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ELEANOR

It was perfect weather today, not too hot or too cold and the occasional blow of the wind against my face should've felt just right. I should be basking in it since it doesn't happen very often, but I couldn't stop the uneasy feeling building up in my chest as I watched Clara walk away. Something about her made the warm nice weather feel like it was choking the air out of me. It is safe to say I knew Clara well enough and at the moment, I was almost certain that she was keeping something away from me and I just couldn't understand why she would. She's also been acting strangely since the incident yesterday, so there was that too.

The Clara from my childhood would scream at the sight of impending danger, making sure I never got myself in trouble either, and I wouldn't say she was pushing me into it at the moment because I was determined to do it with or without support, but her immediate agreement left me on edge and it was owing to the fact that her eyes seemed to be begging m