Chapter 3 Ava still Afresh in Clara

Six months after Ava's funeral, everyone believes that he is gone with the tomb made in the burial ground.. The same belief has Clara, but she has his memory in her heart; she sees him in Sherman. She had gone home to meet with her her parents Koen and Evelyn.

"It is right time you understand, Ava is gone, you need to move on with your life. Yes, we believe he is nice and kind to you. You both grew up in the same neighborhood and have got to love each other. But dead have decided to take him from you." Koen sitting with his hands on the cushion handle, beside his wife.

"Clara, we understand how kind and lovely he is to you. But you won't continue like this; you can't join him in the grave; the young man is gone. Please cheer up and move on with your life, "she advised Clara.

Clara did not say a word; rather, she kept sobbing and wondering who would be like Ava to her.

"I felt her pain." Evelyn said to Koen:

"Same here." He answered and nodded his head.

At the main time, Ava has been taking to live with Raine in his apartment; he was given a new name, Eric, by Raine. Aside from Raine being a geologist, he had a wife named Roxanne; she was kind to Ava and saw that he lacked nothing.

Her sympathetic heart made her accept Ava into their home. She looked at a handsome man, cherming and tall tall man.

"He should have relatives; they might be worried about him." She told Raine.

"Don't worry, I will do that at the right time. There is no thought of me doing this now; he might fall into the wrong hands." He answered her.

"I don't think so." She answered and said more. "Evidence will be provided."

"Darling, that shouldn't be your worry; beside, the doctor assured me of his recovery soon." He concluded, using that to encourage himself.

"Where am I?" Ava asked; he kept asking this for over six months, while Raine kept giving him an answer.

"You are in my house; this is your new home." He reminded Ava, but Ava kept staring at him all day. He couldn't remember or tell where he was coming from.

"What is your identity?" Raine asked.

"I don't know who I am; at the same time, I can't remember anything about myself." He answered.

"He needs some rest."Roxanne spoke to Raine, he was allowed to have his rest

Later in the evening, Raine took him to site, studying some rocks and the environment. He introduced Ava to his new friend, without awareness that Ava is a billionaire, the CEO of a multibillion-dollar company in Serangroon. A company be controlled by Sherman in his absence.

"This is my friend, Raine said, introducing him to his friend, and when they got to the rock, he showed him all he needed to know about the rock and, at the same time, the environment in which Ava had found himself.

Ava got to be familiar with the environment and the new name given to him, which has taken over his real identity.

However, Clara has returned to her apartment. She had Ava's picture on her hands; she always kept it on her bed each time she want to sleep, and when she felt the need to speak to Ava, she speaks to the picture.

"I remembered the last outing we had Ava, you promise to be with me till the rest of your life; you have given me hope that you are the one best for me, which I got to understand; today, you are no more. I have you on my hands, thesame time in my heart. I won't forget you, nor will I make a choice of a man in a hurry, until I am done mourning you. I love." She said that to the picture and kissed it.

"I am out for work; when I am back, we discussed more, where I will tell you more about how I spend my day, expecting you to do likewise to me, don't forget getting me the jewelry you promised." She said that and gently kept the picture on the bed.

It was the weekend, she remembers, the usual visit to the Ava family during the weekend with Ava, and she promised to maintain it.

"You look beautiful," Norah said on her visit.

"Thanks for that." She was yet through with the response when Sherman drove in; he also came for weekend visit.

He got in and didn't care about looking at Clara.

He kissed his parents on their cheeks and sat beside them.

"I thought you were gone. What do you have here with us? Ava is gone and won't return again; neither did we have his replacement." Sherman spoke rudely. He depanded a glass of wine, which was served to him. While sipping from it, Clara answered him.

"He might have gone physically, yet I have his memory afresh in me. Ava was nice to me; he is the only man I know accepting the fact in a hurry that he is gone isn't possible; I still love him even after his death and in his death." She said.

Norah and Lucas nodded their heads.

"Clara I will advise you to move on with your life, my son i's gone; there is no trace of him, and you can't be doing this to yourself. There is no connection between the death and the living. Please accept the fact that he is gone." Norah picked courage advising her.

"Yes, he is dead physically, but alive in my heart. I can't forget him in a hurry." She repeated.

Sherman hissed and replied. "I see how deep you love the dead." He nodded his head. "While not go get him alive and keep loving him as you have claimed, In case you don't know, we love him so much; he was nice to us and a good twin brother to me. There is nothing we could do other than believe he is gone, after doing our best. If we had known about this earlier, he would have taken the trip; meanwhile, this should be the last time you will have your foot here with the memory of Ava before my parents; we have no connection with you any more. The bridge has broken. You are required to move on with your life." He added.

By then, Lucas and Norah had gone in; they were moved by Clara's words regarding Ava and had wished he was still alive.

"I don't mean to remind you about your loss, which is also my loss. I am expressing my love for him. Please pardon my manner." She said this to Sherman.

"I will only do that after you have ceased to bring such memories before my parents." He paused and pointed at the door. "You have overstayed your welcome; now leave." He shouted at her. Clara quickly left; she saw the fierce anger in him.