If We're A Fairytale (Completed)

Chapter 20

Chapter Twenty

"Ready?" Nate asked and I took three deep breaths before nodding. Truthfully, I feel mixed emotions as of the moment, and I can't point out exactly why.

"Sure." I answered and he smiled warmly; he opened the door of her mom's room and we entered quietly. The room is covered in white wallpapers with faint cream prints on it. A white plush couch located at other side of the wall with a small laminated wooden coffee table in front of it. There are 'get well soon' flowers on the corner of the room; the blinds are open so sun light showered the room. The hospital bed is located across the room where Clara is laying wearing hospital gown.

Clara raised her head and beamed when she saw his son, there were few wrinkles formed in her forehead that must be caused by aging but she still wore that calm and kind face of hers. Then her eyes flickered to me. I was shocked when she sat abruptly and tried to stand up but Nate restrained her quickly.

"Mom, the doctor said to avoid sitting or standing up abruptly!" He hissed but Clara ignored him.

"God. Is this Jane, honey?" She breathed, talking to Nate with a quivering voice without taking her eyes off me. I smiled weakly, I can feel the tears threatening to fall so I blinked it away. I just realized how bad I missed her.

"Hi." I said softly and walked near them. I was startled when she hugged me so tight and heard her sniff.

"I'll leave the two of you some alone time. Just call me if you need anything, okay?" Nate said awkwardly and I nodded. Not long after, I heard the door clicked.

"Hi, Clara." I said softly and she held me in arm's length and examined me closely.

"I missed you so much, sweetie!" She cooed and I felt painful pricks inside my chest.

"I missed you too. Why are you sick? You should have taken care of yourself more-" she interrupted my blabbering by a 'shhh' sound.

"Ssshhh, enough about me. Tell me everything why you two broke up and now you're back..." She made me sit beside her at her hospital bed and I sighed.

"We're not back together... actually he's my boss." I said quietly looking at everywhere but her.

"Oh. Tell me what happened back then, sweetie. You two were perfect for each other... I never thought you two would ever break up!" She stated and I laughed humorlessly.

"I thought so too. But hey, how wrong I was." I smiled ruefully and her eyes became misty with unshed tears. "Some things went out of my control and I have to break up with him to keep him from throwing away his life." I blurted looking at her in the eyes. I was shocked at how the truth rolled from my tongue so easily.

Why did I just say that?

"Why would he throw his life away? What happened, Jane, you know you can always tell me." She said with her eyes soft and looked at me tenderly. I do not know why but tears just started falling from my eyes and she hugged me tight while rubbing soothingly at my back.

"God, I missed you so much." I cried and she whispered sweet nothings in my ears until I calmed down. Her warmth that always felt like home, just like my mom's just brings me back from being a teenager that seeks warm embraces.

"I'm sorry about that. I don't know why I'm crying." I laughed breathlessly as I hastily wiped my tears away.

"Tell me, honey. I won't judge, you know that." She smiled reassuringly and tears welled behind my eyes again.

"I don't know. You know I loved him. You know that but things are just so complicated then I decided to let go." I confessed softly while she stroked my face with the back of her hand lovingly.