Enchanted Love

The laughter filled the whole village as Clara wanted to smash everyone around her.

“Dear, your innocence is as visible as your speech” the old man who has given them the place, spoke.

“By the way, we asked for the vehicle alone. Not driver too.” Clara snapped at her as everyone turned to see her in the most annoying state. The words were not pleasant. Clara won’t use such rude words except for Mira who just smirked at her in response.

“I asked the car to go. But it didnt starts” Mira countered back at Clara as Clara gaped at her. Between how can Clara be so stupid? But it should be her closure dialogue. Clara felt so stupid and couldn’t find anything to reply to her.

“Okay, driver, can you park the car sideways? It’s occupying the space here.” Alina can’t keep quiet when someone attacks Clara. Edward and Alex looked at both the girls who were not pleased to see Mira there. Mira glared at Alina for such words. But she can’t help it.

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“Should we stay here?” Mira gasped seeing the tiniest room ever.

“That uncle compelled us to stay for lunch. We can’t just refuse the offer, right?” Edward spoke. Alina glared at him as if she would beat him black and blue if he tries to talk to Mira again.

“Fine.” Mira stretched her legs as she sat there.

“Guess I got a sprain. I have never driven the car for such a long distance” she spoke as Alex sat there instantly to check her foot. It’s visibly swollen. Clara rolled her eyes.

“Why did you come, then?” Alex scolded Mira when he realised that its indeed swollen.

“To create a drama of course” Clara commented with a smile as Alina too joined the smile.

“Hey, if it’s a sprain for real, our Jason is specialised in breaking the legs” Clara vocalised as Jason widened his eyes.

“I mean, breaking the sprain” Clara poked her tongue.

“Alex, my concern for you can never get influenced by anything. I knew that I would get into a very humiliating situation here, but I couldn’t hold myself.” Mira spoke and tried to get up from her place but Alex made her sit again.

“Whatever happened, it was because of me. Why are you both annoyed with each other?” Alex spoke eyeing Clara and Mira. But neither of them acknowledged his words so he let the matter slide as he has so many things to handle now.

“Ice creams” everyone turned to see Edward who was standing there unaware of the heated argument between Alex, Clara and Mira.

“I have got many flavours” Edward added as he kept the chocolate cone towards Alina with a wink.

“But yeah, there was only one strawberry” Edward commented. Now Alex wanted to smash Edward for real. Strawberry is the single thing common between Clara and Mira just like how they like Alex.

“For me?” Mira exclaimed as Clara rolled her eyes. She doesn’t want to fight for everything for god’s sake. She stood up to leave the room.

“I guess you were right. We should have given him to those goons for free service.” Alex muttered to Alina while she laughed at his comment. Edward has no idea as to why he is talking rubbish.

“Where are you going? You don’t want?” Edward asked when Alex stood up to get out to get some fresh air. Alex just nodded his head neither positively nor negatively. He went out following Clara who was already out.

Edward gave the ice cream to Mira while she denied the offer and stood to follow them.

“Oh, seriously? How can both love the same thing again and again?” Edward asked when Alina told him about strawberries. Jason laughed at his words while Alina glared at him to stop his nonsense.

“Now, did they go to fight for this ice cream?” Edward gasped dramatically and now Alina too couldn’t control her laughter.

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Clara was staring at the tea shop where the small children are fighting for the extra last chocolate. It was fun to watch those kids playing and fighting for almost nothing.

“What happened? Why are you so tired?” A guy asked his friend as both sat there to have their tea in the shop. Clara too wondered seeing the tiredness of the first guy. He looked like he doesn’t sleep for several days.Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

“It’s the 8th month already. In just a few days, we will welcome our baby” the first guy beamed but the tiredness in his eyes overpowered the joy in his voice.

“It’s not you who is pregnant, it’s your wife, right?” The second guy joked as he laughed out loudly. Clara also giggled.

“These girls and their mood swings are known to the world. But those can never compete for the mood swings when they get pregnant” the first guy sighed tiredly.

“Did she ask for ice creams again in the night?” The second guy controlled his laughter while the first guy pouted.

“This time, she wanted to have strawberry flavour alone. And I couldn’t get it. We have only one ice cream shop in our area and that too is limited counts. I couldn’t get that flavour yesterday” the first guy really felt so sad as he couldn’t fulfil the desire of his wife.

Clara absentmindedly touched her belly. If it didnt happen, she would be on her due date by now. She is damn sure that if she demanded any rare fruit of a particular season too, Alex would make sure to buy that for her. The feeling made her sad. Her eyes lack tears to even produce. Her chest heaved with heaviness. She longed to torture Alex for silly things when that happens. But now, it will never be in her life.

Alex on the other hand too watched the scene and even noticed Clara touching her belly. His face switches to regret. He should not have let that happen. He should have saved his jaan and his baby.

Clara started tasting the ice cream as it melted down her throat. Thanks to Alina who brought it to her once Mira was not there. Clara can never show her annoyance with ice creams ever. It’s her therapy to get back to normal.

Alex could do nothing but look at her. She has changed a lot. She easily manages to hide her emotions just like that. Back then, her face pouts whenever something goes against her. Her pouting lips were the cutest part. But he misses those now. She never pouts cutely.

“He is angry with his wife, it seems. We should do something so that they patch up before they leave from here.” The old man spoke seriously to his servant maid. The way he spoke while looking at Mira is so obvious that he is talking about Alex and Mira. Clara crushed her ice cream rapper as she looked at all. Alex couldn’t exactly know why she was angry all of a sudden. He saw the direction of her eyes and found the old man talking to someone. But why is she angry?

He sighed tiredly and left the place as he has something already to do.

“Shall we lock them up in the storeroom of the shop?” The maid asked excitedly as if she is very excited to do anything.

“But we can’t compel them to go to the store room. I asked the boy to help me in cleaning that left side store. He has just gone there. You have to tell the girl that her husband asked her to come there” the old man seemed to be very talented in setting up any couple. Clara rolled her eyes at the dramatic scenes the old man scripted just now. But deep inside she wanted to smash this man for planning this. Moreover, it is Alex who failed to maintain a distance from the girl.

“Why should I even care?” Clara muttered but the maid already reached Mira to execute the plan. She wanted to shrug it off. But she found herself entering the good down instead. The old man locked the room thinking that it is Mira who went now.