After explaining everything, Alli and I both let out tears fall freely while Adam visibly struggles not to sob along with us. Eli gets back just as we are pulling ourselves together. He brings over a pizza and four sodas.
"I hope plain's good," he says as he opens the box.
"Perfect," I reply, looking at his face.
He is trying to avoid eye contact, and once I finally get it I know why.
His eyes are red and teary. He had been crying.
"Eli, can I talk to you real quick?" I ask and nod to his hearse.
He nods back and we walk over together. Once in the front seat, I begin talking after a few silent moments.
"Is everything okay?" I ask him as he looks out the window, hands gripping the steering wheel even though we weren't going anywhere.
"No, Clare. How can everything be okay? I told you what happened to my best friend, and you know about Julia, and now you? Does everyone I love have to die?" he practically screams at me.
"It's not about you, Eli. This is all out of your control. We have a few months to be together, so stop crying and love me. As of now, that's all you can do. Would you rather make me un happy by moping and crying all day?"
"Clare, you know I love you, it's just hard."
"Sometimes love is hard."
"Close your eyes," he tells me with a smirk on his face.
I smile back and close my eyes softly, anxious for his touch, when suddenly I feel his arms brushing around my neck, a cold, metal chain wrapping around it.
"Open," he tells me. I touch my neck and feel a necklace on it, then look at him and notice the absence of one on his neck.
I smile and look at the window, seeing my reflection, wearing his necklace.
I continue smiling, even as the tears fall down my cheeks.
He leans over and kisses my tears away, then kisses my lips, my neck.
My arms wrap around the back of his neck and his hands are in my hair.
We are kissing more when suddenly there's a knock on the window, taking us out of our own little world.
I look over as I'm wiping my lips and see Alli, staring at us with her most annoyed look.
I pat my hair down in the back as Eli and I separate, him also looking slightly annoyed.
I open the door and get out, even more annoyed than them both combined.
"Yes, Alli?" I ask through clenched teeth.
"KC and Jenna alert," she whispers.
"So...?"
"I kind of... told Jenna what you told me. She just called and it all just slipped out and now they're here."
"You WHAT?"
Suddenly two arms wrap around my body from the back.
"Aw, Clare Bear, I am so so sorry!" Jenna's annoying little bitch voice tells me.
"I don't care, Jenna. This is none of your business. Get away from me," I reply angrily.
"But Clare, we can talk! You have a brain tumor and I'm having a baby! We can go to the doctor together!" She smiles brightly.
"NO, Jenna, go home, and take your dumb little lap dogs with you," I tell her as I stare at KC and Alli.
"Fine, but you will want to talk soon, Clare, I know it!" she says as they all walk away.
Alli looks back at me for a second, then looks at her new friends and keeps walking. I know who she chooses.
"I hope plain's good," he says as he opens the box.
"Perfect," I reply, looking at his face.
He is trying to avoid eye contact, and once I finally get it I know why.
His eyes are red and teary. He had been crying.
"Eli, can I talk to you real quick?" I ask and nod to his hearse.
He nods back and we walk over together. Once in the front seat, I begin talking after a few silent moments.
"Is everything okay?" I ask him as he looks out the window, hands gripping the steering wheel even though we weren't going anywhere.
"No, Clare. How can everything be okay? I told you what happened to my best friend, and you know about Julia, and now you? Does everyone I love have to die?" he practically screams at me.
"It's not about you, Eli. This is all out of your control. We have a few months to be together, so stop crying and love me. As of now, that's all you can do. Would you rather make me un happy by moping and crying all day?"
"Clare, you know I love you, it's just hard."
"Sometimes love is hard."
"Close your eyes," he tells me with a smirk on his face.
I smile back and close my eyes softly, anxious for his touch, when suddenly I feel his arms brushing around my neck, a cold, metal chain wrapping around it.
"Open," he tells me. I touch my neck and feel a necklace on it, then look at him and notice the absence of one on his neck.
I smile and look at the window, seeing my reflection, wearing his necklace.
I continue smiling, even as the tears fall down my cheeks.
He leans over and kisses my tears away, then kisses my lips, my neck.
My arms wrap around the back of his neck and his hands are in my hair.
We are kissing more when suddenly there's a knock on the window, taking us out of our own little world.
I look over as I'm wiping my lips and see Alli, staring at us with her most annoyed look.
I pat my hair down in the back as Eli and I separate, him also looking slightly annoyed.
I open the door and get out, even more annoyed than them both combined.
"Yes, Alli?" I ask through clenched teeth.
"KC and Jenna alert," she whispers.
"So...?"
"I kind of... told Jenna what you told me. She just called and it all just slipped out and now they're here."
"You WHAT?"
Suddenly two arms wrap around my body from the back.
"Aw, Clare Bear, I am so so sorry!" Jenna's annoying little bitch voice tells me.
"I don't care, Jenna. This is none of your business. Get away from me," I reply angrily.
"But Clare, we can talk! You have a brain tumor and I'm having a baby! We can go to the doctor together!" She smiles brightly.
"NO, Jenna, go home, and take your dumb little lap dogs with you," I tell her as I stare at KC and Alli.
"Fine, but you will want to talk soon, Clare, I know it!" she says as they all walk away.
Alli looks back at me for a second, then looks at her new friends and keeps walking. I know who she chooses.