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CLEO OPENED HER EYES WHEN SHE FELT SOMEONE SHAKING HER, HER MOM WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF HER, looking visibly distressed, Cleo sat up and stared at her mom as she let out a yawn.
"What is it?" she asked
"Where's Clay?" her mom asked "He left school this morning and didn't come back" she said "Cleo do you know where he is?"
"No" the girl answered
"And what are you doing here?"
Cleo swallowed the lump in her throat, her dad walked in the room, he had decided to let his daughter stay home.
"I let her stay home"he announced, the woman turned around "she didn't feel good" the man added
"What's wrong?" her mom asked
"I just didn't feel good mom, it's fine" the girl answered as she got off the bed "what's up with Clay?"
"He left school this morning and didn't come back" her mom answered "and i don't where he is, he doesn't answer his phone"
Cleo sighed and took her phone out, she tried calling her brother, the phone kept ringing but Clay didn't pick up.
"I'm sure he's just skipping" Cleo said as she walked out of the room, her parents following her "i'll find him" she said as she walked out of the house and took her bike.
"Cleo !" her mom called after her "i cannot have another missing child !" she shouted as the girl sped down the street, ignoring her mom calling after her, she took out her phone again and tried calling her brother, she fell on voicemail.
"Clay, you little shit, mom is freaking out. Call her" she said
She drove around town but couldn't find her brother, she drove to every place the tapes could have indicated, but she had no sign of Clay, she gave up and drove back home.
When she went back to her house, she was ready to give Clay a piece of her mind, it was already late, she had to drive around town for hours but couldn't find him, only to receive a text from her parents saying he was back.
She bursted into the house "Where is that little shit ?!" she shouted, her gaze fell on Clay upstairs, he took off, running to his room before the girl caught up to him "Open the door !" she shouted
"I'm sorry" Clay said but the girl could hear the chuckle in his voice, she knocked on the door until she realized the boy wouldn't open the door.
"You are unbelievable" Cleo said as she walked in her room
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Cleo remembered Jessica's party, that night, that fucking night, she thought she dreamed about it, even though it felt too real to be a dream, she couldn't stop thinking about it.
She flinched when she felt a hand on her shoulder, she turned around to face Clay, he looked around.
"I heard the tape about the party" he said, Cleo bit her lower lip "Cleo, we need to tell someone" he said
"It's not up to us" Cleo answered "it's up to the girl on the tape"
"Jessica" Clay said "it's up to Jessica" he looked behind Cleo, the girl followed his gaze, she sighed when she saw Jessica
"Clay..." she called but the boy walked towards Jessica, earning a sigh from his sister
Later that day, Cleo was sitting in class, listening to the teacher talking about a quote. She raised her head when Mr. Porter walked in with the vice principal, a whisper behind her made her turn around to Clay and Sky.
"They're doing a bag search" the girl whispered
When she looked back Mr. Porter was staring at her brother, when the vice principal finished talking to the teacher she turned to the class.
"Vice principal Childs needs to check everyone's backpacks, please stay seated hands on your desk" the teacher said "you can all study the quotation and think about what it might mean"
The police officer walked to the students behind the class and took Sky's bag first, searching it, the girl turned to the man.
"You know this is like a complete violation of our civil rights?" she asked "do you even have a warrant?"
"We don't need a warrant on school property, it's for everyone's safety" the vice principal answered
The officer pulled out Sky's tarot cards "They're tarot cards" the girl said "do you want me to read your fortune?" she asked
The officer put the backpack down and went over Clay "Okay, Mr. Jensen" the vice principal said "Do you wanna protest your civil rights as well?" she asked as the officer searched Clay's bag, he pulled out a little bag in which Cleo assumed contained drugs, she let out a heavy sigh.
She looked into Clay's eyes, yhe boy looked back, shocked. And with just that she knew. They weren't his.
"That's not mine" Clay protested
"I'm gonna need you to come down to the office with me Clay we can talk there okay?" The vice principal said
"He said they weren't his" Cleo said
"Stay out of this"
"Stay out of what? You want me to watch you accuse my brother of something he didn't even do?" Cleo asked as she got up
The officer took a step forward, Cleo shifted her glare to him.
"Come with me, Clay" the vice principal said, Clay got up and walked out of the class with the adults. Cleo clenched her jaw and took her bag.
"Mrs. Jensen" the teacher called
Cleo ignored her and walked ut of the class, she rushed out of the school, hopped on her bike and drove away.
——Cleo was drunk at that party, she knew it, so when she was playing suck and blow with the jocks, she wasn't fazed, Bryce handed her the card, she stuck her lips to it and attempted to give it to Zach, but the card fell off, causing the two teens' lips to meet, immediately filling the room with giggles. Cleo bursted out laughing when she got up.
"I'm done" she said as she walked towards her brother, Jessica was making out with Justin on the chair, she tripped and fell on Hannah's laps, earning the girl's laugh. "Sorry, Hannah" she apologized
"Cleo..." Clay sighed, trying to erase the memory of his sister accidentally kissing Zach
Cleo wrapped her hands around Hannah's neck and bring her face closer to hers
"Okay" Hannah said as she pulled away "Let's get you some water" she added as she dragged her friend away, Cleo waved to the jocks as Hannah dragged her——
Cleo spotted Courtney, Alex, Zach and Marcus at a table, she made her way towards the group, when she arrived in front of Marcus, they boy looked up.
"What do you want?" he asked, the girl raised her hand and rammed her palm to Marcus' face, the boy angrily got up. "What the fuck !" he shouted, Cleo stood in front of him, shooting glares at him
"I talked to Bryce" she said "As crazy as it sounds"
"You talked to Bryce" the voy sarcastically repeated "And what about it?"
"He's the one who sold you those drugs. You're dead, Marcus" she said "All of you, you're gonna regret doing that" she added before walking away, she suddenly stopped in her track and turned around, she walked towards the group again and took a drink, she opened the cup and threw it at Marcus' face.
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Fanfic⚠️TW : DEPRESSION, SUICIDE ATTEMPTS, MENTIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT⚠️ Read at your own risks 𓆩ꨄ︎𓆪 "Cleo and Clay Jensen isn't it Beautiful for the two siblings to be on the same tape? Although only One of you is guilty. Fear not Cleo, I'm gonna tell...
