Eli And Clare Novels & Stories

I force my eyes back to my own food and finish in record time. My phone buzzes from my bag. Both our heads snap toward the sound. “That’ll be your husband,” Liam says, drawing out the word like it tastes bad. There’s a flicker of irritation in his sharp, unmistakable voice. I file it away but don’t dwell. I wish I had. I reach into my bag, pull out the phone. Ian. Of course. He hasn’t called in days, but now he remembers I exist. I swipe to answer. “Claire, where the hell are you?” he snaps, voice thick with entitlement. “So you’re out gallivanting the second I’m not home, huh?”

she said. “It certainly has.” Jeffery beamed. “I’ve missed this place.” “So have we. We’ve missed you so much.” Jeffery added. I stood frozen, watching from the garden with Max beside me. Who was she? Jeffery noticed me standing nearby. “Oh, Clare.” He gestured for me to come over. I walked over cautiously. “This is Miss Vanessa.” Vanessa turned toward me with an easy smile. “So you’re Clare.” I blinked. “You know my name?”

Eli was already at the door with his backpack on, waiting with the patience of a child who had learned very early that waiting for Clara was simply part of the schedule and there was no point fighting it. "Eli, do you have your reading book?" Sera said. "Yes," he said. "Your snack?" "Yes." "Your—" "Mummy," he said gently. "I have everything." Sera exhaled. "Right. Clara, let us go." Clara appeared from the kitchen with a piece of toast she had not finished and absolutely no urgency whatsoever. "I am ready," she said. "You had one job," Sera said. "I had several jobs," Clara said. "I did most of them."

Claire said, cringing her face. "So you mean, brother Elias brought a woman home and introduced her as his wife?" Evelyn asked in shock. "What can't you understand? I explained all these as best as I could but still, you don't understand," Claire lashes out in anger. What the hell is wrong with this girl? She has explained it in the best way she could but she still doesn't understand, or maybe she was just pretending. Lisa was her friend and classmate since childhood and Evelyn was her elder sister who has a crush on her brother. More, they are close mainly become they are from the same organization.

After minutes of screaming and giggling, Klaire spoke… her smile somehow sounded in her voice. “Y'ALL ARE SO FUCKIN CUTE!!!” Nikola heard her voice and immediately recognized it. He jumped off the bed and ran to the door. “Babyyyy!!!!” “My loveeee!!!” They hugged like a separated couple, and Elias just stood there watching. The room fell quiet as Elias and Klaire watched their partners hug and giggle like they didn't exist. Elias wasn't bothered though, but Klaire was slowly snapping at her and she didn't like it one bit.

Reading. He looked up when I walked in. He asked if I was okay. I said yes. He said Claire would be in prison for a long time. I said I knew. Eli came into the nursery. He sat on the floor next to me. He said he had been thinking about the future. About the children. About the truth. I asked what about it. Eli said when they were old enough, we would tell them everything. The good. The bad. The secrets. Claire.

She thought of her parents at home. Suddenly, Eleanor appeared out of nowhere. Clare was caught off guard. "What are you doing all alone here?" Eleanor asked politely, looking surprised to see Clare sitting by herself. "Oh," Clare breathed, trying to compose herself. "I was just trying to clear my head." "You mind if I join you?" Eleanor asked, already taking a seat next to Clare before she could respond. "Sure, no problem," Clare replied, not sure if she was ready to have some company yet. Eleanor glanced around at the stunning view around them and smiled.

] She emphasizes at the end. "Hmm, I'm already sleepy Irene. I'm going to sleep, good night." [Okay, good night Claire! Let's meet on Saturday.] "Yeah, sure." I nodded and hung up. She's Irene, my girl best friend since middle school. She is actually my cousin and I am just a little bit older than her. And she is Xian's wife... I looked at my hand with a ring on it. 'When we graduate, I'll marry you!' Tears flowed as I remembered those words.