Larissa could faintly hear the voice of a young man comforting Lana on the other end of the call. "Don't cry, Miss," he said. The man did not sound like Lucas.

So, Larissa asked, "Where's Lucas? Isn't he with you?"

"Don't mention him!" Lana involuntarily raised her voice the moment Larissa mentioned him as if she had had enough of him.

"Larissa, please, come and pick me up! It's so cold outside ... I feel terrible … " Lana's tone softened in the end. She sounded pitiful with all her sniffling an