Sick.

Chapter 13

Jeffrey's POV:

"Babe" I whisper. Claire turned around and scrunched her eyebrows.

"Hm?" She hums. "You alright?" I ask. She'd been crying and constantly re-positioning herself in her sleep.

She nods her head and walks to the restroom. Later coming out with her hair in a neat ponytail and an oversized hoodie with no pants on.

"Tell me." I whisper.

"Tell you what"

"What you dreamed of." I walk over to her and take her hands.

"Just what happened last night" she whispers.

I raise her chin with my hand and brush a soft kiss on her lips. "Can we go somewhere tonight?" She asks after.

"There's a club down the street. Do you wanna go there?" I suggest.

Claire nods and gives me a bright smile.

Her smile always brightens my day. When I see her, I know that everything will be okay. She finds a way to make life better. She makes my life worth living. She's stuck with me no matter what, holding my hand or being by my side. Always being funny and cute in every way. Claire is different. She never looks for sex, or money, just love.

"Are you alright?" Claire places her hand on my cheek.

I realize I'm crying and look down. "Yeah" I whisper.

"Your not." She replies. Pecking my nose.

"I love you Claire. I love everything about you. Your smile, your laugh, your body, your personality, everything. I'm scared of losing you. It kind of sounds really cheesy but honestly I can't help myself." I look up.

As soon as our eyes meet, her eyes light up and her smile widens. She jumps on my waist and I spin her around. "I love you too. There's over a hundred things I admire about you. I'm terrified of losing you too. Because then I wouldn't think of a purpose of still living." She replies.

I smile and set her back down.

*skipping to them getting ready for the club*

Claire's POV:

"Babyyy" Jeffrey groaned. I turn around and laugh.

"I'm almost ready. Let me put on my dress" I smile.

I put my hair in a loose braid with strands. Then slipped on a tight white dress that ended right above my knees. I put on matching heels and walked back to Jeffrey.

"Okay I'm done. Let's go" I sigh. Jeffrey eyes me up and down before roughly pulling me against his body by my waist.

I gasp at his sudden movement.

"You look stunning" he smirks.

"Thank you. Now let's go" I smile.

I reach for the doorknob until Jeffrey pinches my butt, causing me to jump.

"Babe!" I gasp. He chuckles and opens the door for me.

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We reach the club and walk in. My nose fills with alcohol and sweat. Ew.

I can't even remember last time I've been in a club. Oh wait, I've never been in one.

"Let's sit over there" Jeffrey points to a booth in a corner. We sit down next to each other with me in the end.

A lady walks over and politely smiles. "What can I get for you guys?"

"I'll have Palm Wine" Jeffrey smiles.

The waitress scribbles his order before turning to me.

"I'll just have water" I smile. She quietly scoffs hoping I wouldn't see. I glare at her before looking to my side.

"I'll be back with your drinks" she smirks and walks off.

"Is it really that bad I'm not the alcoholic type of person?" I ask Jeffrey.

"No it's not. It's good for you love. Just people are too stupid to realize" Jeffrey smirks.

The waitress walks back giving us our drinks.

"Anything else?" She asks.

I shake my head and smile before turning my full attention to Jeffrey's drink.

She scoffs and walks off to the back of the bar.

"What is that?"

"Palm Wine. It's consumed from Asia and Africa. It's from a sap of a palm tree" he replies.

I stare at its milky, almost clear color. Bubbles sizzling a bit from the top.

"Try it" Jeffrey smiles before handing his cup to me.

I hesitate before taking a sip. My eyes widen at the sweet sort of, vinegar like taste. It burned down my throat giving it a satisfying ending after.

Jeffrey chuckles at my reaction before taking the drink. "That tastes amazing" I gasp.

He takes a sip before setting it down.

"Jeffrey!!" An unfamiliar voice shrieks. I shot my head up to see a girl my age. Her dress was extremely short and it showed a lot of cleavage. A LOT. Her hair was straight and colored black.

"What the hell do you want.." Jeffrey muttered.

"What I want?" She scoffs. "You"

I clear my throat before looking at him.

"It's my ex" he whispers.

I stand up and greet myself. "Hi I'm Claire. You must be Carly" I smile.

"It's Natalie" she rolls her eyes.

I turn to face Jeffrey with a confused expression.

"So you told her my middle name. Why not my real one?" She smirks.

Jeffrey was about to speak until Natalie cut him off.

"You don't trust her do you?"

"What? n-"

"Why do you waste your time with her? I apologized to you. I know you still like me. So do I. Now let's go" she smiles.

Okay that pulled a nerve.

"Excuse me? I'm his girlfriend not a sex toy!" I snap.

"Really? How many guys have you fucked before him? I bet your a slut just getting your way to him." She smirks.

"Your a whore! You will literally screw anything that moves! The slut here should be you because you cheated on Jeffrey three times. He gave you a chance but you threw it away by fucking some other guys. He really loved you, but I get your a stuck up bitch for you to not understand that." I shot back.

Jeffrey stood up and wrapped an arm around my waist.

"Fuck off Natalie." He spat.

Her eyes widen and eyes him up and down.

"Your kidding me right?" She scoffs.

"No I'm not. Get the hell out."

"Fine. Have a goodnight. Keep in mind that Claire will only screw you over and leave you like the rest of them." She smirks.

Natalie turned her full attention towards me. "Have fun you skank" she winks before walking towards the door and leaving the club. My mouth shot open in surprise.

How could she say that? Natalie clearly is desperate and will screw over anyone no matter what age.

"Let's go" Jeffrey says through gritted teeth.

We walk out of the club and turn a corner back to his car.

Someone's arms wrap around my waist and pulls me back against their body. I look ahead to see two men locking Jeffrey's arms setting him back.

"NO!" Jeffrey yells before everything turning pitch black.