Kurtis Trent...Laying on a hospital bed...Awakening...
I opened my eyes for the first time in a while. I don't know how many days or even weeks had passed. My senses were reactivated from their slumber and the first thing I felt was the pain of my wound from the gunshot attempt by Ms. Robinson. A touch to my stomach by my hand and I could feel the stitches along with the large bandage that was covering the injury. It was that moment, I realised that I was in hospital, and already had the surgery that removed the bullet from my gut.
My groggy eyes began to move, scanning the room I was in. It was a private room, separate from the other patients. A few plants blooming with multi-coloured flowers decorated the room with a timber table and a chair, and then someone began to speak to me...A female voice...such a soothing voice...Lara...
"Kurtis!" "Welcome back, you were out cold for two days" She said, I further focused my sight on her beauty. Lara Croft...
"Thanks..."Was all I could say to her, the words couldn't come to me to what I really wanted to express to her...my love for her. There was a few seconds of silence between us, and Lara began to speak once again.
"Kurtis, I want to thank you for saving me from the bullet that was fired at me...If it weren't for you, I could have died...so...I wanted to ask as well... why did you take the bullet and risked your life to save mine? Is it because... you have feelings for me?
"No Problem...Lara...I don't want any harm to come to you...I...What happened after...I passed out?" I asked her, wondering if I was still the hunted one.
"Well, I carried on confronting Ms. Robinson, she ridiculed your courageous act, and one thing lead to another, then she step backwards, not know that she had left the window wide open, and suddenly she had fallen to her death...I recovered you, and called the emergency services and they picked us up. I've been here since you've arrived here, waiting to see if you'd come round, and I'm glad to see you've have"
"What of...the...Income...Cleaning and Research Corporation? Is the company still carrying on...business as usual? Have they found a successor to...Ms. Robinson yet?"
"Good news on that front, the company has disbanded and ceased any further operations. They blamed the death of Ms. Robinson, the real driving force behind the company to an unfortunate accident, and they successfully covered the whole incident up. So you're now a free man, no longer the Bugman, or whatever they called you"
"Oh, that's great news...least I won't have to run anymore...Lara...I..."
"Shhh, i know... you need your rest... when you fully recover you can tell me then..."
"Okay...But Lara, I owe you a sunset holiday..."
Lara smiled at the thought of a nice holiday with just the two of them. She moved in close to Kurtis and he followed suit until their soft lips touched one another, as they both shared a passionate kiss...Love henceforth needed no words...Both Lara and Kurtis had expressed what feelings and emotions they had for each other during the embrace. They knew in that moment, that their affection between them will never fade away.
The End