Chapter 70. Forbidden

Lara is unsure of which is unnerving her, or if she is even angry at all. What she is sure of is the amount of tears dripping down her eyes. They are enough to fill an ocean. Perhaps, a wound has been reopened inside of her. Indeed Chris is not a bad person and if she is being honest to herself, there is nothing wrong in what he did, except maybe bribery. Asides that, his intentions are purely positive.

She ambles down the sidewalk wrapping her arms around herself as cars speed by. The thunder rumbles in the sky just before she feels a raindrop on her skin. Like a flash of lightening this instantly reminds her of the day she arrived Ivory town and how far she has come. Now, she has a lucrative job offer and a positive feeling about the future.

Looking around, she sees a small park by her right and without thinking much about it, drifts in there, and before long, finds a bench to seat on where she is graced by the busy scenery of the town. Some minutes pass by and she beg