Better Together

Chapter 12: No Justice, No Peace.

             I feel like this song perfectly describes how Lexa feels about Clarke during this          whole incident and it kinda breaks my heart for them. 

Clarke's POV

1 Week Later

I woke up with a start. I had had a horrible nightmare reliving the incident that happened last Saturday. On top of that, it's a Monday, and in case you were thinking it couldn't get any worse than that, my whole school has seen me naked. It's not the greatest feeling in the world. I took all of last week off to avoid people, but I was running out of days I could legally skip. I roll out of bed with a groan. I had tear stains on my cheeks from the nightmare, so I decided to clean myself up before getting ready. I brushed my teeth and put my hair in a simple, high ponytail. When I looked in the mirror I couldn't help but think 'wow, you look like literal shit '. I had heavy bags under my eyes from avoiding sleep, my eyes were red and puffy, and my face was seriously flushed from who knows what. I thought about asking my mom if I could stay home, and I knew she'd understand. However, I knew I'd have to face school one day or another.

When I got downstairs, I saw that my mom was surprisingly home which was unusual. "Hey sweety," she said to me.

"Hey mom," I replied with a fake smile.

"You don't have to go to school today you know," she cooed simply.

I hesitated. She was offering me a day off, again, despite the consequences. I considered it for a while before replying, "I think I need to do this." 

"If you're sure... I just wanted you to know I'm here for you," she told me sweetly, but I couldn't help but think 'you weren't here when it happened '. It was bitter of me; I know, and that's why I didn't say it out loud. I guess she's trying though. I sat down to eat before hearing my phone ding.

Stalker:

I just wanted to check in on you, and know if you're going to school today

Blondie:

I'm doing as good as I can be I guess, and yes, I'm finally going to school.

Stalker:

Oh, okay. See you there then

I was going to reply, but I heard a knock on my door. "Welp, there's my ride. Cya mom!" I yelled to her because she was in a different room.

"Bye sweety. Call me if you need me."

I could tell by her tone and voice level that she was telling me to call if I panicked and wanted to come home early. I nodded at her and left the house. "I'm surprised you're coming today," Octavia told me jokingly.

"Me too," I grumbled. If I was being honest, I was having second thoughts about my decision. Part of me wanted to confront Finn. To try to show him he didn't hurt or scare me, but I knew that wasn't true. He did hurt me, and he did scare me. Yeah, hahaha, I'd love to see the look on his face.

I got in the car with Octavia and Raven and the car ride was silent aside from the music on the radio. Raven turned the volume up to drown the silence. Eventually, our favorite song came on, and Raven and Octavia started screaming it and dancing. I couldn't help but curve my lips into a smile. I thought about singing with them, but I wasn't that carefree, and if I was being honest, I was enjoying being with my thoughts. Well, some of them.

A few moments later, we pulled into the school parking lot, and I immediately froze. The anxiety I was feeling finally surfaced. I tried to push it down, but eventually it became too much. The second I stepped out of the car, EVERYONE'S eyes turned to me. Some guys whistled, some just stared giving me different looks. I hated having everyone's eyes on me. Raven and Octavia seemed to pick up on it and they grabbed my hands and gave them a reassuring squeeze.