Chapter 2

I apologize, my dears! It's just, I just graduated from middle school, and there's been so much drama lately. Surely you had a busy schedule before, right? So I've been on hiatus mode for a LONG time. I'm back now, don't worry.

Drew's POV: Clare unlocked her front door with her rusted key. In frustration, she twisted the key. "There," Clare spoke, exhaling. "You may now enter." she put her key under the welcome mat. I sat on the couch, waiting for Clare's response.

"You know, I..." we both spoke out at the same time.

I sat uncomfortable, wedging in the couch, while she dealt with snacks silently. "You still read books?" I asked, tossing around a book. "Ummm, I prefer not to talk right now." she spoke, putting one of the mini sandwiches she had on her tray in my mouth. "Mmm," I spoke with food in my mouth. "These are really good." I swallowed the sandwich. "Ahehe." she giggled as she ate a sandwich awkwardly.

"Mind if I visit the bathroom?" I asked. She shook her head. "No, no, not at all. First door on your right." she directed.

When I came back from the restroom, Clare was talking on the phone. "...why? Do you love her more than me? Am I not good enough for you?" she sobbed silently. "Well, I think we should see other people. I'm sorry, but you don't deserve me." she hung up angrily. She curled up on the couch and silently sobbed. "How much did you hear, Drew?" she looked up to me. "Enough to know that you won't be alone tonight." I sat down next to her and put my arm around her. She laid on my lap and cried. Six minutes later, she got comfortable and fell asleep. I kissed her softly on the cheek and gently got up, gently putting her head on the couch.

I quietly got my jacket and headed home, gently closing the door behind me.

Clare's POV: Drew asked me where the restroom was, and after a while, I received a call from my boyfriend. "Clare, we need to talk about our relationship. I've been seeing this girl, Angie, for a while now and-" I cut him off. "-You're breaking up with me?" I asked as I gently cried. "No! I was thinking...and I think-" I cut him off again. "-You think that we should see other people...I understand." I cried softly and my voice cracked while saying that sentence.

"Clare...I didn't want this to happen...Not to us." he said. "Bullshit, Wayne! You know what? I don't need you," I paused for a minute. "I have wasted three years worth of affection all for you. You didn't even give a god damn crap. What you're saying, breaking up with me? I ask you, why?! Why? Do you love her more than me? Am I not the girl you'd thought I'd be? Am I not good enough for you? Well, I think we should see other people. I'm sorry, but you don't even deserve me." I threw the phone on the ground and started to sob violently on the couch. I saw a figure in the edge of my eye, I suspected it was Drew. "How much did you hear, Drew?" I looked at him with wet corneas.

"Enough to know that you won't be alone tonight." he sat close to me as I laid on his lap. I calmed down after he comforted me with his open arms. Drew is so sweet. I thought. I fell asleep after five to six minutes.

"Hey Clare." Drew said, walking down the hallway.

"Did you see the counselors about the new students?" I spoke, sighing. "Not since, uh, yesterday... Why?" Drew spoke, looking at my clipboard. "Uh, uhh, uhhh...! No reason." I got so nervous, I dropped the clipboard.

"Oh sorry, Clare." he picked my clipboard up from the ground, face front. He gave the clipboard to me. "I gotta go." I said, blushing and turning away from him. As I walked down the hallway, he shouted.

"Don't forget, our project's due tomorrow!" he shouted. Why are boys so cute even when they're not trying to be cute? I thought. I hurried to class, suddenly regretting talking to Drew in the first place.

"Hello, earth to Clare?" Alli waved her hand in my face. "Huh? Oh, hi." I nervously smiled. "Why were you staring at Drew?" she asked, pointing at him. "N-No reason." I stuttered.

"Girl, he's bad news. Trust me." Alli assured me. "I know he's a player, but I still want him.." Alli then grabbed my shoulders. "Do you want to be kicked, slapped, and punched, Clare?" I shook my head vigorously. "Good, 'cause that's what it's like dating Drew."

I ate my banana and my pudding cup. "So," she sighed. "How are you today?" she asked.

"Good." I said, with food in my mouth. "You wanna have girls night tonight?" she suddenly asked. "Sure... Wait, girls night is tonight?" I asked. "Duh." she flipped her hair. "Uhh, I'm not sure. I have to go to Drew's tonight for a project." she was disappointed at me. "Really?" she annoyingly asked. "Well, yeah." I said.

"Well, have fun with your project." she rolled her eyes, got her lunch, and went to sit at a different table.