Can't Run From You

Chapter 36

Thea's POV

I was about to make out with my girlfriend in the middle of the gym when I heard a very familiar, very angry voice behind me say

"What the hell do you two think you are doing?" Oh no. I stood up very quickly to turn and face Clark. Eli on the other hand laid back on the ground and mumbled 'shit'.

"I heard that Hale." Eli sat up and looked at Clark. My ears were on fire.

"Get your ass up." Clark told Eli. Eli sighed and stood up and faced Clark.

"Someone explain to me why you two think you can skip class and think I wouldn't find out about it"

"Well I figured you'd have more important things to worry about than our whereabouts." Eli said. I looked at her in complete shock.

"You better watch it Hale." Eli let out another annoyed sigh and crossed her arms. Clark and Eli were having a stare down and I was in the middle of it. Neither one of them were breaking eye contact.

"Thea, go to class now." Clark said. I looked at her for a second before she turned to me and said

"Now." I did as I was told and walked to my back pack and towards the exit door. When I left Eli's body language was radiating sarcasm and Clark looked like she was about to scream at her. What the hell is she doing? I know she's mad about today, but starting a fight with Clark? She's definitely not acting like herself today. Dakota must have really done a number on her. There's so much about her I don't know.

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Its 6thperiod and Eli hasn't been in any of our classes today. I've tried texting her but it's no use. What the hell did Clark do to her? I sat through this last class anxiously counting down the minutes until I could go to track and find out what the hell happened. I stared at the clock and literally counted the minutes. 5 minutes took an hour. When the bell finally rang I grabbed my backpack and ran down the hall to the locker room. I ran into a few people but I didn't care. I needed to get to the locker room.

When I got to the locker room I was trying to change so fast that I put my shoes on the wrong foot and had to take them off and redo them. When I got them on I ran out the doors and to my car. I drove the short drive to the track and got off. When I got there Eli was standing next to Clark. I was about to walk up to Eli and asked what the hell happened, but Clark gave me a look saying I should stay away. I was about to go run my warm up lap but then I heard Clark say

"That's not necessary Thea." I gave her a confused look as she pointed at me to sit on the track. I waited another 15 minutes for all the girls to get out here. I kept looking at Eli trying to make eye contact but she wouldn't. She was staring at the track with her arms crossed and her eyes looked almost black. She was seething. When everyone got out to the track Clark has us all standing around. No one ran their warm up lap. When everyone was out Clark said

"So, ladies I know you're wondering why you didn't run your warm up lap. It's because today you all will not be running. Eli here has decided she wants to be a little trouble maker." Eli looked like she was going to kill someone.

"Let this be a lesson to anyone who decides that they can do whatever the hell they want. Now everyone go sit in the bleachers." As soon as the girls started walking off I could already hear Lila saying some shit. I stayed on the track and followed Eli and Clark to the start line. Clark looked like she was going to tell me something against it but she just rolled her eyes and let me follow. When we got to the start line Eli gave me a scary look but then turned her attention back to Clark.