Hello everbody! Finally, I did finished chapter 4. I've had writer's block, which really sucks. I'm not gonna make a huge speech today so just enjoy and R&R! :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi or Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls. P.S. If you haven't heard that song go listen to it RIGHT NOW! It's really good :)
Eli's POV
Bringggg!
The final bell rang, signaling the end of school. It was finally Friday, which meant time to relax and do absolutely nothing. I took my time packing up. It's not like I had any plans. Once I finished, the halls were almost completely empty.
I walked down the steps of Degrassi, looking around the parking lot. My eyes immediately stopped once they spotted a short haired, blue-eyed girl sitting underneath a big oak tree. I took a deep breath before approaching her.
"Hey.." I say, once I finally reached her.
She looked up from the book she was reading.
"Oh, hi" Said the redhead, smiling. Well, I guess now I know she's not mad at me.
"I'm sorry from being a jerk yesterday." I blurted out. The few people that were still in the parking lot stared at me. I didn't mean to say that out loud. I probably seem like an idiot to her. Great.
"Don't worry about it Eli. I could tell you were having a rough day. We've all been there." She gave me a warm smile, before continuing to read her book. Twilight. I smirked. As much as I wanted to say some smartass comment about her choice in books, I knew now was not the time.
"Oh c'mon Clare, don't lie. I know I was being a jerk."
She looked thoughtful.
"Well, I guess a little." She finally admitted.
I knew it.
"Don't worry. I'll make it up to you." I said, grinning.
"How?" she asked.
"How 'bout I take you to The Dot, my treat."
"Hmm…" She was pretending to think about it, before finally answering with, "Sure, but only if you're paying." She gave another smile, as if trying to inform me that she was being sarcastic, although I already knew she was.
I knew I was smiling. I just couldn't believe she said yes. The girl I had taken an interest in said yes to going to The Dot with me, Eli Goldsworthy, in public. I felt like throwing a party. Sure, to her all we were doing was getting something to eat. But to me, I was getting something to eat…with the goddess of Degrassi. Clare Edwards.
xoxo
I opened Morty's door for Clare. She seemed a bit hesitant at first, but soon entered the hearse. My hearse. I walked around my beloved car and got in the driver's side.
The ride was silent so I decided to turn on the radio to a random station. Soon enough I hear a male voice singing;
And I'd give up forever to touch you
Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't want to go home right now
And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
Cause sooner or later it's over
I just don't want to miss you tonight
And I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's meant to be broken
I just want you to know who I am…
I stopped when a stoplight turned red. I turn to look at Clare, staring out the window, looking deep in thought.
xoxo
A few minutes after the song ends we finally arrive at The Dot. Clare gets out of the car before I get the chance to open it for her. Dang it! Gotta be faster next time. I see her walking up to the entrance of The Dot, reaching for the door handle. Before she could, I run up and open it for her. Hah!
She smiles at me. I smirk. We walk in together and take a seat at a booth, me sitting across from her. I was looking at her, admiring her beauty. She realized a few seconds later what I was doing and blushes. Now we were both staring at eachother.
Someone decides to ruin the moment by coughing. I look up to see a waiter with shaggy blonde hair.
"Hey Peter." Clare says, smiling at him. So, I'm guessing his name is Peter?
"Baby Edwards! How've you been?" Peter asks
"Pretty good, just here to eat." She responds.
"Alright, well whenever you're ready just let me know. " He hands us two menus before smiling at Clare, completely ignoring my existence, and resuming to take the next tables orders.
"So, you know him?" I ask, curious.
"Who, Peter? Yeah, he used to date my older sister Darcy." Relief fills my body. But then I think, Clare has a sister?
"You have a sister?"
"I'm pretty sure that's what I just said." She chuckles, although a glint in her eyes told me she didn't exactly want to talk about her it. I decided to go with my instinct and change the subject.
"Are you ready to order?" I ask.
"Yeah, I'm just gonna have a cup of tea and a veggie burger. How about you, do you see anything you like?" She looks up from her menu and I do the same. I look her straight in the eyes before saying, "Yes."
xoxo
Clare's POV
Me and Eli are standing in front of my house door, not saying a word. It was a comfortable silence, not awkward one bit. At least for me it wasn't. I guess it was up to me to say something before things actually did start getting awkward.
"Thanks for everything Eli, I had a lot of fun." I really did.
"You weren't the only one who had fun Edwards." I looked down trying to hide my blush. When I looked up I saw Eli grinning. When did he get so close? Slowly, he started leaning in. I followed his actions. I could feel his hot breath on my face. So close.
I was too distracted by the situation I was in to notice the door open…
"Clare Marie Edwards, what on earth do you think you're doing!" Eli and I quickly jumped apart, to see my father standing beside the doorframe, furious.
Busted…
Dun Dun DUNNNN! :) Sooo, what'd yah think lovelies? Good, bad, okay? Review! Oh and if you STILL haven't heard Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls, then I am extremely disappointed in you! Haha justkeedin. But seriously, you should listen to it :) I kinda forgot about that song for awhile since it so old, but then I was watching an Eclare video with that song in it and I've been listening to it again. The video was pretty good. If you wanna watch it the link is: h t t p : / / w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m / watch?v=dz-Tj6AsYzk Just be sure to erase the spaces. :)