Might As Well Enjoy It. - Clouis Modern AU

Chapter One ~ First Day

Monday:
Clementine woke up to the annoying sound of her alarm. She picked up her phone only to realize that her alarm had been going on for 30 minutes which makes it 7:20 am. Lee was planning on leaving to take her to the boarding school at 8:00 so she had some time to prepare herself for the day she'd been dreading.

Something about Clementine is that she doesn't hate change nor does she like it. She's used to the feeling of sleeping in an unfamiliar environment and has been since her parents passed away when so was eight. Being sent to multiple different foster families before Lee's made her that way.

She sighed, attempting to rub the sleep out of her eyes as she sat up, throwing her legs over the edge of her bed before standing up and heading to the bathroom. Once she was in, she picked up her orange toothbrush, brushing her teeth as she tried to recall anything else she had to do before she left for boarding school.

'Packed my bags, grabbed the paperwork, got my wallet, what am I missing?' The teen thought in frustration.

She shrugged before finishing brushing her teeth, going to grab her face wash which had the fresh citrus scent of lemon.

Once she was finished, she decided to try and work with her hair today. After struggling with it for a good three minutes, she opted for her usual low pigtail.

'My hat!' She thought, snapping her fingers.

She ran to her room to grab her signature hat which was laying on her bedside table. She placed the old hat on her head, adjusting it to sit comfortably on her head. She then walked over to her dresser, grabbing the clothes that were on top since she picked out her outfit the night before.

She wore some regular blue jeans along with a long sleeved mango colored shirt.

"Clementine, I hope you're up! We're leaving in 30 minutes!" Lee shouted from downstairs

"Okay!" She shouts back.

She was really upset that she had to go to 'Ericsons Boarding School For Troubled Youth.' Although, she knew it had to be done and why it had to be done. She didn't blame Lee however she was bitter with his lack of observation.

She thought back to the day Lee decided to send her there..

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Clementine and A.J. were walking to the store to get milk as A.J. refused to eat cereal dry and insisted they went to the store before his hunger ruined his morning. They lived in a very nice area so Lee was comfortable with letting them go however Clementine never let her guard down. The things she went through still haunted her everyday.

They entered the store, feeling the nice air conditioning fall on their skin like wind on a hot summer day. She already knew exactly where to go to get what she needed considering they've come to this store countless times so she quickly grabbed it and went to self checkout.

Once she arrived, she scanned the items and payed for them quickly. Then she quickly went to leave the store when an unwanted person stopped the both of them.

"Clementine? Fancy seeing you here." A familiar voice stopped her.

It was Travis, the typical school bully. He teased Clementine all the time to which she ignored but that only made him more eager to hurt her in any way he could.

She attempted to keep walking when he grabbed her shoulder, turning her around to face him.

"Let me go, asshole!" She demanded, taking a few steps back.

"And who might this be?" Travis asked, looking directly at A.J.

"Back off, Travis." She threatened.