Enchanted Love

Clara looked at him with accusing eyes. Alex blinked to absorb her words. He wanted to ask many things and say many things.

“I don’t want to fight with you and cry again. Please leave me alone” Clara turned and started walking towards her room. Alex grabbed her immediately.

He cupped her cheeks and looked at her pink face. She lost some weight in just two days and her magical charms are all lost. He doesn’t know what exactly hurt her but he felt sad as he knew that it was because of him.

“Just talk it out. Don’t go” Alex wanted to clear everything. But seeing him, she knew that she would just bash at him and make things even more worse. She wants to talk it out when she is calm.

Before she could reply or he could hug her even more, a sudden force made them jerk from their position. Alex looked at his side to see who the hell pushed him away from Clara?

“Who are you? How dare you misbehave with Clara?” Eve asked, pushing Alex away from her. Clara was perplexed by the way Eve acted. Who is he to interfere in the first place?

“Eve, what are you doing?” Clara asked instantly, not able to find any reason for his outburst.

“It’s been a while since I joined your class. Knowing that you know my name, makes me happy” Eve voiced out with a shy smile. Alex fisted his hand seeing how openly he is flirting with his wife and that too in front of him.

“You don’t have any friends besides Alina. So I thought I could help you if someone disturbs you” he added, still with a smile on his lips.

“And what made you think that I am not capable of myself?” Clara asked, fully pissed off at Eve’s mentality. Eve felt too intimidated by her attitude and words. Did he think of her like this? Not at all. He thought she is one girl with full traditional values and would shy away if any guy approaches her.

“I am sorry if you are offended.” Eve surrendered instantly.

“Apology accepted,” Clara replied.

“By the way, shall we go for dinner? I mean, I have a reservation at a nearby restaurant. If you don’t mind, you can join me.” Eve forgot about Alex who was watching them with wide eyes. Eve just wanted to ask her instantly when he had time. He doesn’t want to regret it later. He likes Clara from day one.

“Are you asking for a date?” Clara asked directly when Eve couldn’t form correct words to pronounce. He was startled by her direct question. But he doesn’t want this to get away. So he nods positively with a smile. Alex looked at both fisting his hands. He is ready to pull Eve’s collar anytime. He just waited for Clara’s reaction.

“Okay. Sharp 7,” Clara replied, making Alex open his mouth wider. Did their fight go overboard? Does she want to move on already? Alex went blank for a moment and he failed to notice her smirk.Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

“Jaan?” Alex called her gently, unable to digest her words.

“But, Eve, I have a small problem in that,” Clara added, scratching her forehead apologetically.

“I don’t care as long as you agree to come for a date.” Eve us quick to reply

“It’s just, I am married already.” She replied with a naughty smile. Alex sighed in relief and smiled seeing Clara back to her sassy mode.

“Don’t worry. It’s only once.” Clara added with a smile. Alina came there to check on them and began laughing hearing their conversation.

“I am sorry, I didn’t know that. I was just. Whatever. I didn’t mean to demean you or to disturb you in any way. Please, don’t mistake me. I will never disturb you again.” Eve panicked as he mumbled all those genuinely. He doesn’t want her to misunderstand his intentions. He left the place immediately realising his foolish mistake. Even he is clear that the person meeting her would be her husband.

Clara left the place not wanting to talk about anything. Alina sighed tiredly.

“She is angry with me,” Alex muttered sadly.

“Don’t worry, she will come around.” Alina gave enough support to him.

****

Just like that, two days went by in a blink. Edward too joined them after setting everything in their office. Clara made herself so busy that she had no time to even glance at Alex. Alex badly wanted to communicate with her to sort it out.

“Have coffee” Alina sat beside Alex with two mugs of coffee.

“Did you two have sorted it out?” Alina asked, well aware of his answer.

“I don’t even know what made her so angry?” Alex replied, sipping his coffee.

“I know that I have hurt her whenever I was angry and even my little teasing in front of Mira made her insane.” Alex could sense these reasons already with his conversation that day with her.

“That’s the problem that you guys only see what is in front of you. You can never see those which are hidden.” Alina sighed tiredly as Alex stood there clueless.

“Can you not beat around the bush and say to me clearly?” Alex asked.

“Alex, the main thing is, you guys don’t communicate the main things with each other. You should talk it out whenever you don’t agree with her. Talk and clear things with her. If you just let the small arguments go with your instant gesture, how can you understand her feelings? You are too sweet and that’s why she always tries to compromise on her discomfort. So you have to try to see what she wants” Alina explains in one go while sipping her coffee. Alex stood there shocked. He didn’t have this view till now. His sweet gestures made her compromise on many things? How can he not notice those things?

“She is not an easy-going girl. She is not a fun-loving person. She is extremely different from you and she is very sensitive. In short, she is not Mira.” Alina added sadly. Alex realised how he wanted her to be like that person who she is not.

****

“Edward, I don’t know. I don’t have any idea as to why I am angry? I just want to be alone” Clara buried her face in her palm.

“Relax. We, men, have six senses but we are not like you guys, who notice almost everything. You, girls, can easily notice our worries and even give solutions. But we can’t understand even if you tell us what the problem is. So how can we understand if you don’t tell us?” Edward asked, coming to the point already. Alina shared everything with him.

“Listen, Clara. Alex is not any superhero from any film. He can’t read your mind or notice your hidden pain. So always vocalise everything you feel” Edward advised her like a big brother keeping his hand over her head.

“He loves you a lot. So he will understand. Just open up and be yourself whenever you are with him. Don’t mask your feelings.” Edward added as she nodded positively. She knew that it was all because of her only.

Everything started when she started comparing herself with Mira and started changing herself. Now when she couldn’t accept her changes, she started blaming him for those things which he had no idea about.