Enchanted Love

“Why did you bring her here?” Charolette yelled at Alina as she brought her inside the room.

“Who?” Alina asked, having no clue of what she was talking about.

“Your uncle and everyone here believes our culture is like God. And we all knew what Clara did? Your uncle is very upset with her decision to marry a guy of her choice. He vows not to see her face again during this birth” that was news to Alina. She gasped loudly as she looked at Clara and Alex standing there without any knowledge of this.

“But, aunty. We can’t decide people’s choices and fate. It’s their life. Her parents were very happy.” Alina tried to explain to her.

“Now they are happy but when these two get into a fight and don’t let God do this but what if they separate? All love marriages result like that only. Twenty year olds can’t decide for their future and that’s why they should respect their parents and accept their decision.” Now Alina gets tense. They came there to help Caroline break this marriage but here there is already a full story that is ready to attack them.

“But what if they succeed.?” Charolette blinked to absorb the question because she had never thought that there could be the other way around and that’s how their life travelled.

“Maybe your uncle and everyone else can have a little different view” Charolette voiced out sadly. It surely shows that she is not against such ideas but just follows them as she has no other way.

“Look at them, aunty. Clara and Alex are made for each other. You should watch how Alex takes care of her like a princess. You should see how Clara is living like a queen. What else do we want?” Alina knew that she would be beheaded for sure for this lie. But can she tell them that what they are thinking is true and they are separated now so that their thoughts can never change about love marriages and thus Caroline should suffer!

“But it’s a bad decision to bring Clara here. I don’t know what Nathan will do if he meets her with this guy” Charolette replied with a long sigh.

“Just make sure to tell them to behave properly till they stay here,” Charolette added and left the place.

“How can I expect them to behave properly when we can’t even expect them to talk properly?” Alina banged her head on the wall.

*****

The hall screams silence all over the corners except for the screeching sound from the left side where every head turned to see Jason who opened his Lays packet with his mouth and looked back at all with ‘what did I do?’ Look.

“It’s my decision. I know my daughter would be happy there. End of the conversation.” Nathan spoke a little harshly, eyeing everyone not to even breathe after he speaks.

“Uncle, sorry to interrupt. But it’s her life. Can you just give a little privilege to her to at least reject anyone if she doesn’t like it?” Alex was supposed to be away from his eyes but Alina seemed to come to the scene a little late and they met already and thanks to the stars the heated argument begins.

“I am sorry but Can you just keep the thought to yourself?” Nathan knew that he had to respect the guest but at the same time he would appreciate it if the guest knew the line of the boundary.

“Uncle, please calm down.” Clara came forward to talk to Nathan. He always adores Clara and loves her like his daughter. He knew that she took medicine only to fulfil her father’s dream and that’s what made her place so special in Nathan’s heart. He looked at her and couldn’t hold his hatred for so long. But still, he couldn’t love her like the same. Her single decision made his love fade away.

“Caroline, go and take a rest. Tomorrow you have to sit for the full day. The function will be very tiring.” Nathan didn’t even reply to Clara as he left the place.

“Is he angry with me?” Clara asked Alina.

“Did he come to know about our fight?” Clara gulped the pain.

“Is he angry because I am staying with my parents?” Clara seemed to not have the least idea of his anger.

“No,” Alina said, lowering her eyes.

“Alina, I have arranged rooms for you, Clara and another one for Alex’s dad and Jason. There were only three rooms. Will Alex’s dad stay with Jason in one room?” Charolette came and asked.

“We will adjust. Thanks, aunty.” Alina replied.

“Does she mean one room for us?” Alex asked when Clara too had the same look on her face.

“Can we go to the room and talk?” Alina grabbed them and went.

*****

“What?” Clara screamed as Alina sat over the bed all exhausted.

“Can you just pretend to be a happily married couple till everything here resolves? Maybe Caroline can have the chance to speak about her heart?” Alina asked as Clara glared at her friend for even lying in the first place.

