Enchanted Love

“My dear. How are you?” Clara felt her whole body stiffen hearing his voice after a long time. She pretends to write something over her file just to avoid any eye contact with him.

“You look so thin. Are you not taking care of your health?” He asked again with his trembling voice. But she didn’t lift her face to look at him as she started scribbling more.

“You and Alex decided to part your ways. But I don’t remember breaking my relationship with you. I am still your dad and will always be there for you, dear” his words broke all silence as she cursed herself in his arms hugging him tightly as her tears started flowing like a river.

“I was scared, what if you are also angry with me?” Clara voiced out in between her tears.

“Stop crying” Frank patted her shoulders.

“I am not the reason for your situation. I didn’t do anything” Clara mumbled.

“Now tell me, why are you so thin? And where are your chubby cheeks?” Frank asked as he pinched her cheeks making her giggle.

“I am fine” she answered him as she wiped her tears.

“I want him to walk as soon as possible. So can you stop this emotional drama?” Alex asked as he sat across them with a frown. He didn’t like how Frank was always taking her side as always.

“Mr Smith. I don’t want the audience here. Can you get out?” Clara asked, crossing her arms.

“I won’t go till you have a mood” he voiced out without any delay as Frank coughed suddenly and Clara widened her eyes.

“I mean to treat me,” Alex added casually.

“Whatever” Clara turned to Frank and started talking to him. Both involved in the conversation very easily making Alex so annoyed.

After having a comforting conversation, Clara started her treatment which obviously hurt Frank.

“Are you sure that you know this?” Alex asked, bewildered by the way Frank screamed out of pain.

“Don’t try to teach me. And one more word, it will be more painful in your treatment” Clara pointed her finger towards him as Alex was baffled by her threatening words. Is it the same cute and bubbly Clara he knew?

“Dad, is this much you can do?” Clara asked, disappointed.

“Miss Taylor, he is not your dad. Don’t try to build any relationship” Alex grabbed her by her wrist. Frank sighed tiredly and looked at the window so as not to interfere with them.

Clara tightly clutched his hand and freed herself.

“Relax Mr Smith. I am not building any relationship with you. I like only handsome and worthy guys like Frank Smith. So you are safe on that ground.” Clara scoffed at him as Frank burst out laughing, making Alex mad all again. She and her comments are always sarcastic and it’s not doing good with him.

“Poor guy. You are not her standards. Can you leave us alone?” Frank asked with a smirk.

“Of course for the treatment” Frank added and laughed out loudly and Clara too joined him. It’s been a long time since she laughed like this. She did right by taking this job. Her heart was freed of guilt and she felt so light talking with Frank.

*****

“I know you are desperate to know everything. But can’t you see that my husband is stuck inside?” Alina yelled at Jason who came there early in the morning to know the remaining story of Clara and about her lover.

“I know that it is not the right situation. But today I have taken two hours’ permission. It’s not easy to take even one-minute permission in our hospital” Jason spoke with a pout.

“Ani. Who is that? Why is he desperate? And and. Why is one minute not enough? Two hours? What are you planning?” Edward panicked hearing their talks? But Alina and Jason are in no mood to reply to him as they start their quarrel again.

“Listen, Alina. Let’s get your husband out after some time. Please” Jason begged as he has no time he has some important patients to attend to after 10.

“How dare you? My love won’t listen to you” Edward yelled from inside when he heard Jason’s words.

“Edward. Relax. Are you okay?” Alina asked him to calm down for a bit.

“If you are fine, shall I open the door after a while?” Alina asked as she saw Jason’s begging face.

“Alina? What happened? Did you take our fight seriously? Did you already choose someone to move on” Edward asked, perplexed by her words?

“Edward. It’s not the time for a joke. Just sleep for some time till I talk with Jason.” Alina spoke in irritation.

“Joke? Is this a joke for you? Am I a joke?” Edward asked but got no reply from outside as he concluded that she must have left already.

“That’s ridiculous. Jason, I will kill you” Edward yelled and punched the door.

“And I will kill you Alex” he shouted in frustration as Alex was the one to lock him inside the room.

****

“Don’t irritate me, Smith. Do it properly” Clara yelled as she grabbed Alex’s hand to help him with stretching.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

“Yesterday, you were shouting my name. Now it’s Smith again?” Alex asked following her instructions.

“Don’t give importance to yourself. I don’t give a f***” she replied, making his jaw drop to the floor. Clara is known for her soft words and she never uses those words which we can’t even say in front of strangers.

“Miss Taylor. Don’t show your foul mood in my treatment. It’s painful.” Alex yelled when she grabbed his hand suddenly making him wince in pain.

“If you are around, my mood can’t be any better,” Clara replied.

“Accept it that even if I am not around, you are always this boring and irritated always,” Alex added as he rolled his eyes.

Both were distracted by a phone call.

Alex couldn’t even keep the receiver in his ear as the person was bashing him with whatever words he knew.

“Edward. Relax. I have kept the key in your dining room. Ask Alina to help” Alex replied nonchalantly.

“Okay fine. We have kept a party as we have patched up after the fight” Alina shouted once she opened the door making Alex roll his eyes. If they have to keep party for patching up every time, a whole year can’t be sufficient.

“Party? Wow. I will be there early” Clara exclaimed. Alex rolled his eyes at her words. When did she start liking parties and all? Clara never liked being in the crowd.

“Of course, I have a pair to come with” Her words made him snap and turn to her side. Of course, he is jealous. Jealous that she has moved on easily. Jealous that she forgot everything about them. Jealous that nothing matters to her anymore. Jealous that he is still stuck in the past.

After the talk, Clara pulled Alex, making him widen his eyes.

“My Life is super exciting after you left me. So don’t ever think that your presence or anything related to you matters to me anymore. Grow up a move on” Clara whispered but Alex is all lost in her emerald eyes. He can sense her colourless stares. He can finally see how much she was affected.

He gently pulled her more to his side by her waist.

“Why can’t I hear anything as I am busy seeing how much you are struggling?” Alex asked seriously. He doesn’t want to show anything. But he doesn’t like the way she is showing off her happiness.

“I think, not only your neck is hurt with the fall but your brain vein is also affected.” Clara giggled.

******

“He is here for Clara ” Alina yelled as a result when Edward is hell-bent on throwing Jason out of the house.

“And by the way, your fate is very poor. You have to bear me till you die” Alina added all frustrated as Jason burst out laughing. Edward hugged her as he smiled in relief.

“So?” Jason asked, breaking their little moment. It’s already 1/2 an hour wasted in his 2 hours.

“After engagement what happened?” Jason asked, sitting over the couch.

“I don’t think we have to tell everything to him. It’s Clara’s choice to decide whether to tell him or not.” Edward told Alina expressing his opinion.

“If she is not working under him, I would never involve Jason in this” Alina expressed her fear. Jason widened his eyes as he had no idea that he is the same man with whom she had a past. Even in the morning, Jason noticed how Alex was clutching his glass when he noticed Clara with him. Now he can finally connect the dots.

“After engagement” Alina dived into the past, recalling their old happy days. She still can’t overcome such happiness in her life.