Forgotten Love chapter 2
Eli's POV
.I was going to meet an old friend of mine, the lovely Clare Edwards. The receptionist lady called her and Clare told her to send me down. I walked down the hallway a bit nervous to see her, when I walked in the office I saw her, it has been six years and she still looked beautiful, maybe even more. Her curls looked more bouncy; she still had big beautiful baby blue eyes. Her hair looked redder and brought out the color of her porcelain skin. When she saw me I could have sworn her mouth dropped with complete shock.
"What are you doing here?" She gasped. Her voice was out of breath.
"I just wanted to talk with an old friend" I replied calmly. She stood up and brushed herself off then said "Eli we are not friends"
My smirk turned into a frown. She noticed then said "But I can make an exception. Please come and sit"
I walked over to the chair in front of her desk, "So what brings you here to my office?" She asked.
I could still tell she was not over the initial shock. "I wanted to tell you something"
Clare's POV
I let Eli sit down in in front of my desk then I asked him what he was doing here and he told me he wanted to tell me something. The last time he told me he wanted to tell me something, he broke my heart and left me on my graduation day, so this must be some bad new after six years. I was really afraid of what he wanted, and yet I still wasn't over the shock of him being in my office, after six freaking long years.
"Is it big news, or bad news?" I asked bracing myself for the worst. He gave me a worried look then replied "Well it's a little bit of both, but I don't want to talk it about it right now, I want to catch up with you" I was a bit scared when he said it was both news. All I could think about was the bad news.
"Okay, what do you do for a living?" I asked. He smiled then replied "I'm actually working as a play writer, my boss switched me to this building" I couldn't believe this, my ex, the man I still love, yet hate him will be working with me, every day.
"Is that the news you wanted to tell me?" My shock had gone down a little bit, now I'm just angry, but I tried not to show it. "No there's one more thing I wanted to tell you"
"Well I'm listening, any time you're ready" He smiled nervously, that made me nervous. He looked down at the floor and then at his hands, he then looked up at me and said "I'm engaged!"
I shot up out of my seat and said "Shut up, really whose the lucky girl?" I tried my best to sound happy as possible, but in the inside my heart sunk in so deep I felt like it was shattered away. I started to feel light headed; I tried not to let it bother me. I walked over to him and gave him a hug, he hugged back then said "Yeah, I'm getting married in two months"
I put on the biggest smile possible and said "How is it that you are getting married and I'm still single?"
He smiled then replied "I guess your true love hasn't come along yet?"
"So who is the luck girl?"
He dug in his back pocket and pulled out his black berry and searched through it and then showed me the screen, it was a long haired dark blonde girl with the prettiest hazel eyes ever, she and Eli were sitting, and she was on his lap.
"Wow Eli I'm really happy for you, she is a really lucky girl" I wanted to cry so bad, I could feel my eyes start to burn; the tears were welding and were threating to fall down my cheeks. He held both of my eyes then said "But Clare, you will always be my first love, and nothing can change that" He had the most sincere green eyes that I have ever seen, that are one of the reasons why I fell for him.
"Clare I have moved on, and I hope you di too, that's why I'm inviting you to the wedding." When he said all those words in one sentence, I couldn't take it all anymore. I simply said "I have to go to the bathroom" My eyes were already starting trickle a tear down, I walked out the room and went ot the bathroom, and locked the door. I couldn't handle anything right now.
I was in the bathroom for a good five minutes until a friend of mine I work with named Carey knocked on the door. I wet my face and fixed my make up, and then I let her in. She walked in and was shocked when she saw my face. "Clare, what's wrong?"
I got a tissue and blew my nose, "The man in my office right now, he is my ex. He broke up with me on my graduation night. Now out of nowhere, he shows up and tells me he's engaged."
Carey gave me a sympathetic look then asked "Do you still love him?"
I laughed bitterly then replied "He was my first and only love" She came over and gave me a hug then said "Clare, everything happens for a reason, if the universe doesn't want you and that guy together, then it's not meant to be and you will find another guy better than him" I smiled then she said "Come on before our boss fires us for having 'social time'"
I laughed a little then we both walked out together. I went back to my office and when I arrived Eli was nowhere to be found. I went to go sit at my desk and that's when I saw a letter on my desk and it said To: Clare Edwards.2005
I opened the letter and there it said.
Dear, Clare
If you are reading this, I might have already broken up with you. I'm truly sorry I did that to you.
I'm sorry for my actions. It's just, I know unhappy when I'm gone and you need someone who can be there for you always. Clare Edwards I really love you, I truly do, and that's why I had to do this. I know I hurt you and I'm hurting myself also, but it's for the best. You deserve someone so much better than me and I don't deserve someone a little part of you. I'm sorry that it had to end this way and I hope to see you in the future, I can meet your husband and kids. Trust me you are so much better without me and I know you will have a wonderful life.
6:45 AM 5/26/05 (Clare's Graduation)
Love, Elijah Goldsworthy
When I finished reading the letter I broke into non-stop tears. I got a fax come in. It said Sorry Clare I had to leave without word. I hope you read my letter to you, I meant to give it to you that night, but never got the chance. I hope we can meet for dinner and hopefully talk about everything.
Eli G
PS. It will be at the Old Italian restaurant at seven PM.
Authors Note: I hope you guys liked the chapter, it was fun writing. Please read and review! It's so important to me that I get reviews, I love them to death =)
Hope M