“Are you married? And he is your husband?” Jason asked, gasping dramatically. Clara looked at him with no mood to explain anything.

“Do you have any problems with that?” Alex asked, standing tall before him.

“I didn’t expect that you would hide such things from me. I felt betrayed.” Jason spoke, trying to make her guilty. She should have told him at least that she is married. But she didn’t share anything with him.

“Do you love me?” Clara asked, startling everyone around her. That was not the answer to the question.

“No,” Jason replied instantly, glaring at Alex who is ready to murder him if he says positive answer.

“Then I don’t feel that it’s important news to share with you.” Clara shrugged off her shoulders. Still, she knew that she should have told him. But she can’t accept her mistake and say sorry for such things.

“So, as a friend, I have no importance in your life?” Jason seemed to extend this conversation. He wants to know if she even considers him as a friend or not.

“Don’t be a dramatic side hero. He is not my present and that’s what you have to know.” Clara pushed Jason aside and sat on the couch.

“Can we come to the exact problem now? Clara, will you be with Alex for the period we stay here?” Alina asked and now everyone turned back to serious mode.

“Caroline, let’s run away again. What do you say?” Clara asked straightly, showing her opinion about this drama.

“But I don’t love anyone. Who will I marry?” Caroline asked, pouting a bit?

“If that’s the case, I have few friends in the hospital.” Clara couldn’t think anything straight.

“You knew me only. Are you talking about me?” Jason asked, gasping loudly.

“Even her grandma is not happy with her being with this cartoon.” Alex scoffed at them.

“Don’t be offended, but I can’t marry him” Caroline kept a simple reaction not to show her annoyance.

“Why? I am a doctor!” Jason is now in full mode to prove that he is better than anyone in this room.

“I can cook. I can even share my bank statement. You will surely regret saying this.” Jason replied with a pout.

“No one would love you for your bank statement.” Alex controlled his giggle when Caroline rejected him. Even Edward joined him and started laughing at Jason.

“Can we talk seriously now?” Alina wants to smash everyone there but unfortunately, she can’t do that. She grits her teeth and looks at her insane friend who just started this word war.

“I can’t live here with this man in this room” Clara declared.

“Yeah, I can’t. That too after what she did with me that day. How can you leave me alone with her?” Alex asked, showing his most innocent look ever. Clara rolled her eyes at him.

“Even you all don’t know what she tried to do in her home with me in her room?” He added as everyone looked all annoyed with his words now. No one would believe such lies for sure.

“Guys, we have to at least show them that love marriages can be successful if God wishes for it. It’s not in their hands but with God only. They are too backward and practice these traditions without even knowing anything properly.” Alina said in one go and sat there all exhausted. She can’t explain more than this.

“If you can’t do this, please leave. At least I can hide this truth and tell them that you both had to leave. But you can’t stay here fighting with each other.” Alina told them and left the room.

“Do you want to be a referee to their fights?” Alina asked Edward who seemed to stand beside Alex to help him. He nodes negatively.

“Then come” she grabbed him with her eyeing Jason to leave the place. Caroline left the room way before Jason could get another chance to ask her why she rejected him.

*****

“I can adjust” Alex was the first to break the silence after a long pause

“But I can’t tolerate your presence around me.” Her words were very harsh and rude. The moment she looked at his eyes, she regretted using those for him. He was deeply hurt and his eyes teared up instantly. But will it be equal to that pain which he gave her?

“You can leave, then.” He replied plainly as he unpacked his bag to set the room for him.

“That was very easy for you to say always” she just gets hysterical whenever he asks her to leave. How can it be so easy for him to say?

“Listen, if you can’t tolerate it, the door is there. I am not in the mood to pick a new fight with you” Alex doesn’t want to be rude but her words and actions made her insane.

Clara took her bag and left the room as if she was sure of her decision. She threw the medicines over the bed before leaving.

“This is antibiotics. You have to take it for five days. Or else your stomach would be upset again.” She replied to his questioning stare. Alex took those silently and stuffed them inside his pocket without even thanking her.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!