Chapter 7
CLAIRE
I SHOWED UP WEARING A SIMPLE FLORAL maxi dress, the neckline is tied around my neck thus revealing my bareback to the beginning of my waist. I packed my hair up in a ponytail with very light makeup. I ditched heels for strappe
Chapter 8I STEPPED INTO MY APARTMENT, surprised to see everywhere dark but then again it's my birthday, I knew this was not ordinary. As I switch on the lights I find a bunch of people in my living room scream "happy birthday Claire". I wasn't surprised at all, Rebecca does this every year so I kinda know what to expect. I acted shocked cause I didn't want them thinking I wasn't surprised.
Chapter 9DAMON"I'm here to see Claire Rutherford, she was brought in here a whil
Chapter 10CLAIRETWO DAYS LATER AND I'D STILL not been able to confess my sins to Damon. Every perfect timing ends up been imperfect. Every second was like a ticking bomb, aware of the fact that Megan might make that move before me. Nathan, on the other hand, has been sending me 'we need to talk' messages and I was getting sick of it. I almost made the . stood up"We are
Chapter 11CLAIREI HAD JUST TOLD REBECCA about the engagement and trust me, one would think she's the one getting married. She's been screaming up and down my living room.
Chapter 12I KNOW THIS IS PAYBACK, but please don't take him away, I don't want him to be the price I have to pay for all my wrongdoings, just this once, keep him alive. I can't afford to lose someone else, someone I love and broke up with via text because he's going to be a father- just not with me.
Chapter 13Three months laterEmpty beach, its waves strongly erupting, the sun sl
Chapter 14It's been a week since Rebecca went back to the city and I must say I'm doing quite well, well I was before and just selfishly wanted her to stay more cause I didn't want to be lonely. I go to the other side of my car to fetch the groceries I've bought, it's a chilled evening that looks like it's going to raining judging from the dark sky.I race to my porch to avoid sudden strokes of rain beating my skin. I have been extra careful with what
Chapter 15CLAIREMAYBE NATHAN IS not so horrible after all, he had managed to remarkably keep me company but that's all he's ever going to be. No man can replace Damon in my life, absolutely no one. We ate dinner in silence and thankfully for me, the rain stopped. I walked him to his car and watch him drive off after bidding him farewell.We wouldn't be in this situation