ENJOY 3
I breathed heavily and awoke from my nightmare. I moved my shirt up and down for air. I looked at my alarm clock and it read two thirty. It was only two in the morning…ugh. This is it, I am going to Clare…no matter what she says. I need to ask if she still loves me…
CLARE'S PROSPECIVE
I was sound asleep in my bed, after crying again when I heard a familiar tap on my window. I closed my eyes and hoped it was a bad dream. Then, the light tapping continued. I looked at my clock and saw that it was only two fifty in the morning. Who the heck was taping on my window? I had my blinds closed so I took a baseball from the corner of my room and walk towards the door. I gently opened the door and jumped to see Eli standing on my balcony. "Whoa! Don't hurt me…please!" I laughed and put the bat down. "Eli…why are you here?" Honestly, it felt good to see his face just that one last time, if it was the last time. He studdered and said, "I don't know Clare. I mean I do know, but I just I don't know how to say it to you." I sighed and said, "It is almost three in the morning and you are on my balcony, obviously there is something you had to say couldn't wait." He shoved his hands in his pockets and said, "Clare, I have gone completely insane without you. I can't think straight, without you. It's like living in a lifeless world. I don't feel like I am living without you. I haven't slept well since you left. The feeling of not waking up by your side kills me a little more as each second goes by. When, when you left me that note, by heart broke in half. I thought that when I got home from the hospital I would rush to find you and get you back. But, that note stopped me. And…and I didn't know what to do. Clare, I love you. I can't get you off my mind, I need you back. That's why I am here standing on your balcony at three in the morning." I wiped the tears from my eyes and sighed, "I didn't know I meant that much to you…" I couldn't find the words to say. I was speechless about what Eli just told me…
"Clare, that's the point! You are me! You took half of me when you left me that day one month ago. I love you Clare, and I want to know if you love me back? Because, I can't stand not being with you…it hurts to much…" He placed his hands on my shoulder and looked me in the eyes. I pulled away and said, "Eli, I want you to be the guy that I know and love to death." He said, "I want to be him! I will be him, I love you Clare. Do you understand that? I can't live without you…I love you too much! How many times do I have to say it Clare, for you to believe me?" I sighed and smirked, "I think you said it enough times, I love you too Eli." I leaned in and kissed Eli. When his lips brushed up against mine, it felt like fireworks were going off. I pulled away and he breathed out, "I love you Clare Edwards. Will you accept this ring?" He was down on one knee. The wind picked up and I saw his green eyes sparkle in my vision. He held out the same ring he placed on my finger at prom. I held out my hand, "Yes, Eli. Can I take this ring back?" He placed it on my finger and said, "It's all yours." He stood up and opened his arms. I wrapped my arms around his waist and I felt as is a giant stone had been lifted off my chest. We stayed there, hugging. I didn't want this to end, I wanted to stand here forever. To smell his hair, to feel his touch, to be around him, made me feel one hundred percent better.
Eli kissed me one more time and said, "I guess I will come by in the morning?" I smiled, "How about I will have my mom drop me off at your house with my stuff. And, we could tell her and my dad that we are getting married soon…" He cupped my face and kissed me and I felt his smirk form, "Sure…I love you Clare." Eli started climbing down my balcony and I said, "Ya know Eli, I felt the same way without you…" He smirked and grabbed his keys, "I know you did, blue eyes…" My prince charming, the one I know and love, was back…
When I woke up in the morning, I finally felt like one. I was bright and happy, I felt full of energy. I walked downstairs, "Morning Mom!" I said as she made pancakes. "Hey Clare what has gotten into you?" I raised my right eyebrow and said, "Eli and I are back together…" She smiled and said, "Thank god! It took you two long enough! You were all gloomy and upset all the time. It upsets me to see you like that honey." I wrapped my arms around my mom and said, "Thanks mom, I love you." I then continued, "Mom, I have to tell you something…" When I was about to tell her my cell phone rung, it was a text from Eli. It read:
"Hey Clare,
I am so glad we are back together. I feel so much better this morning. Everything feels so bright and colorful and I have a weird feeling in the pit of my stomach. Please don't tell your mom about us getting married yet, I want us to tell her, together…I love you Clare. See you soon."
I closed my phone and my mother interrupted, "Yes Clare? For the twentieth time Clare, tell me!" I looked up and said, "I am moving back in with Eli." Her jaw was back to normal and she said, "Oh, oh sweat heart. I can't tell you what to do anymore, but this boy. Eli, I know he won't break your heart. He is too nice of a person to do that, so I don't have to be worried. My baby is really grown up…" She pulled me in for a hug and I cried, "I love you too ma." I went upstairs and packed my bags. I was leaving my house, but I was leaving on a good note…
I looked down at my ring as I swung myself back and forth on the swing in the park near my house. Wow, so one day I am alone and frightened, and the next thing I know I going back to man I loved. He loves me, and I love him, and when times get rough I need to keep reminding myself how much I love him. Without Eli, I don't know where I would be. I would be what I was for the past month. I was un happy, and miserable. It was one of the worst month of my life. I would never wish the feeling I had for the past month on my worst enemy. I looked up at the sky and breathed in the fresh air… "Ah…" I sighed out and looked at my phone. Eli would be here soon...I feel like I am waiting to go on a first date with him.
I saw Eli approach me and he whispered in my ear, "Clare…I missed you too much." I smiled and he sat down in the swing next to me. "I think this was the worst month of my life…" I told Eli continuing, "I just, I didn't know what to do. You weren't contacting me, so I thought that it was really it…Even though I prayed almost every night when I cried myself to sleep that you would call me and take me back. But, when I saw you on my balcony last night…I am speechless." He smiled and said, "This is why I don't get girls. I mean you left me a letter telling me to leave you alone and then I just assumed you wanted time to think and then when you were ready you'd eventually come back to me…" I stood up and faced him, "Oh really…" He placed his hands on my waist and said, "I knew you couldn't last more than a month without me…" He looked up at me and his face got closer, and he kissed me. His gentle touch was one of the things I missed… He smirked and said, "I want to make a promise to you…" Eli joined hands with mine and we started walking. "Don't make a promise you can't keep…" I said teasing him.
Eli smiled at me and he whispered, "I Eli Goldsworthy, promise to love you forever and ever until I die." I smiled and looked into his green eyes. I got lost in his eyes… "I Clare Goldsworthy promise to love you forever and ever until I die." He smiled at me and kissed me passionately. It felt weird saying his last name, as my last name. But, that's how it was going to be, Eli belongs in my future…
AW SOUNDS LIKE A HAPPY ENDING DOESN'T IT? …
WELL DON'T GET USED TO IT! I GOT SOME GREAT INTENSE CLIFFHANGERS COMING UP NEXT WEEK!
I KNOW, THIS CHAPTER WAS LONGER THAN USUAL, BECAUSE I FELT BAD THE LAST ONE WAS SO SHORT! I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT!
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PREVIEW TO NEXT CHAPTER:
ELI SAY'S TO CLARE:
"He isn't ruining our lives. Clare, you have to trust me and believe in me. I am your soon to be husband. We have to learn to trust and share everything with each other. Are you ready for this commitment?"
IS CLARE REALLY READY TO MARRY ELI? IS SHE READY TO MARRY THE MAN OF HER DREAMS?
FIND OUT IN THE NEXT CHAPTER!
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-Cliffhanger Girl
P.S. Next week will be really emotional…I cried as I wrote it.