Chapter 29- Reality Check

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Chapter 29- POV Claire

"You what!!?" Said Gray

I didn't say anything and looked to the ground...

" i couldn't get married if I am in love with two people.."

I sat quietly as Gray looked at me confused.

"Who else are you in love with?" Gray said

"You...."

   Gray was shocked but then blushed. He then became quiet

"Look Claire... We used to go out.. And we did have something... But you cheated on me, so how can you still have feelings for me? And I'm happy now, with my own wife, and I'm planning on having a family with her."

  Hearing those words made my heart ache.

".... I never meant to cheat on you.. I was caught up in the moment.. And I know... I should be over you.. But.. I don't know why I'm not."

"Look Claire... You should forget about me, since I'm starting my own family now, me and you... Just won't happen.. Ok?"

"Ok..."

I understood what he said and Gray left that day back to Forget Me Not Valley with Jill, they were beginning their new life together, while my life seemed as if it were ending.

The Next Day

I finally changed out of my old wedding gown and into my overalls. I haven't seen Cliff since the wedding night... I know he's probably mad at me.. But I should go see Cliff.

I tried everywhere! The church, the Inn, the winery, everywhere! With no luck, I decided to try looking in the forest where he ran into. It was deep in the woods, way off the Mineral Town map! Like before I was screaming my head off yelling his name. Then I saw him...

Laid out on a blanket in his same clothes from the wedding, he looked very tired and dehydrated from the woods. I slowly started to wake him up.

"Cliff... It's me... Claire."

"Mm..Claire! Ugh... Out of everyone to come save me, it's you.." Cliff said almost yelling

"Look...I know you're mad.. But please.. You have to listen to me."

"....."

"I'm sorry Cliff....look... Everything was so rushed.. I just didn't know what to do. In a situation where you like two people, you would be confused too... I'm just so terribly sorry.. I know you shouldn't forgive me, but I really needed to tell you that I'm....SORRY!!"

Cliff was still on the blanket with a mad look.

"I accept your apology, but I'm not your friend..." Cliff said coldly

"I will take that.."

I showed Cliff the way out of the woods and he left with nothing more said. I went back home and laid on my bed.

  I think I realized that day.. I needed a reality check. Something to tell me to wake up. Which I got that day. Gray should be out of my life.. And maybe Cliff too, and I'm ok with that. But I would still like to try to be friends with the both of them...life is too confusing sometimes..

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