Realism Fan Fiction / Romance Fan Fiction ❯ My Degrassi Love Story *Season 10* ❯ Close Encounters ( Chapter 4 )

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Chapter 4/ Close Encounters
That night while my mom was out, no not on a date, at work for overtime, somebody came to visit me. It started with
the doorbell ringing, I went down stairs, careful not to ruin my freshly polished toenails. Then, I answer the door,
and find Spinner. Somehow, I am still not used to odd things, even after the day I've had. "You left you're
wallett at The Dot, so I came to give it to you on my way home from work," Spinner explained. "Oh, thank you," I
said, while accepting my wallet, "Would you like to come in?" "Um, sure." I showed him to the couch and brought
us two sodas. After a few moments of silence, Spinner asks, "What's with that guy who was with you at The Dot?"
"Oh, Eli, he's my boyfriend, at least I hope so after all this. A guy at school is crazy for me and knows I'm with Eli.
He keeps flirting and touching me, so I slapped him today. Yesterday, he punched Eli in the left eye, which I'm
sure is all you wanted to know, sorry for rambling," I blushed. "It's fine, I don't mind. Do you go to Degrassi?" "Yes."
"I went there, but now I graduated and I work at The Dot." "Oh, nice." "You see, I'd love if you'd come over to The
Dot after school tomorrow, so we could finish talking, I have to get home, sorry," he leaned forward and pecked
me on the cheek, before letting himself out. Fire rose to the exact area where his lips touched my skin, like sparks.
I lifted my hand and touched the exact spot where Spinner's lips touched my skin.My skin felt hot,my head was
reeling,and my stomache was in knots. I was so confused.This feeling was new.As I tried figuring out what this
feeling was, I kept scratching out ideas.
I got to the front of the school, feeling not scared, but nervous. I was still confused about what happened
last night. I got into the school and headed towards my locker. I looked from left to right between each step
looking for Eli. I wanted to talk to him, but just not at this moment. I peeked around the corner and saw Eli
nowhere to be found. Even though I didn't want to talk to him, I was still worried. I continued thinking about Spinner
on the way to my locker. Then, in homeroom, Alli came up to me. "I know what happened last night. Maybe Eli
would like to know, wouldn't you Eli?" She asked with a sinister tone. I followed her eyes and found Eli, covered in
bruises and blood stains. "Oh my God! What has he done to you? I'm gonna kill him!!!!!" "Abby, no. We need to get
out of here before he tries to kill me again," Eli explained calmly. I noticed he wasn't carrying anything for school.
He must've counted on me ditching with him. So, I did.
We made it back outside with only my purse, for cash if we needed any. "Care to explain?" I asked not sure I
wanted to know. I didn't want to talk to Eli, but now that I see him like this, it makes me feel bad for it. He looks up
with sorrow filled eyes, and I swear I saw a tear forming in one. As we were running, I never noticed until then that
we were holding eachother's hands ,and our fingers were intertwined. I didn't know what to do. Eli seemed so
scared and so was I, but was running away really the right answer? I still wanted to know why we were running so
when we got to a long enough distance that nobody from the school would see us, I stopped suddenly.
Eli jerked back from the unexpected stop. "What are you doing?" Eli questioned. "What is this all about, why are we
running, what is that going to accomplish?" "I'll tell you later but we have to go!" Eli yelled. I was started to get mad
that he wouldn't tell me why we're running and why I was running with him. I started yelling too, "Tell me now!
What's going on?!" Eli stood in silence. I started tearing a litttle bit and finnaly got some words out, "Please....Please
just tell me." We both just stood there in silence. I was getting frustrated, so I just turned towards the school and
started to walk off. Eli grabbed my hand and turned me towards him, put his hands on my cheeks, and used his
thumbs to gently stroke away my tears. "Abby, listen, I know you're sad and scared right now.I'm scared too, but
please don't leave me, I will explain everything to you not leaving one tiny detail out,but not right now. I want to
make sure we're safe." "Why? Why do you want me to stay with you?" "Because...because...because, I love being
with you, Abby. We just met, I know. But some connection between us keeps me from leaving you," Eli spoke.
