Lahat ng Kabanata ng Letter to Laura George: Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 50

LauraIf I blushed any harder, I would have people thinking there was something seriously wrong with me.Peter had already done a double take this morning, staring at me twice. Andrew gave me a strange look, and Rick actually asked if I was feeling okay which was the final straw. I needed to get myself under control but the moment I spotted Lara sitting at her usual table, reality hit me like a splash of cold water.She was back with her best friend, and sitting next to her was Jasmine.Great. This was going to be fun.I forced my feet to move, pasting on a weak excuse for a smile, one that probably looked more like a grimace as I approached their table.Lara smiled warmly when she saw me. Jasmine, on the other hand, barely hid her sneer.“Hi, what can I get you?” I asked, my voice smooth, practiced.Lara rattled off her order; a caramel latte and a doughnut which had surprised me. I had half-expected her to order a sad little salad like most rich girls did.Jasmine, however, took her

AdlanThe city lights blurred past me as I sped down the highway like a madman, breaking every rule known to man. I didn’t give a fuck.My knuckles turned white from how tightly I gripped the steering wheel, but I welcomed the pain. If I could trade this ache for hers, I would in a heartbeat.Laura was worth it. She was worth everything.I had been on my way to her apartment, already counting down the seconds until I could see her, until I got the call.Her brother.She’d been hit by a car.The words had slammed into me like a goddamn freight train. She was being wheeled into the ICU, and I couldn’t breathe, couldn’t fucking think.All I knew was that when I found the bastard responsible, he was going to wish he never learned how to drive.I barely registered to park the car randomly before I was out, sprinting toward the entrance of the hospital. My heart pounded furiously against my ribs, but it wasn’t just from running. It was the sheer panic clawing at my chest.Then, I saw him.C

LauraI floated in darkness, weightless, lost in an endless fog.Pieces of images flickered through my mind; visions of a man with piercing blue eyes, staring at me like I was his entire universe. Then another, younger, his expression carved from sorrow, and finally, a third man with devious green eyes and a wicked, knowing smile.Who were they?The memories twisted through my unconscious state like whispers in the night, just out of reach, taunting me.I bobbed between the land of sleep and sleeplessness, trapped in the void, safe in the darkness... until a sudden pull yanked me back into the world of the living and then, I woke.At first, it felt like waking up from a long, satisfying nap, the kind that left you feeling languid, like a cat stretching under the sun but the moment I opened my eyes, I knew I was wrong.This wasn't my bed.The sharp scent of antiseptic filled my nostrils. I blinked against the blinding white of the hospital room, my body sinking into the stiff mattress.

AdlanI drove Laura to my apartment, gripping the steering wheel a little tighter than necessary. There was no way I was letting her go back home alone, not when her brother was off, doing God knows what. Either she moved in with me, or I moved in with her, there were no two ways about it.When I pulled up in front of my building, I watched her reaction closely.She glanced at the sleek, towering structure before turning to me with amusement dancing in her eyes. “Really?”I shrugged, trying to appear nonchalant. “I wasn’t going to let you stay home alone.”She laughed, the sound light and sweet, like music I never wanted to stop hearing.“Honestly, I’m surprised you didn’t do this sooner,” she teased.I arched a brow. “Did you want me to?”Her cheeks pinkened, and she quickly looked away.I smirked. “You like me being a caveman? Good to know.”She ignored me, stepping out of the car before I could circle around to open the door for her.I sighed.I was never going to break her out of

LauraI needed to work.If I had to be forced to rest one more time, I was going to scream. Adlan hadn't been happy about it, of course. He said I hadn't recovered enough, that I was pushing myself too hard but what was I supposed to do? Sit around and think?Thinking was dangerous.So, I went back to the diner, and to my absolute amusement, Rick spent the entire day avoiding me. Usually, it was the other way around. I made a mental note to ask Adlan what exactly he had threatened him with.Peter had been sweet, immediately wrapping me in a bear hug and telling me to sit while he took my tables. Even Andrew had gone out of his way. He got me lunch from a Chinese restaurant and even offered to cover a delivery for me.It was weird but I wasn't complaining.The kindness was a blessing because I spent the entire shift floating in and out of my own head. Adlan. Obsidian. John Hamilton. Their names looped through my mind like a haunting melody. The last one made my skin crawl.He was