Hey guys, I know its been a while since I've updated. I'm done with school and no more exams, so now its time to write! I promise I will update as much as I can for this story. It only has a few more chapters to go before the end. Thank you for reading this story and favoring it so much. Who saw the Degrassi finale special? Who's excited for season 13? I'm so happy that Clare and Eli are dating again and that Eli isn't leaving us just yet! But I'm upset that Fimogen is done and that Imogen got held back. And, Oh my, what's going on with Clare? I really hope she doesn't die on us now! And I know, some of you guys hate Clare now, but she's still a sweet person, so just give her another chance! And holy, crap, we got EClare sex! After three years, we finally got it and Eli was so sweet about it! Gah, I think every girl deserves an Eli in her life! And a magical first time!
Haha, I ranted too long this time, back to the good stuff!
Eli made his way back to the hospital when he was finished with his shower. He took a quick stop in the gift shop on the main floor and grabbed Clare a stuffed penguin and a pint of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. He smirked when he grabbed the ice cream remembering the last time he had this ice cream and how Clare licked it off his thumb. He payed the the cashier and made his way to the elevator across the hall. He pressed the up button and soon after the elevator doors opened.
"Wait! Hold the elevator!" a familiar voice yelled. Eli repeatedly pushed the close door button but the door didn't close in time and Clary was in the elevator with him.
"Wow, asshole." Clary muttered and Eli continued to ignore her. To say the least they weren't in the talking mood. Once the elevator reached Clare's floor they both walked out and made their way down to Clare's room.
"What are you doing here?" Eli finally asked but Clary said nothing and continued to walk. They finally reached Clare's room and knocked before entering.
Clare looked up from the book she was reading and smiled when she saw Eli and Clary.
"Hey guys, whats up?"
"Nothing much. I got you something from the gift shop" Eli handed her the ice cream and the penguin.
"Awe! Thanks, Eli! You remembered that I love penguins?" she asked shocked and giddy all at once.
"How could I forget, you practically dragged me to go see Happy Feet Two." they chuckled at the memory.
"Excuse me, you were just as excited as I was to go see that movie!" their laughter died down and they just stared at each other and Clary felt extremely uncomfortable.
"I'll come back later if you want me to.." Clary started to walk towards the door.
"No! Stay Clary, I actually have to talk to you both about something and I don't think either one of you is going to like it very much."
"What?" Eli and Clary said in unison and looked at each other.
"As you already know, I have to go to court with Jake in a few short weeks and in order for him to be convicted of abuse I have to have another person speak along side me to make the accusations concrete." Clare braced her self for what she was going to say next.
"The other person I have speaking along side me will be Imogen, I don't have any other choice." Clare looked up to see Clary with wide eyes and Eli looking at her with disbelief.
"What did you just say?" Eli asked as if he didn't hear her right the first time.
"Please tell me this is a joke." Clary took a seat near the wall and crossed her arms.
"I wish their was another way-"
"Their HAS to be another way. I don't want you around Imogen." Eli was not allowing Clare any where near that girl, she already took Julie away from him; she can't take Clare too!
"Yeah, Clare. Imogen may seem like she's trying to help you, but in the end she'll just stab you in the back. Or worse." Clary pleaded.
"Look at what she did to Julie, I don't need that happening to you too." Eli stepped closer to Clare's bed and sat down while he took her non-broken hand.
"Guys! There is nothing I can do, and if we want Jake to be behind bars, we need Imogen." Clare explained and hoped they understood.
"I don't like this one bit," Clare looked deep into Eli's eyes and hoped he would change his mind, "but I guess it's our only shot."
"Clary?" Clare looked over to her new found best friend.
"I'm not going to lie to you Clare, my sister is messed up. No joke. But if she's your only chance than I'm not going to stand in your way." Clary smiled.
"But while you're with Imogen, someone has to be with you at all times." Eli added.
Clare sighed, "I understand, I rather not be alone with her, that's why both of you are here right now. Imogen is on her way over right now."
"Wait, you already asked her to help you?" Clary asked.
"Before when Adam was here I called her and asked if she would help with the case against Jake."
"Even if we weren't okay with this, you were still going to go through with it?" Eli asked.
"I'm sorry, Eli. But I had no other choice." Clare tried to explain but he wasn't hearing it. He let go of her hand and started to walk towards the door.
"Eli, your going to leave because I didn't ask you first before I called Imogen?"
"I don't think I'm ready to be in the same room as Imogen right now, I have to go." Eli walked back to Clare, kissed her forehead, and walked out of the room. Clare looked down at her now cold hand and frowned, she wished he didn't leave.
Clary walked over and took Eli's old seat, "Hey, don't frown. He'll be back. It's hard for him right now. If it's any help, I still haven't talked to Imogen since everything that happened."
"So Imogen really did kill Julie. Why? Why did you never go to the police about it?"
"What if Darcy had killed Adam, would you tell the police that your sister was a murderer?"
Clare thought about it for a moment, "No, because she's my sister. But would you say anything now?"
"I don't know. After thinking about all the pain and suffering Eli and I went through, I'm not sure what to do anymore. As of right now, she's no longer my sister, she's just a girl who shares the same face as me."
"Oh."
"Oh? What's that suppose to mean?" Clary gave Clare a confused look.
"I don't know what happened when I was sleeping, but the dreams I had seemed so real and.."
"Clare, what happened in your dream?"
"Julia was in my dream."
"What do you mean she was in your dream? Did she talk to you or something, from the other side?" Clary wasn't being funny either, she believed in the after life and in ghosts. Probably due to the fact her cousin Gabby in New York is obsessed with paranormal books and got Clary hooked.
"Yeah, she helped me face my fear of Jake and told me how to get back here, but she also made me promise her something."
"What did she make you promise her?"
"That I would expose Imogen for what she did." Clare explained.
"So you're telling me that my dead best friend told you, in a dream, to expose my twin sister as her murder?"
"Yup." Clary absorbed all this in before giving Clare an answer.
"Huh, that's why you were asking me those questions before..."
"I won't say anything unless you let me. But I make no promises about Eli."
"Lets get through your situation with Jake first, then will focus on Imogen. Okay?" Clare nodded her head and Clary sighed with relief. She did believe Clare and her dream. And she does want justice for Julie's death too, but is it worth throwing Imogen under the bus?
I'm not sure who still reads this story or not, but thank you for tagging along for the ride for this long. I started this story two years ago and I'm still writing it. Haha. I hope to hear from you guys! And I want to start a new story once this one is done so give me ideas! Please leave a comment and make my day, okay?
~MadameDegrassi354