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41. FLASHBACK 6 [Revenge]
13th September 2017,
She finally called. Jos had finally called, but it wasn’t me or Kate. It was Ben. This was good because Ben had been getting lovesick ever since the incident. Jos really needed to calm him down. And calm him she did, but she also left us a task.
She wanted us to visit Lara from her side.
So far we knew Lara is was in Hospital and only recently she had escaped the worst. I don’t know if this whole thing was a good idea, or if Lara’s parents would even let us near their daughter. However, it was Jos wish, and her first genuine words ever since that tragedy.
As told by our friend, the five of us, Kate, Ben, Joseph, Charlie and myself included, set out to visit the injured girl. I know how weird and awkward this sound, especially when Kate and I weren’t dating Joseph and Charlie anymore. But the truth was, Charlie and I never broke up. After that day, we had never contacted each other, at lea
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