Chapter 10: Unexpected

By the lunch time all women knew about Claire and Alex, thanks to Tess.

Claire decided to go to the town to pisk up some groceries. She needed to get away from all the questions and teasing at least for a while.

She walked from the store carrying bags and put them in the back of Drovers Ute. She had a funny feeling of somebody staring at her.

Claire turned around and saw Melinda. She was standing with her friend Samantha and they were talking quietly to each other, looking in Claires direction every now and than.

Claire felt uncomfortable. She knew what was this all about. Alex.

She put all things in the back of the Ute, wanting to go away from here as soon as possible.

Melinda looked at Claire with hate. She still clearly remembered last night.

"Whyre you doing this, Alex?"

"Im sorry, Melinda. It was mistake from the beginning. Im really sorry."

"Who is she?"

"What!"

"Dont lie to me, Alex. At least I deserve to know a true."

Melinda still remembered how he fell silent. It was all clear to her in a second.

"Its Claire. Isnt it?"

"Melinda..."

"Dont, Alex. Just, dont I dont wanna hear it."

Melinda stared at Claire. Samantha didnt liked the way Melinda looked at Claire.

When Claire got into Ute, Melinda said quietly:

"Ill kill her."

Samantha grabbed her wrist.

"Melinda, calm down! Its not Claires fault!", Samantha tried to reason her friend, but without success. Melinda sat in the car and started an engine.

Samantha rushed to get into passengers seat, but it was too late. Melinda already drove away.

"MELINDA, NOOO!", yelled Samantha. She put hands on head "OH, MY GOD! Oh, my God, I have to do something!", she looked around in panic and saw phone on the wall of the pub. Shaking like a leaf on the wind, Samantha ran toward it, with only one thought in her head.

'Alex. I need to warn Alex.'

Claire was driving back home. She opened window to let fresh air inside the car as she turned radio on.

Song "Make you mine' from "The Corrs" played from the radio.

Wandering, waiting for the day to fade away
So I can hold you
Once again and chase the fears away
Lie with me
Show me how you feel
I'm falling for you deeper everyday

But when the night turns over
I'll lie with you
When the morning wakes you
I'm there by you
When the daylight takes you
I'll miss you
'Til you come back home to me
When I can make you mine, oh mine ... oh yeah

Wanting you
Every waking moment I'm on fire I'm on fire / I'm on fire
Always needing you
I'm aching for you only, I'll never tire
Promise me
This is how we'll be
I'm falling deeper everyday

But when the night turns over
I lie with you
When the morning wakes you
I'm there by you
When the daylight takes you
I'll miss you
'Til you come back home to me
When you come back home to me

I'll break you
I'll chase you
You'll find that you can't stand to be away
not for a day not for a day
And when life defies you
I'll be the soul you'll never go astray
And you'll be mine, mine, mine, mine

Lie with me, loose reality
I'm falling deeper everyday
So when the night turns over
I'll lie with you
When the morning wakes you
I'm there for you
When the daylight takes you
I'll miss you
'Til you come back home to me
And I can make you mine
When the night turns over
I'll lie with you
When the morning wakes you
I'm there by you
When the daylight takes you
I'll miss you
'Til you come back home to me
And I can make you mine

Claire turned left on the road, smile breaking on her lips. She thought of Alex...she could still feel her lips burning from his kisses and her skin burning on every place that he caressed with his hands...

Suddenly, from nowhere, car showed up in front of her, breaking her out of her daydreaming. Claire agsped, hitting the breaks.

But, it was too late.

Drovers Ute crashed into the tree as the car dissapeared. Claire screamed and in next moment she felt her head falling on the steering wheel and she felt blood running down her cheek.

"Alex...", she whispered and than everything went black. She fell unconcious.

Ten steps away, Melinda stepped out of her car and smiled, looking at the smashed Drovers Ute.

"Goodbye, Claire McLeod", she said.