The Love Song (GXG)

Chapter 27

Ayleen's POV

Two long weeks passed since Clara and I had that argument, the next day she woke up and apologized for everything, she said it was all because of work stress and the case she's been working on.

I didn't want us to be on bad terms, so I brushed it aside and accepted her apology, even though what she said lingered at the back of my head. I tried to discuss it the day after but she brushed it off blaming it on being drunk and me not being in the mood, refusing to acknowledge the situation.

However the uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach only grew as the days passed slower than usual, almost dragged as if it could sense things weren't right. I couldn't help but feel like we didn't properly address the reason behind her behavior and instead of talking it out, it's been ignored, and I wasn't good at letting things go. 

Clara on the other hand seemed fine, and while the both of us were busy and focused on our own things, with me preparing for the exams and her working on the case, it bothered me how she acted as if nothing happened. 

"What's up with you?" George asked after a long silence, all I could focus on was swirling the coffee in the cup. 

I sighed heavily and took a sip before checking the phone for any text messages from Clara, she wished me a good day at university, no sweet talk just cut to the point, there was no way we were good. 

"Nothing, I could say the same," I changed the subject looking at him and the dark circles under his eyes. "Not sleeping well?" 

He bit his lower lip. "No, it feels like all we've been doing with Marcus lately is fight." 

"He's still being weird?" I asked surprised, hoping that after our last talk he would go back to normal. 

"It's fine, every relationship must go through some problems, right?" he chuckled awkwardly and took a bite of his chocolate cookie. "I am sure we will work it out." 

I smiled back at him and nodded. "Yes, everything will be alright," I reassured myself. 

Since the exams were close, I stayed after classes at the library to prepare some papers and work on my project for the final presentation. When finished I was relieved to go home and see Clara, even if things weren't right her presence was enough to push all the worries away, and after a long day all I wished for was to take a bath together and have a relaxing evening, I needed to feel her closure. 

So imagine my disappointment when I got home late and she was still not there, the apartment was dark and empty and the anxiety only grew, where was she at this time? Usually, she would text me if she was going to be late, but after checking my phone there was nothing. 

"She has a serious job, she can't always update me about her every move," I told myself needing to stop overthinking and took a quick shower instead of the bath I imagined we could have had tonight. 

I tried to occupy myself but eventually, I broke and called Clara, just as expected she was in a meeting where she could not afford to look at her phone, she told me she was coming back and will grab dinner for us to eat. 

It made me happy but at the same time wasn't enough to let these worried thoughts go, I went to the bathroom and looked into the mirror, for some reason I felt lonely, Serena was no longer the friend I thought I had, and while I could not make life decisions for her the entire situation just left the bad taste in my mouth, at the same time she had no idea about my relationship with Clara so I could not console in her regardless. 

Ever since I came to New York life seemed to speed up, everything kept on happening fast, with different feelings, and different situations, but suddenly everything paused and I felt lost.