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WHAT AN ASSHOLE-CHAPTER 9
ELI'S PERSPECTIVE
I breathed in, my chest tightening, as my eyes shed tears one by one. I was at a point of no return, where I couldn't stop crying. I sat on the hood of my hearse, pouring my eyes out at my secret hide away. This hide away was where I was could look out to the horizon and cry, knowing that no one could ever see me or find me.
I clenched my hands together, interlaced them, and watched as they shook lightly due to how worked up I was.
"I was so stupid..." I whispered to myself looking up to watch the sunset.
My instincts were wrong this time. I had let my guard down. I let Clare in.
This time, the joke was on me. She knew I took her inhaler, she knew I was watching her every move that day and was subconsciously worried about her.
For the first time in my life, someone had outwitted me.
But, it was as if she had took it too far. Yes, I admit, I took it way too far in the first place taking the inhaler away from her, but she had the nerve to fake an asthma attack in front of the whole school and make out with Fitz right in front of my face.
It was as if our kiss had never happened, as if my feelings never meant a thing to her, as if...I didn't mean a thing to her.
CLARE'S PERSPECTIVE
"I feel like a bitch," I whispered to Adam as tears flowed down my cheeks. I looked at my best friend, who although didn't want to admit it, knew deep down that what I did to Eli was the worst thing I could have possibly done.
"He shouldn't have taken your inhaler away Clare, so in your defense, he had it coming," he told me sipping his coffee.
I glanced down at my cup, tracing lazy circles around the mouth of it, and sighed looking up at Adam.
My chest heaved, as I tried to control myself and I said, "I just wanted to get back at him. I didn't know how bad it'd make us both feel."
My eyes wandered around the Dot, I tried to get a hold of myself but the tears just kept coming. Who would have known that getting revenge would be so...upsetting? Was it because the person I seeked revenge on was the guy that I truly liked?
No.
No it wasn't Clare.
"Clare is Eli really worth crying over?" Adam asked me.
I didn't know the answer to that. Eli always made me express my emotions in odd ways. He made me feel upset, happy, depressed, and excited all at the same time.
"Jake," I looked up, getting Jake's attention knowing he was the one person I needed to talk to right now.
I got up and said, "I'll see you in class Adam, I just have to take care of something."
Adam handed me my bag, and I trotted towards Jake who stood in front of me, holding a bagel for us to share as we usually did each morning before school. I wiped away the stained tears that had streamed down my face whenever I thought about Eli.
"You okay Edwards?" Jake asked noticing how tired I looked.
I nodded and smiled, "I'm great."
Jake handed me half of the bagel as we sat there in silence, enjoying each other's company. I tried to distract myself from Eli by constantly making eye contact with Jake.
I smiled when our eyes clashed and Jake started to break the silence, "So, I was thinking if you aren't busy tomorrow night, me and you can possibly see a movie?"
My eyes averted to him, and I smiled, "Possibly? Of course I'll go, I'd love to."
Jake smiled and said, "Great, this will be our official first date." He looked down at his watch, his eyes bulged and said, "Oh fuck, listen, I'll see you in school I have a meeting for English honors before first period."
"Sure, sure, go, I don't want you to be late," I told him smiling.
Jake picked his book bag up, and hesitated before leaving. He glanced into my eyes, and I knew what was coming. He smiled and moved his head to the side, moving closer to my lips, practically breathing down my throat.
When our lips connected, it wasn't anything like when Eli and I kissed.
It was awkward, uncomfortable, and weird. I didn't feel a…spark.
My eyes opened and as I stared down at Jake's lips interlocked with mine, I started to get dizzy. I quickly pulled away and he smiled, running out of the Dot.
I walked back to Adam and sat in the booth across from him as he said "Well that was fucking awkward, even from over here."
His humor got the best of me, caused me to burst into a fit of laughter.
But, laughing at a time like this, made me feel guiltier than ever.
JAKE'S PERSPECTIVE
I shoved my hands in my pockets and waited for Eli to get to school.
Every morning I would hang out with Clare before school, but today, I had a bit of unfinished business to take care of with Emo Boy.
I waited for him, leaning against my car, as I purposely parked it next to Eli's normal parking spot. I glanced down at my watch, noticing he was two minutes late. As if he was reading my mind, Eli's hearse sped up through the entrance of the parking lot and swerved into the spot next to me.
When Eli parked his car next to me, I smiled, already noticing anger radiate from him.
"Good morning Elijah," I smirked as he stormed out of his car, gripping his bag and ignoring me.
I followed closely and said, "I don't know if you heard me or not but I sa—."
Eli cut me off, shoving his index finger in my face and said, "You say one more word and I will personally remove you from this planet. Clear?"
"Crystal," I whispered walking backwards slowly.
When Eli gripped one of the doors to Degrassi I said, "Oh Eli, I forgot to tell you something about Clare."
As if Clare's name triggered something in his brain, he turned around and hissed, "What?"
