Clara & Claire

Prologue

Alex, I'm so sorry. I can't join the prom tonight. I know we have been preparing for this a long long time ago. But, sorry. Kris called me earlier and said there is a contract to discuss about. This is very important for me. So, it's ok right? I'm so sorry and pray for me, okay!. I hope you enjoy the night :")

Love, Clara

Having a celebrity as a girlfriend was not easy. Alex Houston had known it well. Often they had to cancel their appointment - which is already hard to make because of her busy schedule - because of her manager called her ordering things. And now, she couldn't even join the prom with him. Alex sighed. He understands it's always been her dream and he's always supported it. It's just, at some point he feels like she left him behind. Sometimes he even thinks that they live in two different worlds.

Alex made his way to the entrance when he noticed a girl standing near the gate. The girl has mid-length brunette hair, not the long blonde one like Clara's. She wore a simple black-coloured dress with no accessories except her hand-bag. He recognized her as Claire Ridge, a quiet girl in his art class. She looked unsure to enter the multi-purpose building where the event was held. Is she waiting for someone or...?

Alex decided to walk over her. As he got closer toward her, he saw something he never realized before. She is beautiful. She might not have the beauty which would make everyone stunned like Clara's, but there is something about her (well, maybe something inside her) that make her looked so beautiful in his eyes.

"Hey, Claire from art class right? Waiting for your date?" he asked.

She smiled. "Yes, I am and you must be Alex. Date? Are you kidding me? I don't have any!"

Alex nodded before said "No, you must be the one kidding me. How could a beautiful girl like you go to prom without date?"

She blushed at the word 'beautiful'. "Now Alex, I think it's not good to call other girls beside your girlfriend 'beautiful'"

"Why not? I'm just trying to be honest anyway, and how could you know that I have a girlfriend?"

"Well, whatever. Don't you realize that you and Clara is, like, the most popular couple at school? By the way, where is she? Are you waiting for her?"

"I was, but not anymore. She told me she couldn't come. Having some important business with her manager."

"Poor you, Alex."

"I know, I know. Hey, I've got an idea. My date can't come, and you, unbelievably, don't have a date tonight. So, why don't we come to the prom together?"

"What? No way. What would Clara feel if she knew that?"

"Ah, don't be afraid of her. Trust me, she won't be angry. We will just come as friends anyway. So, what do you think?"

"Are you sure Clara will be okay?"

"I'm 1000% sure"

"Ok, then. Two is better than one, right?"

"Good. By the way, I just realize one thing."

"What thing?"

"I don't know you can talk this much. I mean, in the class you were so... quiet."

She laughed, and he cursed himself for thinking about it but he thought it was the most adorable laugh he ever heard.

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