Chapter 47

Eugene leaned against her shoulder, his voice choked with guilt as he kept apologizing, each word loaded with regret. Clara's heart ached, swollen with a dull, sour pain. Then suddenly, she felt a cool dampness on her neck. She glanced down and froze— He was crying. "I'm sorry, Clara... I'm really, really sorry," Eugene sobbed as he collapsed to the ground, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably. Clara had never seen him like this. Her heart twisted as she knelt down and wrapped her arms tightly around him. "Eugene..." "I was wrong, Clara. Please, forgive me. I was such an idiot... How could I be so stupid... Clara... Clara..." He kept repeating her name like he was clinging to it for dear life. "Clara... Clara..." "Clara... I think I like you... I liked you even before I found out about Ellie... Can you ever forgive me?" Her heart hurt even more, and tears just started streaming down her face. As dawn broke, Eugene woke up with a splitting headache. It took him a while to register the f