Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi or the title for this story

A/N: Ok everyone here it is the sequel to I'm sorry , I'm apologize it's taken me a while to put this up I decided to rewrite it but anyways I'm thinking that this is going to be 3 or 4 chapters but we'll see , so anyway without further ado here's chapter 1

Ring! Ring! Ring! Eli woke up to the sound of his cell phone going off; he checked the caller id before answering.

"Hi mom yes I'm still coming uh huh yeah ok I gotta go I'll see you in a couple of hours ok I love you too bye."

He groggily checked his clock on his nightstand.

"7am on a Saturday! Really mom ugh"

He grunted and pulled the covers back over his head, Eli was now 21 years old. He'd just graduated from college and was working and living in a town about 4 hours outside of Toronto.

He was away from his parents, friends, and the girl that he still loved more than anything in the world.

After that night that shattered both of their hearts he moved in with his aunt and uncle and stopped contact with everyone he knew that went to degrassi and tried to move forward with his life.

It did no good though he thought of Clare every day, he just hoped that she was doing better than he was and that she found happiness even though that little voice in the back of his head and heart wished that she missed him as much he missed her.

It was Christmas time and this year his mother insisted he go there for a change so after sleeping in a few more hours he got up, took a shower and got dressed in his usual black attire.

He then hopped in to his faithful car morty and headed home.

4 hours later he parked in front of his parents' house, he stared up at the house he missed it here but it had so many memories.

He sighed and got out of morty and headed up the front steps, he opened the door and walked in the entryway.

"Mom! Dad!" He yelled

"Eli!" Cece yelled coming from the kitchen and embracing her son.

"We missed you so much baby boy!" she said running a hand through her son's hair.

"I missed you guys too where's dad?"

"Oh he got called into the station one of the other djs got sick so he had to fill in."

"Oh ok"

"Well come into the kitchen and you can tell me everything that's been going on we haven't see you in almost 6 months."

Cece said leading Eli into the kitchen, they had lunch and he told his mom about his job and what he was he was up too.

"Oh that's good baby boy I'm glad you're doing well on your own, so any girlfriends?"

Eli's eyes sadden for a brief moment and he shook his head "No"

Cece frowned and grabbed her son's hand. "It's Clare isn't?"

Eli nodded "I love her mom" he whispered.

"Oh Eli but is she the reason you left? The reason you stay away?"

"Yeah"

"Are you gonna tell me what happened?

Eli sighed "I broke up with her mom because I knew that all I was gonna bring her was hurt and pain , that's all I bring everyone eventually I'm not good enough for her mom so I did it so she could find someone who could bring her happiness when I couldn't."

Cece wiped a tear from her eye and went over to hug her son.

"Oh Eli baby that's not true."

"You know Clare came by a few days after you left."

Eli looked up at his mom "She did?"

"Yeah she was really upset she brought a box with her saying that she had something's of yours that she'd thought you want back, when I asked her what happened she just said that she thought it was better if heard it from you."

Eli nodded "Where's the box?"

"It's up in your room"

He excused himself and headed upstairs, he walked down the hall until he came to a very familiar door with a big skull and a keep out sign on it.

He took a deep breath before turning the knob on the door and pushing it open.

He walked in and looked around same walls, same posters, same dresser, same pictures…

He sighed and walked over to his dresser, he eyed all the pictures a picture of him and Adam rocking out at the dead hand concert, one of him, Clare and Adam at their picnic table, a picture of him and Clare making out that Adam took without them knowing, one of Clare laughing and finally the picture of Julia that he'd had for a long time.

He had tried to throw it out when he and Clare were cleaning out his room but Clare said that he should keep it, Julia was important to him and Clare understood that she was never jealous or anything and that was one of the things he loved about her.

He continued looking around the room memories flooding his mind until his eyes fell on his bed, there was a box sitting on the end of it.

He walked over to his bed and reached inside the box, he pulled out one of his old dead hand shirts that Clare used to wear when they had sleepovers.

He sniffed the shirt hoping her sweet smell would still be lingering on it but nothing.

He frowned and reached in the box again this time pulling out a silver charm bracelet that he gave her for their 6 month anniversary, he fingered the charms before putting it aside with his shirt.

He rummaged into the box one last time and pulled out a disk. He flipped it over and read the title Romeo + Juliet Project.

He closed his eyes remembering their first kiss and plopped down on his bed staring at the celling as the memories consumed him again.

A/N: Ok so there's chapter 1 what do you guys think? Good? Bad? A little spoiler for next chapter we see Adam! Anyways Review! =)

-Eclarelover1820