All right so, I don't have a set schedule for this. It's basically whenever I feel is best, but it will be (or at least I hope) 1 chapter per week. It may not happen especially since I am getting close to finals week and doing my jury. We'll see how this goes. I also want to apologies for this being short, it's been a crazy week.
Chapter 4: Finding Lara Croft
"Samantha Nishimura? It's been a while." Sam turned to where the voice came from and saw thin, elderly man wearing a butler's outfit.
"Winston? Thank goodness you're OK! Where's Lara?" Sam spoke quickly as soon as she realized who she was talking to. Winston was the Croft family's butler. He helped Lara's grandparents take care of her father and her parents take care of her. He was especially helpful after Richard Croft's suicide. He was Lara's guardian and did all the things parents do. Yet, he somehow managed to maintain the aloofness of a butler, although on a number of occasions Sam had caught him looking at Lara with fatherly love and pride.
Sam had first met Winston during winter break her freshman year of college. She didn't want to go back to her parents for Christmas, so Lara had offered her to stay in the Croft Manor. At first she was shocked to see the size of the manor, Lara had told her that it had been in her family for years. Sam wondered what the ancient Crofts did to deserve such a wonderful house. When they got to the entrance, the large door was opened by the butler. He was nothing but kind to Sam during her stay in the Croft Manor.
Sam always loved Winston's relationship with Lara. It was how a father and daughter were supposed to be. The old man had never had his own kids, so the Croft family was his family. He praised Lara for her success and lectured her when she did wrong, he clearly cared about Lara.
Now it has been fourteen years since they met and Winston still remembers Sam. "I'm sorry Miss. Nishimura." he told her and immediately the worst case scenario went through her head. Lara was dead. That explosion is what finally killed the adventurer. Her thoughts were cut short by Winston continuing, "Lady Croft just left for Mexico about an hour ago. I'm afraid you've missed her, but I can take you too our suite. We will be in contact with her shortly"
Sam felt a huge wave of relief, Lara was still alive, but why was she in Mexico? Sam, Reyes, and Jonah agreed to follow Winston and entered the suite to find a dark skinned man sitting behind a computer saying, "Lara I don't know how you can be out there with what happed to Alister."
The she heard Lara's voice through the screen, "I already figured out that it was Natla and Amanda who sent that doppelganger to blow up the manor. Mexico is my best lead to stop their plans Zip." Sam stepped in front of the screen to see Lara's face, which now bore a look of surprise. The two looked at each other.
"Sam?"
"Lara!"