little lies (an e.d. fanfiction)

✭ chapter 50

song for chapter: robbers by the 1975 + play on repeat!!

claire's pov

-thursday afternoon-

i take a sip of my iced caramel macchiato while sitting with ethan, grayson, and jade at our nearby starbucks.

i was still a little tired when i came home from my second practice this week, but i told ethan in first period this morning that i wanted us four to hang out this afternoon.

so here we are, sipping on five dollar coffee and looking at each other, waiting for someone to bring up the topic that's been on all of our minds.

at the beginning of the week, the day liz got asked to prom by carter, the first thing i did after coming home that day was tell jade.

jade was already a bit skeptical of going in the first place, but once i had told her that the girl who despises me the most is going to be there she instantly freaked out even more.

ethan had left me a ton of messages after finding out the news from someone else later on during the school day.

i didn't bother to answer because i didn't know if i could handle talking to ethan about it. i didn't want him to freak out about my feelings about it all and how the whole thing is having a toll on me.

i was afraid that if i texted back i'd say something in the heat of the moment that would make him tell me it's not a good idea for both jade and i to come.

the next day at school, i told ethan in first period how i saw everything go down. he told me he had heard about the tragic news on a few people's snapchat stories.

i knew that he knew that it was bothering me. i mean, how could it not?

even jade told grayson that she couldn't help but feel threatened. i didn't want jade to worry too much, therefore i decided it would be good for not only her but for all four of us to sit down and talk.

i place my venti cup back down onto the table and clear my throat, "do you guys know carter?" i say while looking at the two twin boys sitting in front of me.

i see grayson knit his eyebrows together next to ethan who showed a bit of confusion on his face as well.

the question seemed to have taken everyone off guard because we were never on the topic of liz and carter, although it was highly anticipated to be talked about.

"i know him," ethan speaks up, "but we're not friends."

i look at grayson who shrugs his shoulders, "i mean, i have a class with him but we don't talk."

i nod my head, not really seeming surprised about the fact that the both of the boys aren't friends with him.

lily had given me some back story on the boy before cheer practice on tuesday. apparently carter is well known, but not in a good way.

he's a stuck up baseball player who's done nothing but spread rumors about any fucking person who breathes.

he's immature, annoying, and has hopped through countless friend groups because of the amount of times he's been dropped.

i nod my head in response to their words as jade remains silent next to me.

"why do you ask?" grayson says, curious as to why i even brought the topic up in the first place.

"i just didn't want him to be talking and hanging around you guys at prom or him even having a chance of going to the after party," i explain, "because, you know..." i say for them to put the pieces together.