Alone For Once

replacement

It was the logical continuation for The Warning to find a new drummer. And while Clem has been waiting for that announcement, it hurt more than she had expected it. 

Instead of doing an official announcement - as they did for her departure - the sisters seemed to have decided to simply post pictures of the first show they did with Natasha to announce their new drummer. 

Saying that Natasha Rousopoulos was beautiful was an understatement. She was one of the most beautiful girls Clem has ever seen in her entire life. Beautiful, talented, kind, fun... 

It didn't take long for the redhead to start comparing herself to her replacement. And the interview her sisters gave when the news broke about Natasha joining the band wasn't helping at all. 

"How did this adventure between Nat and you two start ?" asked the interviewer.

"Well... obviously we were looking for a new drummer and we got quite a lot of applications for the role which was amazing" brightly smiled Flo, "But we were looking for someone with personality and talent and Nat has both" 

"What got you to choose Nat then ?" the man then asked. 

"She isn't someone soft-spoken and shy. She is outgoing and fun and full of life and we really needed that in the band" explained Gab. 

"She is a lot like us" added the oldest of the Simonet sisters, "It's nice to have someone who resembles us so much as a third member". 

God, it hurt like shit. Basically, Natasha was her contrary and that's what they were looking for. Someone who wasn't anywhere close to her. My personality has been the problem the entire time. 

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Bojan knew Clem felt like shit. No matter how hard she tried to hide it, he could read right through her. The way she bit her nails since he saw her watching this interview, the way she found a way to occupy her brain to prevent herself from thinking about it too much... It was all obvious to the singer. 

Lightly knocking on the door to her bedroom, the Slovenian wanted to make sure his girlfriend - god it felt great to call her his girlfriend - was alright. When he didn't get a reply from her, he knocked a second time before entering the room. 

The sight in front of him broke his heart. Clem was laying in her bed, headphones in her ears, with the noise so loud he could hear it standing at the door. Staring at the ceiling, tears streaming down her eyes, she was trying her best to restrain her sobs so she wouldn't warn her boyfriend. 

Slowing making his way to her bed, he laid down next to her not saying a word. To be honest, he had no idea what he could say to cheer her up and decided to keep his mouth shut. He simply grabbed her hand, softly pressing it to show that he was there for her. 

She didn't move, her gaze still focused on the ceiling as she listened to The Warning's discography. When Disciple came to an end, she took off her headphones before speaking. 

"Do you think I'm shy and soft-spoken ?" her voice broke at the end of the sentence. 

"Clem" Bojan started, getting up and leaning on his elbow to look at her. "You are the funniest and the most full-of-life person I know. What your sisters said is a part of you that disappeared once you left the toxic environment you were in" his hand brushed her cheeks to sweep away her tears. "You are an absolute sunray. You are my very own sunray" he fondly smiled.