Omg! Was that the worse cliffhanger or what? Ha okay. Here's Part 2 to Unfortunate Turn of Events.
Chapter 13
Eli's POV
I held on to Clare for dare life. How could she ever think I didn't love her. If I would have known she would have reacted like this I would have told her. I would have told her everything. Tears were falling fighting against me. I wanted to die. This hurt, I thought I felt the worse pain possible after I heard what Fitz did to her, but no this was much worse. This was worse than what happened to Julia. Who the hell was I fooling? Julia didn't measure up to what just happened, Clare was my heart beat. I felt my tears drop on my hand while I held her so tight. I looked down and saw her crying silently in my arms as I sat on the floor. I wanted to slap her for even thinking I didn't love her back. I gave her the wrong impression with my words and if I knew she would have took it that way I would have never said anything like that. I wasn't crying like her. She was hurt. I saw it in her face, I was waiting for her to start back up a long time ago. I wanted her to let it out and it was about time that she did but I knew apart of the reason that she was crying was because of me.
" Clare?" She looked up at me and that's all I needed. "I do love you knay. I love you more than anyone I have ever loved. I said what I said because…..," I took a pause thinking about what I was about to say and whether I should but the truth always came out with her. "Because I didn't want to allow you telling me you love me to influence the decisions I make. You see I have loved you for a long time and when out anniversary came I planned on making it the best day ever." I looked away from her. "Then Fitz happened and I lost it. I wanted to murder him and as incapable as I may seem I really wanted to. I still do. I don't know what I am going to do about it yet but I know that you gave me hope to be the perfect guy for you…. But then you just said you loved me and I lost it. I was finally getting to hear what I always wanted to hear come out of those beautiful lips that I get to kiss." I looked down at her and brushed her lips with my thumb. "But not in the way I wanted it to happen. This was not how I wanted to here I love you. I was suppose to be special and I didn't want to tell you until you were happy. Clare I do love you and it hurts when you would think that I could not. You are my heartbeat so don't you dare…" I felt more tears drop from my eyes. "Don't you dare ever try to take yourself away from me. I wouldn't be able to go on." I didn't take my eyes off of her. I couldn't say anymore. I left it like that. I held her tight and picked her up in my arms to carry her to her bed. As I walked up the stairs I relived the horrible sight I almost didn't stop.
"I can…" I was choking on my tears. " I can handle being…beaten and raped and have you to help me through it… but…But as you can see . I have no one. My mother never showed up or even called me to see how… I am doing. Neither… did my father. I can't… take the pain you cause me." She cried louder. "I know you don't love me now but I have to leave if you cant return my love. Your all I have left and now you don't have to worry, you can be happy." I heard him say
"What are you talking about Clare? I am…" She pulled the knife out of the draw and into plain sight. Then she pulled it up and out in front of her and with full force brought it towards herself. I didn't know what I was doing but I just didn't freeze up or anything. My body moved itself without my help. Before I knew it I was holding her hand that had the knife in it. She struggled against me so that she could finish what she started but I wasn't having it. Not then not now. I squeezed her wrist to the point that it hurt her badly. I didn't want to but I had a choice to make. It was either watch her stab herself and possibly die or save her with minimal injuries. It was quite obvious what I chose to do.
I winced thinking about. Just then I reached her room and I looked down to see that she had fallen asleep in my arms. After all she was my angel. I wouldn't let anything happen to her and that was my word. I loved her way too much. I set her down on the bed and covered her with the sheets. As I turned around to walk away I felt her grab my arm. I looked at her.
"Eli come sleep with me please, maybe I won't have any nightmares." Her eyes were piercing into mines and I couldn't dare say no to her. Plus I was beyond tired my damn self. I crawled into the bed next to her and held her while she faced me. I saw her close her eyes and it seemed as though she started to get ready for a deep slumber. She then turned around. I was ready to ease into sleep myself until she said.
"Oh yea, Eli?" I smiled at hearing her call my name.
"Yea Blue Eyes?" I looked at the back of her head which looked just as beautiful as the rest of her.
"I love you too!" I smiled and then said
" I know." I snuggled closer to her and fell into a deep slumber.