Chapter 66. Farewell

Standing there, she stares oh blankly as Meg comes in and goes out until all her belongings are out of the house. On a final attempt to convince her lost friend, she grabs Meg’s hand as she aims for the door one last time.

“Meg, I’m sorry…”

Meg’s face folds in disgust. “No you’re not.”

“I truly am.”

“Okay. Choke on your apologies then. I hope you burn in hell, wicked soul.” Meg’s last words sends sizzles into her bone marrows as she releases her grip from Lara and zooms off! Lara begins to wonder why she could be this bitter toward her. For what? A man?

While she lingers on this thought, her phone rings. She quickly pulls it out from her pocket and sees an unknown number on the screen. Maybe it is Claire trying to reach out to her again. She picks up and an unfamiliar voice rings out.

“Hello, are we on to Ms Lara Croft?”

“Yes please, good evening to you.”

“Good evening ma’am, we’re calling from the Human Resources Department of Duke’s