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Lost Love


Lottie and Andrea felt really bad for their friend Tamara. She had just recently found out that her boyfriend Darren had just died from a car accident due to a pile-up car crash.

It was a really bad way to go, and during the funeral, because his body was so mangled in the accident, that his family had no choice but to cremate him, scattering his ashes to his favourite place. And because Tamara was studying overseas, she wasn’t able to attend the funeral.

Poor Tamara cried for days at end thinking about her beloved Darren. Not any amount of consoling and comforting from Lottie and Andrea could make her feel any better. They were worried that she might end up doing something brash sooner or later, but so far, she stayed in her room all day and did not come out, with at least her crying to show that she was still around.

Then one day, the phone rang. When Lottie picked it up, she was surprised to hear Darren on the other line. She was afraid at first, thinking it was some kind of a horror gone bad, and Andrea thought it was some sort of a prank, but the person on the other line did not sound like he was kidding, and his voice was exactly like Darren.

When Tamara took the call, she was ecstatic to hear his voice. Darren explained to her that he was not really dead, that he was away on a business trip when that happened and the person who died was actually someone he knew at work who borrowed his car. It was really a tragic accident and he assured Tamara that he had already explained it to his parents about the mix-up and that he had went to make amends with his colleague’s family.

Darren claimed that he would not be able to be back so soon but he promised he would call every other week, and since Lottie and Andrea were housemates with Tamara, they were there to share the moments Tamara had with Darren whenever he called.

Finally, about almost a year later, Darren said that he would come to visit. Tamara was so happy that she cut classes to groom herself, preparing for the moment he will come to take her out on that long awaited date. Lottie and Andrea were so happy for her as they gave her hand, cutting half of their classes as well to be with her.

Later that night, on the time of the date, Darren promptly showed up. He was outside at the verandah, waving to her, calling her to him. While Tamara came up to him to chat with him, the phone rang and Andrea answered it while watching this romantic scene along with Lottie. It was Darren’s mother, asking if she could have a chat with Tamara, since it was the first anniversary of Darren’s death.

It was then that they remembered that it would be impossible for Darren to be at the verandah because they were living on the third floor of the campus, and there was no sign of Darren standing on a ladder of sorts.

Everything finally came into place.

But they were too late to stop Tamara as she climbed up the verandah and reached out for Darren’s hand…

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