34. Surprise!!

- 5 minutes back -

After the snack was ready, Lina asked Liam to inform Lara. When he didn't receive a reply on knocking her door, he got worried and decided to go in. When he went inside, he saw that she was not on her bed. When he looked around, he noticed the light in the bathroom. He decided to get out before she came out, but something caught his attention.

He saw the wall filled with her photos. She looked extremely cute and beautiful. But more than that, what attracted him was the fact that he felt as though he had seen her somewhere. He just couldn't put his finger at it.

At that moment he heard the bathroom door open. When he turned, the view in front of him made him flabbergasted.

Lara was standing there with her hand on her wet hair. Her skin looked alluring from the moisture. Her face was flushed from her hot bath. Only a robe covered her body. Her slender white legs could be seen. The robe was hanging slightly off her left shoulder exposing the fair skin underneath.

He gulped mouthfuls of air. His face was flushing red. He felt a weird heat surge through his body. He was scanning her body from head to toe. That's when his eyes landed on her exposed shoulder. He noticed that there seemed to be a wound mark over there.

Seeing where his gaze was, Lara immediately pulled her robe up, covering her shoulder.

Liam immediately snapped out of his daze and turned around. Lara dashed into her walk in closet to change.

Idiot… What will she think of you?.. Couldn't you take your eyes off her… Though she looked so hot..

Liam smacked his face trying to get back into his senses. He then remembered seeing the scar on her shoulder.

That mark on her shoulder… Isn't that exactly where they had pierced the girl's skin??? Was it her that day???..

Inside the closet

Lara was stunned seeing him in her room. She immediately put on some clothes and started drying her hair using her hair dryer.

Could he have seen the mark??

She still couldn't forget the trauma she had experienced. It was something she hid from everyone because she didn't want anybody to pity her.

They hadn't gone through what she went through. Their sympathy was just them acting. This is what she believed in.

She shook her head trying to get herself back to the present. After drying her hair, she put on some moisturizer and stepped out.

" I am so sorry Lara… I had just come to call you out for food and that's when I saw the photos and…", he started when he saw her come out.

" Okay boss…. The others will be waiting for us..", she said while walking towards her door. They were silent till they reached the table.

The snack smelt very good and everyone started eating. Lina was quite surprised seeing Liam with a flushed face, but didn't question him in front of Lara. She decided to interrogate him later in private.

They were chatting casually." You seem to be quite a traveller..", Liam commented." En… I had travelled around the world for almost 2 years", she replied with a serene face. Lina then started talking about other things.

Liam was not able to concentrate because of the doubts running through his head. He decided to gather the courage and ask her.

" Lara, can I ask you something a bit personal??" he asked, slightly hesitant. Lara was quite confused. She nodded in agreement after giving it some thought. The second Liam was about to ask her about it, the doorbell rang and Lara went to answer the door.

" SURPRISE!!!", the minute the door was opened, a group of people screamed. Maria, her bestie, Uncle Matt, Maria's dad and her parents colleague, Petra, another bestie, Uncle Jack and Aunt Rina, who were her parents colleagues and Petra's parents.

" Oh my!!!", Lara exclaimed as she hugged them each. " Come in", she said and got all of them in.

She introduced each of them to the others as her friends because she felt it was better than telling them that they were her boss and his family." These people are one of my best friends and parents colleagues who are also relatives to me", she introduced them in an energetic tone.

" Sis, we have brought your favourite snacks and dinner… We need to party… It has been sooooo loooong... Please don't say no...", Maria asked in a sweet and buttering tone. She then immediately put in her trade mark puppy dog eyes.

" Oh god… You will not even let me disagree with those eyes… Okay but no alcohol…. I am not interested in seeing you dance like an ape like last time", Lara replied.

Others burst out laughing when they heard Lara. Maria's face turned red with embarrassment." You….", she said while trying to get Lara, but Lara easily dodged her hand. " Okay girls, don't start fighting now.. Let us enjoy now… ", Aunt Rina said sighing seeing the way the girls were bantering.

" First we need some music, second plates and cups, third juice and snacks, fourth…", Uncle Jack started. But he was cut off by the three girls. " Please… uncle.. We are not conducting an experiment", they said in unison.