"I heard you passed out," The familiar raspy voice said the instant Lara walked out the door.

　　Closing the doors, she strolled towards the bed with her head held high and in her red floor-length free gown. As the old lady with a head full of grey hair approached me, I could see the disgust evident in her grey eyes.

　　She didn't try to hide it, and I knew from the moment she entered this room that I was going to receive a handful of ...