Best Friends Forever? [Complete]

We can only try

Summer came and went when Clare started Grade ten her and Eli hadn't spoken much at all. Eli had gone into a deep depression, all summer he just moped around. Loosing Julia had killed him more then he let on at first, and Jake and Katie were still fighting, so nothing had really changed in her life. So when she started grade ten it was like nothing had changed. Clare had cut her hair and changed up her style that was it. Eli was still the old mopey Eli and Jake was the same too. Clare and Adam shut their locker doors. ''Whens the last time you talked to Eli?'' he asked her. ''He hasn't called me in over a week''. Clare sighed.

''Same, its like he fell off the face of the earth, he just wants to be alone and you know Eli. There's no changing his mind once its already made.'' She shook her head. ''I've known the guy all my life and he won't even call me. When we do talk he's crying''. She shook her head. ''I wonder if he'll even show up to day.''

''You never know with Eli''. Imogen Shrugged.

''Hey Clare''. Clare and Alli shared a hug. ''Where's Eli?'' Clare shrugged.

''You tell me''. She sighed. ''Jake was really moody this morning, his moms wedding was yesterday it totally destroyed his good mood, he and Katie had a huge fight and now shes ignoring him.

"Hi sis".Clare smirked. "They were both rather sure that their mom and dad would me getting married soon.

"Is Katie still giving you the cold shoulder? She asked.

"yup, I think it would be much easier, dating my sister". She looked at him horrified. "Relax I'm kidding, all I'm saying is katie wanted commitment. But when I tell her I love her she goes batshit on me". Clare shrugged that was a little soon she had to admit. They'd only known one another for a year. But Katie was asking for a lot, then she goes crazy when she gets what she wants.

"Sorry bro can't help ya there". She replied. ''Sounds like your not the only one with Commitment issues''. He laughed and kissed her forehead and then walked her to class. Clare was still thinking about Eli. She hadn't seen him all summer and it was worrying her. He claimed that he was okay and he was doing a good job faking being okay. Yet to her it almost seemed like he was ok. Maybe a summer at home had really helped him to get over her death.

''Hi''. Eli sat down next to Clare on the steps after class. She looked back up at him.

''There you are!'' She said as he kissed her cheek she hadn't seen him all day. ''Are you OK?'' He stared at her.

''You got a haircut''. He replied. ''And contacts''. She sighed. He was avoiding the question, he wasn't OK. ''Your gorgeous''. She blushed and he brushed a hair out of her face he was going to kiss her, she pulled away making him narrow his eyes. He was starved for her lips and Embrace. He loved the smell of her hair her new hair and being able to see her eyes. But she brushed it off.

''I haven't seen you all summer Eli, none of us have, where were you?'' He shrugged he had been up in his room crying every day, he'd cried himself to death every night. He hadn't wanted to see people at all. But now he was Ok he wanted to be with the girl he loved. He loved how she was worried about him. Just like he worried about her.

''Around''. Was all he said. ''We did hang out.'' They had, they hadn't had their campout Clare had slept over at Alli's. Eli was fine with it. Because things change and he could accept it now he and Jake and Adam had had night but that was a week ago.

''Yeah once a week you never called me, or texted me all summer''. She accused. Its not that she was expecting them to have a summer romance but she'd hung out with Jake all summer while Eli wasn't around. She was Eli was mad at her but he didn't seem mad or possessive. Clare and Jakes parents were getting married and both of them were over the moon. They had one another now even if Darcy refused to come home.