Hey so I got some inspiration for this chapter from another story I read and then I added and changed it up a bit. I hope you like it. And thank you so much for the reviews.
Clare's POV
I just made out with Eli. I had never made out with a guy before and I have to say I never wanted it to end. When I closed the door, I ran up the stairs as fast as I could. I made it to my room and then quietly shut my door behind me. I leaned against my door and slid down to the floor. I could not stop smiling; not that I would want to stop. Then I realized something. Silence. No fighting. Confused, I walked downstairs to see what was going on, but no one was there. I looked in the garage and saw only my mom's car. Where is my dad? "Clare?" I jumped when I was caught off guard by my Mom. "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." "No, it's ok. Where's dad?" My mom looked down and sighed. "Your father went back to work." "Why?" "Your father and I got in a fight and he went back to work. He will probably come home later." Why is she calling him my father? She always says dad. "Alright." I turned around and walked back upstairs. I closed my door and turned on my computer, once I made it to my room. I logged on to my IM to see if Eli or Alli were on. I really needed to talk to somebody, but my phone was acting weird and I didn't want to call on the home phone because I didn't want to risk my mom listening in. I logged on, but sadly no one was on. I walked over to my dresser and changed into a shirt and sweats and lay down in bed, turned off my lamp and closed my eyes; attempting to fall asleep. I eventually fell asleep. I was dreaming about Eli. We were kissing and hanging out on the bench we sat on, on our first date. My dream was interrupted when I started hearing a chiming noise. My eyes fluttered open. I looked over at my clock. 2:05. I groaned. My computer was still on. If I close my eyes I can return to my beautiful dream. My computer made the chiming noise again. So I got out of bed and walked over to it. I sat down at my desk and made the computer screen dimmer because I was being blinded. My eyes adjusted and I began to read the IM someone sent me:
Eli-gold49: Can't sleep?
Eli-gold49: Clare? Ignoring me isn't going to make me go away.
I was about to reply when he sent another message:
Eli-gold49: That's it I'm coming over
My eyes got big. He cannot come over. What is he going to do, ring the doorbell and say, "Your daughter wasn't replying to my IMs so I came over."? I heard a noise behind me and jumped. It was Eli. He was knocking on my window. Ok, apparently he's going to come in through the window. I open the window and whisper, "What are you doing here?" "To see you." "I didn't respond because I was asleep and left my computer on by accident." He came in and sat on my bed. "I know that." "Then why are you here?" "Because it's fun to mess with you." I roll my eyes. "Well, you need to go because I can't have you waking up my mom." "Mom? Where's your dad?" I looked down and sighed. "He left." "For good?" "No, apparently, he and my mom were fighting and he just decided to leave. My mom says he went back to work, but I don't know."
Eli's POV
After she told me what she found out, I got an idea. I took off my huge headphones from around my neck and handed them to her. "Here," I held them out to her. "You're giving me your headphones? Why?" "They're sound cancellation. Whenever you start to hear yelling or fighting just put them on and you'll feel like they aren't there. You feel like you're alone." "What if I don't want to feel alone?" I rolled my eyes and smiled. "You can call me whenever if you ever want to physically escape instead of just mentally." "Thanks." She grabbed the headphones and put them on her nightstand. We were then just standing there, in the dark with only the light of moonlight, when we heard someone. "Clare?" the voice came closer. Clare started to panic and, well, so did I. Clare then motioned for me to hide under the bed. She got back in bed and pretended to be asleep and I managed to squeeze under her bed. Her mom walked in, "Clare are you awake?" Clare mumbled something to convince her mom that she was just sleep talking. Clare's mom, whose feet were now in my face, leaned down and kissed Clare on the forehead then whispered, "You won't have to suffer with our fighting much longer." I couldn't believe I just heard her say that. Did she mean divorce? Poor Clare.
Clare's POV
When my mom said those words, my heart dropped. I made sure to keep my eyes closed, but I could feel tears starting to well up in my eyes. When my mom left, I didn't move I stayed in my bed; just lying there. I few tears streamed from my eyes, down my nose and then landed on my pillow. Eli got out from under my bed and immediately sat on the edge of my bed and gave me a hug. I sat up and got out of bed. I was standing at first, but then I collapsed and fell on my knees and just broke down and started to cry. Eli ran over to me and hugged me. I wrapped my arms around his neck and just let it out and started to cry harder into his shoulder and neck. He kept whispering things to me like "It's ok. Everything is going to be ok. It may look bad now, but it will get better" to try and calm me down. It helped a little, but I was still crying pretty hard. He had one are around my waist and another in my hair. I came up for air and managed to say, "How could they do this to me?" before bursting into tears again. I cried for what felt like ten minutes, but was actually about an hour. I then started to calm down some more. Once I was calm, Eli picked me up, bridal style, and placed me on my bed. He put my blankets and comforter on me and then made sure I was tucked in and comfortable before kissing me on my forehead and saying goodnight. "Wait," I loosened an arm from the blanket burrito and grabbed his wrist. "What?" "Do you really have to go?" "I wish I didn't, but it's 3:45 and Your mom is probably going to be getting up again soon. And I have to say it's more challenging than it looks to go under your bed." We both smile, but me a little less than him. "I suppose lay with you for a little bit." "Yay," I continue to whisper. He comes onto the other side of the bed and lies next to me. He wrapped his arms around my waist and then pulled me closer to him. I giggled. He wasn't very successful on moving me as easily as he thought sense I was under the covers and he was on top of them. We laid there until 4:20 and then Eli got up and gave me a quick kiss, jumped out my window and was gone. I rolled over and put my face into the pillow he was laying on. It smelt like him. Wow, I'm weird, but right now I don't care. I got up and went out of my room and into the hallway to go to the bathroom. I had to pass my parent's room to get there. I heard them talking; actually, it was more like whisper fighting. "I don't see what your problem is, Helen," my dad whispered. "My problem? Don't you dare turn this on me. You are the one who…..who…" "What? What did I do?" "You cheated. Happy? You are the one that had to go out and cheat on me," My mom whispered in an angry tone like she was holding back tears. What? My dad? No, there must have been a mistake. I think I've heard enough. I go back to my room and lie down in bed and close my eyes, but don't sleep. Thought start running through my head. How could he? And to my mom? I can't handle this anymore.
A/N DUN DUN DUN! Sorry it is a very short chapter. I was having computer issues and didn't have time to write more, but I hoped you enjoyed and don't forget to review, please. Reviews make the world go round.
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