21. Accident

Lara was having great time at work. The bond between them was growing. They would sit together and Liam and Miles would also join them once in a while

On one day they were all sitting together happily. Their latest project was a success and this was like a mini celebration.

When Marina proposed a toast, they all stood. But before she could start, Lara's phone started ringing.

When Lara saw the number, she was surprised. It was from her home country, Country B. Almost nobody had her number except very few close people.

She answered the call." Hello", she said." Hello, is this Lara? ", the other person asked.

" Yes", she replied." Lara dear it's me uncle Matt", he said. He was her best friend Maria's dad. They treated each other like family.

" Hi uncle. Is there some emergency?", she asked in an uncertain tone. It was rare for others to contact her.

" Lara, your mom and dad met with an accident this morning. Both are in the intensive care unit in Global hospitals. Can you come quickly?", he asked. He knew that she didn't like things being dragged.

Her eyes widened and her legs weakened. She almost fell on the chair tears were almost welling up in her eyes." Wh-what?", she asked shakily. This was like a bomb dropped on her." I am sorry dear. Can you come fast?

Should I book tickets for you?", he asked.

He knew how much she loved them. They were all she had. Her father, Leo Wright, was an orphan but her mother, Luna, had a family.

She left them to be with her dad and follow her dreams to become a scientist. Only he and her parents knew about her grandparents." Yes. I'll be there", she said and cut the call.

When the others saw how her expression changed they were worried. They had never seen her this shaken.

But before they could ask any thing she rushed towards her desk to take her bag and while leaving said," I am sorry boss. My parents met with an accident. I will not available for a few days".

She was in shock, but she needed to get to the hospital as fast as she could. She caught a ride and asked him to take her to her place and asked him to wait.

She picked her passport and a few clothes and put it into a bag and rushed out. She reached the airport and took the first flight which would leave in an hour.

After reaching there she didn't bother to drop her luggage and rushed to the hospital. When she arrived there, she saw Maria and her dad there.

Maria hugged her when she came. Maria had lost her mother at a very young age. Luna was like a mother to her. She treated both of them as her daughters and they also were best friends. She also felt like Lara.

The doctor came out and said," We will have to perform emergency surgery on them, please sign here". She signed. She wanted to do everything she could. It was the least she could do.

After hours of surgery, the doctors came out and said," We are extremely sorry, both of them are no more. The blood loss they faced and their head injuries were too much for their bodies to handle."

A tear flowed out of her eyes." Carry on with the procedures", she said. They doctors left.

Tears were flowing down the others eyes. She leaned against the wall. She could remember her past with them.

She remembered how they would take her around their lab. She loved playing with the equipment and they would click pictures. She remembered seeing their broken faces when she was attacked at 15. They way they cared for her, loved her, cherished her.

It was all coming back. She wiped the tears off her face and said," I have to make a call". She stepped outside.

She couldn't let anyone see her in a broken state. She called Liam. She was glad that he answered.

" Boss I … I will not be able to come back for a few days. My parents… My parents passed away in the accident", she said and cut the call without waiting for a reply.

Liam was getting worried because he didn't hear anything from Lara. He was in a board meeting when she called.

When he saw that it was an unknown number, he was going to decline. But when he saw that the call was from Country B he answered assuming it was Lara.

" Hello", he said. When he heard her voice he was surprised. It sounded like she was crying and was broken.

He felt like someone clenched his heart. But before he could tell anything, she cut the call.

He turned to leave and said," I am going to country B. The meeting is over".