Each word matching the meaning of the sentence before. He wrapped his arms around me, one hand rubbing my
back and the other pressing me by my waist to him. I felt safe for the first time in the many years. The truth was,
I never wanted to hear the word love from any guy ever in any way. My father had taught me how a boy becomes
a useless, lying, abusing man when he grows up. Eli sure proved my theory wrong. I loved that. He made me
happy, and I loved his company. After the Drew drama, we can have a normal relationship. He can meet my mom,
I can meet his parents, and we can go to the movies and be normal teens. But after I take care of the horrible
wounds. "So, you never did explain," I accused. "Explain what?" "About your injuries." "Just minor injuries, broken
nose, twisted wrist, the usual, like you say," he winked. I looked down at his lips, so soft an inviting. I just realized,
I hadn't kissed him yet. I leaned in and softly pressed against his lips with mine. This went on for awhile, until it
began to rain. We pulled apart and I smiled real big, and began to dance around like somebody who'd never seen
rain before. I didn't mind, and neither did Eli, he joined me. We danced our way over to a bus stop, and held
hands until the next bus arrived. I reached into my wallet that Spinner returned the night before, and paid the man.
Eli and I took seats near the back. I rested my head on his shoulder and asked again, "What happened to you?
Please answer." He sighed, then answered, "I was walking home, and Drew appeared at my doorstep. He
grabbed my arm and led me away about a block, then I saw two more guys a little older than us. They each
grabbed an arm of me and held me while Drew punched me, as I stood defenseless. He told me before letting
me go, that I was to dump you and never to say why. I would've told you, but I could never hurt you. Then, last
night after The Dot, I walked to the bus stop instead of walking home. Yet again, I am confronted, but this time by
the guy who held my right arm. He came forward, punched me in the nose, breaking it. He said, "That's for not
keeping your promise. This," He grabbed my wrist and twisted it until it popped, "Is a little present to ensure you
will keep your promise." Then, he walked away right before the bus arrived. When Drew saw me before school, he
said he needed to be sure I would tell you. So he pushed me down and punched me continuously, until he let me
up. I could barely walk, but I dropped my stuff off at my locker, then met you in homeroom to get out of there."
I was in complete tears when Eli told me this. I was so angry, but more sad than angry. Eli grabbed me and
hugged me. I started thinking, 'He's the one who got hurt, shouldn't I be hugging him?' I wrapped my arms around
his neck and embraced him, taking in his sweet cologne. I wanted us to stay that way forever, but I had to get
back to reality. I knew Drew would notice us both gone and come looking for us. I looked up at Eli, who was
looking back at me. We both smiled, and remained happy. Then, the bus jerked when it came to a stop knocking
us both out of our gaze. We got up walked off the bus hand in hand. We started walking when we heard a yell, "Eli!
Did you not learn your little lesson?" We turned around and syre enough, I saw Drew with the other two guys. Eli
stepped in front of me trying to protect me from Drew, when he should be protected himself. This boy does not
know his boundaries. My head was spinning, my stomach was doing flips, and my palms were sweaty. Too much
for one morning, I blinked and pinched myself hoping it would all disappear, to my surprise, it didn't. It got worse.
I whispered to Eli, "Trust me." "Oh, hi Drew. What promise? Are you two friends?" I asked sweetly. "Something like
that," he grinned at Eli, who was a nervous wreck. I smiled at Drew and rubbed his arm, "Wow, you work out don't
you?" I asked in an attempt to take the attention off Eli. He nodded and grabbed my waist like he usually does.
"Did you change your mind?" "Um, guys, Eli, could I have a word with Drew?" I asked aloud. The guys looked at
Drew and he nodded at them in return. Eli glanced at me, which Drew saw, so I rolled my eyes and waved him off.
I brought my face really close to Drew's, "I feel sorry for Eli, I came here to break up with him. He said he needed to
get away from school for awhile, so I saw an opportunity to break the news to him, not publicly." "Oh, I see. We on
for Saturday?" "You bet, but as long as you leave Eli alone, we're gonna be just friends from now on, and I'd hate if
my date bullied him." "I understand," Drew replied, then closed the space between our faces with a kiss. I kept my
eyes open and looked over at Eli who wore a painful expression. I pulled away, let's save the rest for Saturday," I
whispered, then walked Eli's direction, but pretended not to notice him until Drew left.