HERE WE GO AGAIN-CHAPTER 8
CLARE'S PROSPECTIVE
"This is your place…" I said as I glanced at everything. "Yeh, it's not much but, its home." I smiled and it was perfect. It had two bathrooms, a kitchen, a flat screen TV. and one bed. I asked curiously, "Where am I going to sleep?" He placed my bags next to the bed and said, "Well, you can sleep on the bed, and I'll take the floor." I shook my head, "No this is your house, you get the bed I'll take the floor." He smiled, "Hell no, since you being you know, then you have to take the bed, I insist." I asked, "How did you know?" He laughed, "You can see your stomach rounding, and you vomited when you bent down to grab a bag. How could I not?" He laughed and said, "And, that's why I bought all this healthy shit and vitamins." I followed him into the kitchen and asked, "When did you have time to get this?" He smiled, "Wow, you must have been passed out in the car. I stopped at a drug store and got stuff." I said, "This is too much Michael. I mean the food, the medicine, and everything. I am sorry I got you into this. I didn't know you would do all of this. I'll just get my stuff and take the bus home and live with my parents…" I grabbed my bags and Michael ran in front of me blocking the door.
He smiled down at me and said, "I don't think so Clare, it's not right. I offered to take you in. It's just for a couple of weeks anyway." I wrapped my arms around him and said, "Thank you so much Michael…You have no idea what you are doing for me right now." He rubbed my back and said, "I'm happy you're staying. Sometimes it gets kind of lonely here." I followed him to the kitchen and sat on the chair near the table. He handed me water and said, "You're supposed to stay hydrated." I smiled and asked, "Why are you doing this for me? I am such a horrible person. I left you, and we were best friends…" He shrugged his shoulders and said, "Well, it's easy to forgive best friends mistakes." I smiled and looked at him. "Why don't you have a girlfriend? You are so nice, and perfect." He laughed and looked at me, "Me? Perfect, no one is perfect Clare." I nodded and said, "True…" I sipped my water and he said, "I guess I just haven't found the right girl yet…" My eyebrow rose in curiosity. I didn't even think about it, I wasn't going to ruin his life too…
ELI'S PROSPECTIVE
Seven days without Clare. Seven sleepless, dark, depressing nights. I haven't been out since I got out of the hospital. People come by banging on the door asking how Clare and I are doing after the incident with Fitz. I don't respond, because the answer isn't good. Now, when people knock on the door or call me I don't answer unless it's Clare. And, sadly none of the calls were her. I walked downstairs holding the case of beer I went through last night. I looked at my home phone. Ten missed called and two messages. I pressed the "talk" button and waited. "Eli, its Adam. Come out with us tonight man. It's me, Fiona, Ali, and Drew. Come on, just I miss you man. Come out. I know you miss Clare and you're going through a rough-." I cut it off and deleted it. "Hey Eli, its Ali. I'm concerned about you, we haven't heard from you since you were released from the hospital. Please, call us back." I deleted it. I don't want to be around anybody, but Clare.
I looked like shit. I sat on the couch and flipped through the channels. I scratched the back of my head and growled when I touched my stitches. "Shit…" I mumbled. I ran to the sink and dunked my head under the faucet. The blood flowed down my face and into the sink. I grabbed a towel and dried my hair with it. My hair was messy, my shirt had a beer stain on it, and my boxers had a hole in it. I never drank before, but this thing with Clare made me so depressed that I didn't even care what I looked like. I walked by the table and clipped my pinky toe at the corner of the leg of the table. I growled in pain, loosing feeling in my toe. I sat down grabbing the picture I dropped. I held it in my hands and grazed my finger tips over the frame of the picture of Clare and I. Then, I saw a tear drop onto Clare's face in the picture.
I missed her; I missed her so much it was starting to hurt. I got up tightening my grip and threw the frame at the door causing the glass to sadder and the picture to come out. I kneeled down on the floor and picked up the picture. My hands shook, she hurt me so much. I can't stop loving her. I looked up when my back door slid open. Adam stood before me, watching me hovering over a stupid picture. "Eli…" He said walking closer. I started backing up as he inched closer. "Stop…" I said. "Back up." Adam stopped and kneeled down across from me. "Eli, we need to get you help." I held the picture tighter and said, "I don't need help from any of you. Just go live your perfect life with Fiona." I got up and slammed the picture on table. Adam followed me to the kitchen and said, "Man, you have to get yourself together." I said, "I can't! Adam, I can't! Not without Clare…" He gulped and looked at me with a curious glance. "I feel like I'm dying. I can't breathe anymore without her. She was everything Adam. She. Was. Everything!" I slid down to the floor cradling my legs. "I don't feel the same Adam. I can't live without her." Adam crouched down across from me. "You have to move on man. You have to just, let her go, like she let you go." I said, "She didn't let me go, she just needs time. I am giving her space, like Ali told me to." Adam tried to calm me down. "Listen, Eli she isn't coming back. You have to accept that she isn't coming back!" I got up and opened the door, "Get out!" I screamed and Adam walked towards the door. "When you are sane, call me." He left and I said, "Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out!" I slammed it and crouched at the door. I ran my fingers through my hair and cried. I just needed to be alone. No one understood me, no one knew what I was going through. I miss you so much Clare, please come back…
CLARE'S PORPSECTIVE
"Ha-ha stop!" I squealed as Michael tickled my sides trying to cheer me up. I got up and he said, "Let's go out today, how about a movie?" I smiled and said, "I don't have any money, and I am not starting to be a bigger burden than I already am." He said, "It's on me." He gave me that puppy dog look I couldn't resist. I smiled and said, "Okay, fine." He smiled, "Yes! Get dressed! Let's go!" After the past week, I had been able to clear my head of all guilty thoughts about Eli. I'm sure he is starting to move on. I mean, from what I know of Eli he hasn't moved on. But, every night I pray that we could both move on. I got dressed and we made our way to the car.
After a silent drive we pulled up to the movies. "So, what movie?" Michael asked smiling. We looked up at the list and I nudged him playfully, "How about a scary movie?" He said, "But, I thought you didn't like scary movies." I wanted to at least let him see a movie he wanted to see. "Oh you didn't know, I love scary movies." He mouthed an "oh," and got tickets for Friday the 13th. We walked into the theater and he asked, "What do you want Clare?" I shook my hand, "Nothing." He laughed and said, "No, no see you are eating for two. You have to eat." I smiled and blushed unintentionally. Sometimes I forget about being pregnant until I look down and see a small forming. I felt horrible about Eli, and how I am taking him away from his kid. But, it's not like he is looking for me or trying to get me back. When we got home from a great night out with Michael I lay down in the bed. I closed my eyes and prayed that Eli would eventually come back for me. I did miss him, but if he really wanted me back he'd come. I cried myself to sleep that night…
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