"Your Dying... But I love you" (2016)

Chapter 85 - "Trying to be Clever..."

Clara's PoV

'3. 2. 1. Go!' Mr Calvin the PE teacher said, because it's day 2 of sports week. Everyone started running and I began my walking.

'Come on Clara... You could at least try' Amy said but me and Lilly had a deal. It's way to cold to be doing any running, so we just stick to walking. It's been like that since I met her.

'Were good. Well walk' I said and turned to Lilly who was watching Richard and John run against each other.

'So help me if John doesn't let Richard win... We will never hear the end of it' Lilly said and it was true to say that Richard and John were in a bit of a competitive tiff at the moment.

John had been offered the place on the cricket team and Richard was asked to be reserve. Stupidest thing to get all annoyed about but I can't blame him too much.

Not too surprisingly, John came 2nd and Richard came 5th. But out of 200, I think 5th is pretty good in my opinion.

'Come on guys, can we just go back inside. It's freezing out here' I said but they were arguing about God knows what.

'You always have to be the best don't you dude' Richard snapped because to be fair - John was getting a little cocky. 'John is number 1 everything is right ' he said throwing his arms in the air and walking away.

'Hey, it's hardly my fault I'm a faster runner than you is it?'

'John' I warned.

'No don't worry Clara. He's right. Best runner, best footballer, best grades. He has to be the best otherwise he wouldn't be able to sleep at night'

'Don't bring her into this she hasn't done anything!'

'I ain't bringing nothing into this. Don't trust him Clara... He's done way more than you know. She already knows that your an ass which is why she slept with me to hurt you ' Richard spat.

John growled and clenched his teeth. That's still a touchy subject. 'Well she only slept with you as my sloppy seconds' John said and I nearly fell backwards.

'Please don't do this' I begged stepping back and suddenly Richard took a swing to John's face, which he did right back, and before I knew it they were fighting and throwing insults at each other like I've never seen.

'Guys your supposed to be best friends' Lilly shouted a little stressed but I was feeling much the same.

'Get down John. There's no need to climb the tree' I yelled.

'There is. I need to prove that I am number one obviously' he said sarcastically.

'Since when did you become an egotistic bastard?' I yelled and he looked down at me.

'Shut up and piss off Clara' John snapped and carried on climbing, to which Richard followed. I tried not to let my emotion show. That hurt.

'Dude stop being such an idiot and just come down. Please' Richard begged and John stared.

'Why you've just said that I'm number 1. If you hate me that much why are you friends with me'

'Come back down for Clara. You've just shouted some really horrible stuff at her. Look'

'What the hell would you know about Clara?' He yelled.

'Just as much as you. We've both been inside her--' Richard responded and knew that was the worst thing to say.

John gritted his teeth once again and punched him round the face again, barely clinging to the branch.

'Yep. Okay, I deserved that. But Clara doesn't deserve this. You've upset her and Lilly. You need to sort this out. This isn't you and I know why'

'What the hell do you know about why?'

'Because you've found your adoption certificate' Richard yelled.

John looked at him.

'How the hell do you know about that?'

'I heard you talking to David about it. Your parents might not really be dead and that's hard to take in, so your trying to prove that your like the ones you think are dead. By being cocky and doing stupid things - but don't loose the people that love you over this'

John looked down and couldn't even see Clara in the crowd, and she's the only person he ever looks for in a tough situation. 'Just come down and we'll get through this together. Well either find them or we won't. It's up to you' Richard begged again.

John nodded after calming down and started jumping down a few branches.

'What do I do?' John asked when they neared the bottom.

'Apologise. You know she'll forgive you' Richard said and John nodded knowing he was probably right, until Richard slipped, and John grabbed him, but it left a lot to be desired with them both stumbling to the ground.

'What the hell do you two think your doing? Fighting on school grounds?' The headmaster yelled trying to get some sense into them.

'Could we have this argument another time. I've bloody hurt my arm' John winced as he tried to move it.

'You two are suspended for two days next term. After exams your suspended for two days. I will not accept violence. I don't care who started it or what it was about but you sort it out' he snapped.

'Now your Aunt is on the way and I've spoken to your mother. Your to go with his Aunt to the hospital and your sister will pick you up later' he sighed. 'Now get out of my sight the pair of you'

The silence was deafening in the car.

Neither one of them wanted to speak to each other but they both knew they needed too.

Jane stayed silent also as she took them both into the hospital and checked them in.

'From the X-Ray it looks like a splintered break, which means we'll have to operate to hold the bone back together' he said to John and John sighed. 'I take you took the impact of the fall?'

'Yeah' John grumbled and turned to Richard, who had a sprained wrist and stitches on his eyebrow.

'Well admit you and get you in as soon as possible' the Doctor said and Jane stood staring at the two of them crossing her arms.

'Clara come on let me in' Lilly begged outside the front door.

'I've never seen him like that Lil. He's never been violent like that, and he's certainly never said anything like that to me' I cried as another text came from John.

I chose to ignore it but read the one from Jane. I knew he had been admitted but it's his own stupid fault. He's the idiot who climbed the tree, he's the one who can live with the consequences.