Clarity

Chapter 30

The next day past with no incidents. Clarke went to school and Bellamy followed. Bellamy was forced to interact with Shumway while both Clarke and Wells where in class. The more time Bellamy spent with Shumway the more he realized they were never going to get along. Shumway just thought he was better than everyone else. Including Bellamy. He wanted to prove him wrong but did not know how.

He could not help but notice how Wells eyes would linger on Clarke when she was not looking. Every once and a while he would see her and Jasper passing a note to each other. This seemed to be how they communicated in public considering they were not allowed to talk.

Nothing much happened that day. Wells had talked Clarke into having lunch with him today. She felt bad about abandoning him yesterday so she said yes. They eat in the cafeteria. This was the first time Clarke eat without sharing with Bellamy and it felt strange for the both of them.

In just a few days they had grown used to their silent meals.

“It seems you’re popular.” Shumway said breaking Bellamy out of his thoughts.

“What?” Bellamy asked him confused.

“That table of girls over there keeps looking at you.” Shumway told him.

Bellamy took a quick glance over to the table and knew what he was talking about. The reason they were staring at him was sitting rite in the middle of the group. Bellamy could not remember her name but she remembered him. When she saw him looking she waved at him and smiled at him.

“I don’t know who that is?” Bellamy lied.

“She’s underage and that would be illegal.” Shumway tells him.

Bellamy looks back at the table.

“There is no way that girl is under sixteen.” He responds hoping to himself that he was rite.

He knew that if he hooked up with her, which he did, she had to be of legal age. On the Ark legal age was sixteen. Besides Clarke he had never hooked up with someone under seventeen. Clarke was not really his fault though she did not tell him she was fifteen. At the same time he knows he should have asked.

“I know her father. She just turned fifteen last month.” He told Bellamy.

Bellamy felt sick to his stomach. That means that when they had sex she was only fourteen. How was that possible the girl was taller than most adults on the Ark and had curves that only a woman should have. She had told him she was eighteen and he believed her.

“Good to know.” Bellamy responded and focused back onto Clarke.

He tensed up instantly when he saw Wells had his arm wrapped around Clarke.

“You know Clarke is fifteen to.” Shumway said.

“I know how old Clarke is.” Bellamy snapped at Shumway.

He needed to get away from him. He could not understand how Shumway was able to read him so easily. Normally no one could ever read him. Shumway was going to be a problem. A problem Bellamy had to deal with.

The rest of the day went by in a flash. Bellamy was lucky and did not have to spend any more time with Wells or Shumway.

“Were to now Princess.” He asked Clarke when it was just the two of them.

“Home I guess.” She answered him.

Bellamy could tell something was wrong from the tone in her voice but did not want to push the issue. If Clarke wanted to tell him what was bothering her he would. It only took a few minutes for them to get to Clarkes place.