Ok..picture the scene: It's after world gone wrong part 2, and Lara is all alone. She hasn't got over Patrick's death, and is really struggling at work. Enjoy!

Lara sat on the sofa, unable to fully understand the days events. What had started to be a normal day at work, had ended in a close friend in ITU and what had been a day that she would not forget in a hurry. At work she had plenty of friends, colleagues, making sure she was OK, offering their support. At home she had noone. Noone to say "it'll be OK". There had been a someone, someone who would've been great in this sort of situation, but.. He's gone. She missed him more than ever now, and it's times like this she wishes he was still here. There had been a couple of phone calls, only Josh though, just making sure she was OK, and saying that Nikki was going to be fine. Good for her, she thought. Nikki had all her friends around her, they could pop up in their breaks to see her, but Lara had noone now, well not till she went back to work. Who'd come to check on her? People seemed so wrapped up in their own lives, they had lovers, who would take time to think of a singleton like Lara? It's times like this you know who your real friends are.
Patrick would have been so supportive in is situation. He always was, and had his own ways of dealing with it. Those were the good old days, but all good things must come to an end. Dreams were shattered. Houses, weddings, children, holidays all gone just like that. A life cruelly stolen away from her, from the one who loved her the most.
Things had been spiralling out of control since that fateful night. There had been a pregnancy scare, the caving incident and now this. She used to think "Noone could overpower me" and well, now they have.
She was sitting there, tears streaming down her face, the events of the past 12 hours getting on top of her. The tears flowing were like washing away the events, but nothing could change what had happened. Thats when it happened. What happened next was unexplainable, it was like something out of a film.
"Lara..Lara it's me." Lara looked up, and saw a figure standing there, a hand reaching out and smiling. All Lara could do was look on in disbelief, unable to accept that Patrick was there, standing infront of her. She blinked, thinking that Patrick was all in her head, but he was still there.
"Patrick..I.. I don't understand." She said, her hands now visibly shaking, and shaking her head. It felt strange, seeing after him after so long, but in a way, it felt good to see him, as it showed that she really wasn't alone. In this world she wasn't alone, and that Patrick would be with her always, just like he said he would.
"I know what happened today Lara. It'll get easier, I promise. You'll be fine, you shouldn't have to go through this alone." Lara sat there, amazed. Dozens of things came into her head. Still she refused to believe that he was actually there, let alone standing there, actually speaking to her.
"How? I don't understand.." Lara asked, wondering how he could know about what had happened, but maybe he was like a spirit, who followed her around, making sure that she was safe..but things have happened which didn't make her feel safe. Infact things seemed a lot different then. With Patrick around she felt totally secure and confident in herself. Now nothing. Running everything by Max incase she slipped up. She found it difficult to switch off after shifts, offering to work longer if the need arose.
"I know that you've been struggling to cope since I left, and I wish I was here with you, I really do, honestly. Everyday I wish that this was all a dream, wanting so much to be here with you, I miss you so much" And with that Lara broke down in tears, crying into a teaddy bear, one that Patrick had bought her...

to be continued!