Promise of dawn

Chapter 6: Bethany

The next morning I woke up and found myself alone in the tent. I guess Percy and Clara went out. I walked outside and found the canoe missing, so I looked out on the water. They were out and paddling around on the soft deep blue-green lake. I guess my plan worked! I have been trying to get them together since I saw that Percy was back. They just have so much in common. It’s really nice to know that they like each other. Well I’m not surprised about Clara’s feelings. Percy saved her life! I mean wouldn’t you fall in love with the person that saved your life? Think about it.
        “Hey! Guys! Pull in to shore!” I shout out to them. They finally get up onto land when a speed boat goes passing by. I hear an evil laugh and automatically know who it is. It’s Jaslynn. She just wants to make everyone’s life miserable, doesn’t she. Percy looked up and threw one of the paddles, hopefully it hit Jaslynn. We hear a screech that was almost blood curdling. The boat turns around and comes to shore. Jaslynn and her father step out of the boat.
        “I think you lost something!” Jaslynn’s dad says pretty much beating Percy with the paddle. I grab the man’s fine suit and try to pull him back but instead stagger back with an elbow to the stomach. Clara must have been really desperate. She jumped in between Percy and the man and took the beating upon her self.
        “You mess with the bull, You get the horns.” Percy says getting up and then ramming into the man’s side. Clara was scrunched up in a ball on the pine needles where she and Percy sat just yesterday. These pine needles were now soaked with blood from the many cuts on Clara’s arms and back. Percy escaped with just minor bruising. We ran to Clara.
        “Why are you guys helping her! I guess you are stupid enough and my suspicions were right. You know Percy, you could have saved her. Now there is no way.” Jaslynn says smiling as she fixes her father’s suit.
        “Then she will never leave my sight.” he says helping Clara stand up.
        “Here let me get her back to camp. I’ll fix up those cuts and you can finish up here.” I say taking Clara’s other arm and slowly lifting her up. She staggered around a little but got her ground eventually. We walked back to camp and sat on the door to the black pickup truck’s loading bed where I found a first aid kit. I bandaged up Clara’s arm.
        “Can you go put on your bikini top on so I can tend to your back?” I ask Clara.
        “Sure, one sec.” She replies as she stands up. Clara left to go do as she was told I heard another sharp scream and a shout from Jaslynn’s father. I hope Percy doesn’t get hurt. I don’t think we will have enough bandages to take care of another beating like the one Clara has. I see Percy running. Holy cow that guy’s fast! Surprisingly he wasn’t out of breath when he got here.
        “What happened out there!?!” I ask.
        “Well let’s just say that Jaslynn won’t have a fun time walking” He says smiling and making a fist. Clara comes back and I could have sworn Percy was about to faint.
        “Wow…” Percy says.
        “What?” Clara asks.
        “That guy did that much to you?” He says walking over to Clara and gently touched her bandaged up arm.
        “You have seen worse, and plus how did you escape without a scratch?” Clara says looking up and into Percy’s eyes.
        “Okay, Clara come here and turn around so I can finish up.” I say simply as I get out more gauze and start unraveling it.
        “Okay.” She replies walking over to the truck and sitting down.
        “You took it all but don’t worry. I meant what I said. You aren’t going out of my sight.” Percy says holding Clara’s hands.      “Nothing can touch you.”
        “What about at night? She knows where I live.” Clara says looking down at Percy, who was sitting on the soft green grass.
        “Even at night.” He replies with a seriousness in his face and in his voice.
        “Umm… Maybe I should stay with her. I have a phone and can call you if need be.” I say trying to help him. I know that he really likes Clara but still it’s a bit risky bringing a new boyfriend into her house. Mostly because it’s a guy and if people at our school found out, they would swallow Clara whole.
        “Alright well we better go soon.” Percy says holding the keys to the truck.
        “I agree.” I say, “Mostly because we need to stop at my house to get some stuff.”
        “You still live on Chestnut street right?” Percy asks as I pack up the first aid kit back into its original bright red and white packaging.
        “The one and only. In the white house.” I say snapping the button into place.
        “Alright! Clara help me out with the tent if you can.” Percy says walking over to the orange, nylon tent.
        “Yeah.” Clara says also walking over to the tent that has now been broken down to simple poles.
        “Be careful the bandage on your back might rip!” I say packing up the sleeping bags. They finish putting the poles into the package and then put it into the loading bed where we were sitting just 10 minutes ago. We closed all the doors and drove off. We arrived at my home and I walked inside. I saw my mom.
        “Hey, I’m going to Clara’s. I’ll be home tomorrow afternoon. See you!” I said running upstairs. I opened my closet and opened my backpack. I grabbed some clothes and my ipod then rushed out the door again. When I got to the truck Clara and Percy were laughing their heads off.
        “Hey! What you laughing at?” I ask casually.
        “Oh, just a funny thing Percy did on Minecraft.” Clara says innocently.
        “Lol. What did he do?” I ask.
        “Oh, I just  walked around with an invisibility potion and a wither head on. The best part was that I was holding a diamond hoe!” Percy says and we all burst out laughing. “That one got like 100,000 views on my channel.”

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Hey everyone! This was a really quick and sweet chapter! 2 nights up till 1:30 am
but totally worth it. This one was influenced by my guy so I hope Percy is a bit
better! Leave a comment on what you think! The next chapter (chapter 7) I think
you will learn more about Clara's life and how she feels about things.
Thanks for reading! Another notice will be posted when chapter 7 (Percy's point of view)
comes into play! Don't worry that one will be written much better and I think you
guys will get a feel on what Clara's is like now with her new BF. Thanks again!

               ~Aires9100