Feedback wasn't so great on the last chapter. My writing should improve with this one.

Secrets

"Secrets are made to be found out with time." ~ Charles Sanford

Clare tugged at the hem of the large, black t-shirt she wore. It was Eva's, so that made Clare even more uncomfortable. The other girl didn't seem to like her very much, but Eli had just told her Eva was someone you had to warm up to. He said maybe they should talk. Clare had agreed, begrudgingly.

That was why she was on her way over to the intimidating brunette who sat up against a tree by the rows of picnic tables. She was looking straight ahead, her gaze hard and angry. Clare sighed and approached her.

"Hey…" she started, but was immediately stopped.

"Go away," Eva said her voice soft and monotone. She didn't even look up to see the blond girl as she spoke.

Clare could feel herself getting angrier. It was the stupid hormones. "I don't know what your problem is or what I did…"

"You're a slut," Eva finally looked up, "A slut… who fucks around with other people's boyfriends."

"What are talking about?" Clare inquired, trying to push aside her offense.

Eva rolled her eyes dramatically and scooted over. "Take a seat."

Clare reluctantly obeyed and looked at the other girl, waiting. Eva looked forward again and sighed heavily. There was so much sadness and hurt in just that exhale alone. It was most likely going to be a long story.

"I've been in foster care since I was about 4. Last year, I was sent to go live with the Goldsworthy's. They were awesome. Celeste, Eli's mom, taught me about art. Rodger, his father, became like a father figure to me. But neither of them compared to Eli. He and I just had this connection. It was like we were on the same wavelength with everything. We secretly dated for a while until his parents dropped the bomb that they'd be officially adopting me. Eli got weirded out and called it off. But he kept coming back to hook up with me even after we broke up. And then you came…and now I'm so lost."

Clare tried to digest everything Eva had said. She couldn't help but wonder why he hadn't told her about her. She had told him about everything that went on with KC before him, and he couldn't owe her the decency to tell her that he had Eva.

She turned to the brunette next to her. "I'm so sorry…you deserve better than that."

Eva gave a small smile. The girls hugged for a couple seconds before Clare got up and left.

Eli stood at his locker, tossing his books in uninterested. He had way too much on his plate to care about that right now.

He turned to shut his locker, but some else did that for him. Well, more slammed it.

"You weren't even going to tell me about her?" Clare fumed her hand on the locker door. Eli raised an eyebrow at her.

"What are you talking about?"

"You and Eva! She told me that you two were together. I can't believe it!"

"She told you?"

"Yeah…but the bigger deal is that you didn't," she took a deep cleansing breath, "If we're going to have a baby together I need to be able to trust you."

"You can. It was before I met you. She's the one making a huge deal out of it," Eli countered.

"That's not the point!" Clare put her head in her hands and muffled her shriek. "You know what…I don't care anymore. I'm going to do this…on my own."

"What are you saying?" Eli asked, incredulously.

"Whatever we were…it's over. I don't want to see you ever again."

With that, she stormed off.

Short chapter, but eventful.