Life is Hell

Chapter Twenty Four - Chloe's Debts

"Now tell me the rest of yesterday's story. Damon" I said, while Frank sat down at the table. "Isn't Damon is trouble enough for you?" He asked. He still didn't want to tell me, seriously?! "Frank, come on!" I whined. "Fine, because of that fire he lost a lot of money" Frank started, but I already knew that "Frank!" I warned. "I'm getting there, damn Clare!" He said "Now he needs me and the others to get said money back somehow" "And why does he need you to do it?" I asked worried about him. "Because I'm one of his business partners Clare" He said. "I don't get it! Why did he pull you into this anyways?" "Damon and I have known each other since forever. You could say we were best friends back in the days, but then we got into drugs and all that bullshit and he made a fortune for himself or whatever you want to call that, while I landed in the gutter. He then offered me a job and I took it and here I am" He explained.

"So he wants you to get him money?" I asked. "Yes, that's why he wants to collect the debts" Frank said and I sunk into my seat "Does that mean Chloe is in danger as well?" I asked him. "As long as she hasn't paid of her debts, I can't say" He said and my face turned pale. "You need to do everything you can to protect her!" I said to him, but he didn't really give me much hope. "What if I'll pay of the debts. I have some money saved" I said. "Clare, are you sure you want to do that? You don't even know the amount of cash she owes me" Frank said. "I don't care!" I said and grabbed his account book and looked through it. "Clare, that's not for your hands!" He said and tried taking it from me. "175 dollars? I have that kind of cash! I'm paying off her debts. I'll get you the money tonight" "I really don't like taking money from you Clare"

"I can't let Chloe get hurt and I want to protect her!" I said. "Okay, fine. I still don't feel comfortable taking money from you" He said. "And I can't let Chloe get hurt! I haven't been there for her and she hasn't for me, but if we don't change that soon, we'll lose each other forever and I can't let that happen! Not again" I said. "Fine, calm down" He said and parked in the parking lot of Blackwell Academy. Mom should be proud! Even when I run away I'll go to school the next morning. She shouldn't expect that from Chloe though.

"Eat!" Frank said and put an apple down in front of me "It's the only thing I have here that you eat" He said. "I doubt it" I replied, trying to avoid looking at the apple. "Clare, eat the damn apple!" He said and I groaned "Fine, god dammit!" I said and took a bite from said apple. "Thank you Clare" He said and I took another bite. Apparently he does know how to say thank you, just not to everyone. I finished the apple, then left the RV.

"Clare?" Warren asked confused as he saw me. "Hey Einstein" I said, putting one of my fake smiles. "What were you doing by that RV, don't you know who it belongs to?" He asked worried, although he had no reason to be. "Hey, why don't we go and remember what it was like to be best friends when we were kids?" I asked and pulled him away. "You're weird Clare" He said as we walked towards the school building. "I've always been weird Warren Graham, don't you remember?" I asked. "You mean like the dare you gave me?" "Yeah, kind of like that, but don't let Chloe know and most definitely not my mom! They will be organizing our wedding in no time" I laughed. "It was a stupid bet when we were ten!" Warren said. "Correction, you were ten. I was eleven" I said. "Yeah yeah, you and your stupid older age" He said.

"Yeah, why do you have to be such a child?" I asked as we walked up the steps of the front entrance. As we entered I already saw Rachel looking at me like she was waiting for me. "Guess Rachel Amber has something to say to you" He said disappointed. "I'll see you later" I said, let go of Warren and walked over to my close friend Rachel Amber, would have never thought to be able to say that one day!

"What's Chloe sorry for this time?" I asked, crossing my arms. "It's not Chloe I want to talk about. There is some shit that I can't talk to her about and I thought since we are friends, I could come to you" She said. "Really? There is shit you can't tell Chloe Price, who happens to be your girlfriend?" I asked her, raising an eyebrow "But please not any relationship questions, not really up for hearing any of that" I said. "Oh no, it's about... Sera" She said. "Are you free now?" I asked and she nod. I grabbed her hand and pulled her into the photography lab and made sure the door was locked. Rachel said down on one table, while I grabbed a chair, sitting down in front of her.