ask twice for me to leave. I'm also sorry I made you brush your hair because you were uncomfortable. Your dad told me about that by the way. So do you accept?"
I nodded with a happy face and he smiled. He stood me up, hugged me tight and kissed my forehead.
"Can I ask you something Eli?" I asked.
"Anything."
"Can I meet your dad?"
"Yeah, after school today. I'll drive you there." he smirked and looked down at his hands for a while.
"I have to tell you something really important, so I warned you."
"Ok I get it, I'll be ready to take the back seat of my hearse." Eli was so sarcastic sometimes it made me laugh. We both returned to Clare and Adam who didn't seem to mind that we were gone for a while. Lunch continued as if nothing bad will or ever did happen. I loved that feeling!
7th period.
I just realized what I was wearing. I kinda looked like a floozy. Maybe I should just go to my house shower and change into something more appropriate for meeting my father for the very first time. I have to text Eli to tell him the change of plans.
'Change of plans after school. Pick me up at my house at 4:30 pm.-Caitlin'
'No prob, but why?- Eli'
'Don't laugh but I don't want to look like a floozy when I meet your dad so I'm going to change at home.-Caitlin'
'Fine with me. See you then.- Eli'
After 45 minutes were up I decided to just skip last period. My step-dad wasn't home. That was odd because he only worked mornings for 3 hours and nights for 4. Plus he doesn't go food shopping until Friday and it was Tuesday. I didn't pay much more attention to that though. Time to get ready. I showered and dried my hair.
I looked through my closet. Nothing good to wear. So I just went all the way to the back and found a really beautiful black dress. It tightly covered my whole arm and was cut just under my collar bone. It was tight in the middle and flew free at the bottom which reached just under my knee. It was perfect! I decided to leave my hair down but I made it wavy so it had kind of a bohemian look. I even put a velvet red band on my head. I threw on my small black pumps and text Eli that I was ready.
'I'll be there in 10. -Eli'
Ok great I was finally going to meet my father.
'What do I say?'
"Hi Mr. Goldsworthy, my name is Caitlin Morty. I came here to tell you something very important, like I'm your daughter!"
I practiced quietly to myself.
There was a knock on the door. Eli? Nope.
I have seen her in pictures but never in real life.
"Mom?"