I grinned and said, "I kissed Clare this morning, and oh yeah, she also agreed to go on a date with me this Friday. So I guess she did have some room to pencil me into her schedule."
Eli smirked and approached me, getting fairly close to my face.
"If you go through with all of this shit, it better be because you actually like her, because if you don't and you're playing her just to get back at me...you'll be very, very sorry," he hissed.
I laughed pathetically at Eli's attempt to protect Clare's heart, and asked, "What happens then?"
Eli once again gripped the doorknob to walk into the school but first turned back to glare at me, "You don't want to know."
I rose my eyebrow curiously, and smiled walking back to my car...
CLARE'S PERSPECTIVE
My heart raced as I saw Eli walk into school with his head down as people pointed and stared at him.
"Hey look he isn't crying today!" someone screamed out to him.
I rubbed my forehead, feeling light headed, and like shit because I did this to him.
Eli glanced up as he walked past me, shaking his head gently, and looked back down at the floor as he walked by.
I could never even dream about doing this to someone. I hate to admit it but in a way, I was just as bad as Eli. Eli and I had both pushed whatever we had going on too far and it was tearing our lives apart.
When I tried to move my feet to run after him, I got stopped by Jake who stood in front of me.
He stood tall and strong like a statue.
"Where ya goin?" He asked me.
I smiled nervously and stuttered, "J-just, going to the bathroom."
"You were going to talk to Eli, weren't you Clare?" He sighed, turning my whole body in the other direction and pulling me tightly to him.
He spread his left hand in front of my face and said, "Clare, you have to imagine that we're in a parallel universe where there is no Eli."
I harshly shoved him away from me and said, "Jake, you have to realize that we aren't in a parallel universe and there IS an Eli! So, get used to it."
Jake's expression was shocked, shocked beyond belief. Yeah bitch I stuck up for Eli over you, get over it!
"Sorry, just not having a good day," I mumbled gripping my bag and storming down the other side of the hallway as Jake called out my name trying to get my attention...
ELI'S PERSPECTIVE
I looked down at my seat in English and noticed there was water all over the seat.
I didn't move, just glared down at it, waiting for someone to clean it because I sure as hell wasn't going to.
"Someone pee their pants?" I heard a familiar voice ask.
Everyone laughed as I saw Jake standing in the doorway of my English class.
Since when the fuck was he in my class?
I ignored him, my eyes rolling so far in the back of my head as I tried to mask the gathering of tears that threatened to fall from my face.
This day has officially been the worst day of my life. I had gotten pushed into lockers and shoved into the girl's bathroom (twice). The torturous slandering I received throughout the day was close to unbearable. It made me feel terrible for how I treated Clare, thinking about how she must've felt when I did all of those things to her.
All I wanted to do is make it through last period and go home to sulk in my bed.
But, as of right now, I wasn't going to sit in this seat.
"Eli, something wrong with your seat?" Ms. Dawes asked causing my head to pop up and people to suddenly stop talking.
I smirked and was about to respond when Clare gently moved me out of the way to clean the seat.
Everyone watched as they wondered why she would help. Why would the girl that I made cry more than I can count on my fingers, help me? It's funny because I was thinking the same question. I watched as the seat was wiped clean, and she avoided eye contact with me throwing the paper towels out and then sitting in front of me.
I gently slid into place in my seat and sighed.
There was hope.
CLARE'S PERSPECTIVE
I was slowly destroying his social life as seconds grew into minutes and minutes turned into hours.
The least I could do was help him out a little.
Eli was this strong, masculine, tough and emotionless person on the outside. But, when you rip that part away from him, all that's left is the real, sensitive Eli.
When the bell rung, Eli walked out in front of me, and just when I was about to tap his shoulder I got roughly pulled aside.
"What do you want?" I asked Jake losing every inch of patience with this kid.
He smiled pressing me lightly against the wall, and placing his hands on my waist, "I've been waiting outside your classroom for ten minutes just to see you Clare."
I was going to say "So, what the fuck do you want, a sticker?"
But, instead my words were silenced by his cold, rough, chapped, lips.
My head felt as if it was spinning from the way Jake smothered me and basically suffocated me.
He pulled away, breathing out, and my eyes averted to Eli who stood next to us shaking his head.
"I thought that you standing up for me was your way of saying 'hey I'm sorry for faking my death let's talk again'. But no, you're just as bad as him. I'm so stupid. Have fun with Mr. Perfect. He'll show you a real fucking great time. Sorry I wasn't up to your high standards," Eli said quickly as he walked away, and slammed the doors of Degrassi.
I pushed Jake off of me and asked, "Why did you do that? Why do you always do that?"
He tried to speak, but I ignored him, rushing past him to get to Eli.
Jake gripped my hand tightly, pulling me back, and slammed me into the wall.
I gasped, looking into Jake's eyes that were filled with hatred.
My heart skipped a beat, not knowing what he would do next...
END OF CHAPTER 9
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