Can’t Win Me Back

All of a sudden, a glimmer flashed across Lauren's clear eyes.

She stared straight at the audience.

Her lashes fluttered, and her pink lips started quivering.

Her eyes turned red.

They glistened as she welled up with tears.

"Darling.

Darling? Are you okay?" Landon started panicking when he noticed that Lauren was crying.

"A-An-Angie..." Lauren stuttered.

Her lips trembled, and her voice was extremely raspy, as if she had been parched for a long time.

Though her voice barely rose above a murmur, Landon caught every word.

He heard her loud and clear! "Lauren! You...

You can speak?" Landon was so agitated that tears filled his eyes.

He lost it.

" Lauren! You really can speak?" "Lan-don..." Lauren lifted a finger and pointed to the spot below the stage nearest to them.

She had a wide smile on her face, yet tears were streaming down her cheeks.

"I...

see...

Landon looked in the direction that Lauren

no one

he

on his face, as if he were greeting an old-time friend who had

"You're right.

back." He whispered into her

helpers, Alyssa finally found Tatiana in the washroom

was leaning over a sink and throwing

her face showed that she was having a

You..." Alyssa

face and the tears in the

widened

hands and exclaimed, "Taty! It can't be, can it?

welled up with

herself

"I'm pregnant...

Alyssa gasped and covered her

was moved beyond

be great- grandparents, while she

pulled her in

asked,

haven't been to a hospital for a checkup..." Tatiana's eyes

She sniffled pitifully.