The next morning Clare got up........
Clare: [walks out of her room and looks around the house] Chris?? That's weird.
She goes back to her room and looks at the place where he places his shoes and sees it's empty. She opens his dresser and finds it's also empty.
Clare: what the..... Chris!!! [She goes outside and looks around]
She goes back in to get her phone. She tries a number and it says the phones off.
Clare: Chris pick up, pick up! [She sits down and thinks] okay.
She dials another number.......
Clare: hello, hey Dave ummm is he with you?........ Then where is he??........... Okay, okay...... thanks. [She throws her phone on the couch in anger].
Her phone rings, she picks it up quick, looks at whose calling and her mood calms down in awe.
Clare: hey Abby............ No I haven't yet talked to him..... He just left.
Abby: left??!! What do you mean?!
Clare: I don't know I found all his stuff emptied out he just left.
Trish: did you get to talk to him though??
Clare: [rubs her hand around her forehead in anguish] no I wanted to do it today [sniffles].
Trish: girl I'm so sorry.
Clare: he of all people......... I mean my parents will definitely flip. He's been acting up for weeks now [sniffles and tears drop] we talked about this so many times. I don't know what's gotten into him lately. Dave doesn't know where he is, he said he left yesterday saying he was coming for a party.
Abby: were you with him though during the night?
Clare: yeah I think so I mean he brought us home last night [sniffles]
Trish: maybe he'll be back something just came up and he had to go
Clare: without a word! With all his belongings?! I mean who does that??! I'm over this now, I'm leaving him!!
Trish: dont act out of anger......
Clare: no, no I've had enough!
Abby: so where are you going to go?? You can come with either of us?
Clare: no........ it's a sign; it's time for me to go out on my own, you guys go be with your families.
Trish: Clare, maybe go spend time with.....
Clare: NO!! I can't go to my parents especially not right now. We already had a scene at graduation. They'll have more to say now that Chris is M.I.A.
Abby: so where are you going to do your internship from??
Clare: [sniffles] I'll update you once I figure it out.
Trish: we called to say bye Clare were leaving.
Clare: oh safe journey, travel safely.
Abby: Chris will be back I'm sure.....
Clare: yeah I'll be gone by then. I'm packing out in two days.
Trish: to where?
Clare: I'll update you later.
Abby: okay, okay bye!!
Clare: bye guys.
Marcus: [hugs her from behind] good morning!!!
Clare: [with a sad low tone] morning Marcus.
Marcus: hey, you're okay?
Clare: no, not really.
Marcus: is it about your parents again?
Clare: it's everything around me Marcus.
Marcus: I have something that will cheer you up [smiles].
Clare: I need to talk to you too. You start [sniffles].
Marcus: hey [he wipes her tears] okay so [smiles] Chris and I were talking yesterday he said we are practically family and I should start calling you both my parents [smiles excitedly]...........
Clare: Marcus, I gotta take you to social services.
Marcus: [sad tone] what? Why?
Clare: clearly I can't go to my parents town for my internship, my friends just travelled to their parents towns and....
Marcus: the three of us can travel togeth......
Clare: Chris is gone Marcus! He left. He carried all his stuff and left.
Marcus: wha....... [sad tone]
Clare: in the next two days I better get gone too. Marcus, listen I would love to go with you; but how would I be able to take care of you? People will ask questions.
Marcus: let them talk Clare we already have a solution for that we are a family and as for taking care of me, I'll get a job or......
Clare: Marcus you need to go to school, I won't be able to help you with that.
Marcus: I don't need school I can get a jo......
Clare: Marcus school is your right!! You need it, you have to go!!
Marcus: but we're a famil...........
Clare: we're not a family Marcus!!! We're not.
Marcus: [gasps in shock while tears run down his cheeks]
He steps back slowly.
Clare: Marcus listen.....
Marcus: how could you say that to me? We've lived together for three years Clare; three years. If you were going to take me to social services, you should have done that weeks or a few months after living with me; not after three whole years. You said we could all live together.....
Clare: Chris said that we could all live together yes but.........
Marcus: so you never wanted me?
Clare: no, no that's not what I meant Marcus.....
Marcus: what then do you mean by "Chris said"?
Clare: it was his idea and I agreed to it. Okay the point here is I won't be able to take care of you.......
Marcus: because the one who came up the idea is gone and so the idea is gone with him??
Clare: what? No, Marcus I just told you the reason. I don't have enough funds to fully look after you.
Marcus: [tears fall] but I just gave you a solution.....
Clare: that solution isn't good enough Marcus. You're only ten years old you can't start work at ten, you need school.
Marcus: please don't leave me.
Clare: Marcus I'm sorry, I can't. Tomorrow we're leaving pack your stuff [she walks to her room].
Marcus: [goes into his room, lays on his bed and cries] I don't want to go!
The next morning Clare gets up, makes toast breakfast and goes to Marcus' room.
Clare: morning.
Marcus: ....... [zipping up his bag]
Clare: I made toast.
Marcus: ........... [closes his dresser]
Clare: Marcus I'm.......
Marcus: I'm not hungry just tell me when, I'm ready to go.
Clare: Marcus........
Marcus: no just leave, please.
Clare: [sighs and leaves].
YOU ARE READING
MARCUS (ongoing)
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