It was Thursday night. Everyday Lara's husband used to come early. But it was getting midnight and he was late from work. She already started thinking the worst. The two kinds were also didn't go to sleep. Lara was doing her chores in this hours to in an anxious mood.
When her husband staggered into their house it was almost 2 am. He was covered in dirt which astonished everyone. She asked her husband Ron what ha happened to him. He was also worried and frightened. He said that he and other boys were celebrating his promotion.
After that, he decided to go to home. But he was drank and no one was there who could drove him home. So, he had to drive in a drank mood. He was on the high way and a guy just popped out on the road. He didn't noticed him first so he ran away. After that he didn't have time to react and so drove in a high speed to home.
Lara got surprised and was scared too. She asked him if the man survived. He said that he was really scared and he had not stopped. He expressed his fear and said that he could not go to jail. He insisted that he didn't want to actually. He asked her how she were going to be without him.
He reminded Lara that she had no job or money. He said that in that poor stage she wouldn't be able to raise their children. And so the social services would take their kids away from her. Lara could see her darken future in front of her eyes. Ron suggested her to take the blame and tell the police that it was her who killed the guy.
Lara was not ready to hear this. But it was also true that she didn't want to lose her children. Ron also knew that she loved the kids more than anything so he played with her these emotions. He asked her if she didn't love their kids. Yet Lara was shocked and didn't know how to react.
All on a sudden, their doorbell rang. They were having serious conversation and so it was being late to open the door. The other guys outside asked to open the door and said that they were the police.
Ron rushed to the door and started to act according to his cunning plan. The police said that his car was involved in a road accident. He acted as if he didn't know anything. The officer asked him if he were driving that night. He exclaimed and said that he was at home and tuned towards Lara. He asked her if she was driving that night and hit someone.
Lara was really afraid of losing her kids. So, she didn't tell the policemen the truth. She was immediately arrested and taken to the police station. Soon she was sent to the court. All the evidence were in her opposite side. Actually she didn't want to reveal the truth and so soon she was sentenced to two years in prison.
Luckily, the guy that was hit survived; but he fell into a coma. After the hearing Lara was taking to the jail. In her way she met her family and the guy's family. His mother shouted at her that that was for what she had done to her son. She was angry with Lara and again said that if it had been up to her, she would have been in jail forever.
Lara didn't say a word to her. Then she met her family. Her husband and two little kids were there. Her husband said that they would be waiting for her. The last few months, Ron didn't visit her. She had just waited for him, but his face was never showed up.
Like this two years had passed and the day came when Lara would be free. She thought that her family would wait in the gate to congratulate and welcome her back to home. But it never happened. There was no one and so she called Ron. At first he didn't answer the calls and then he switched his phone off.
She waited till the evening. When she realized that no one would come, she had no choice but to go home on her own. And when she reached home, she didn't expect to see her happy husband and kids with another woman.
Lara stepped forward to Ron and asked him why he had not come to get her. Her husband exclaimed to see her and said that it was a great surprise. He also said sorry and told her that he had forgot they were letting her out that day.
He introduced the woman. Her name was Susan and she was his new girlfriend. He said that she had helped him while Lara had been in prison. He added that she had helped him with the kids too and they call her mom. Lara exclaimed and was broken. She asked if he had girlfriend, what about her.
Ron said that she was glad that she was back. But he also said that his wife couldn't be a criminal. He suggested that they could get a divorce then. Lara got shocked and she had nothing to do because even the judges had prejudices. So, when they got divorced, the court left her with nothing. Moreover, she was stripped of her parental rights.
She cried a lot at these all but didn't despair. She started looking for work. But when any employer found out about her criminal record, she was rejected immediately. It was hard for her to find a job but she was able to managed to get a job at the hospital.
Lara took care of the sick for a small salary. It was not enough to live decent. But it was her last straw. She was nursing the patient, but she paid the most attention to a guy in a coma. Each morning, Lara read him the news and talked about her life. It was her only place where she could express herself.
One day, she was reading him book and an unexpected guest came to his ward. It was the mother of the guy who was run over by her husband. She immediately got angry and asked Lara what she was doing there. She shouted on her saying criminal. She told her that she wouldn't let Lara hurt her son again. That's how Lara found out that that guy in coma was who Ron's car hit that night.
Few weeks had passed after this. Suddenly the patient opened his eyes. He asked about what was going on there. It took many weeks for the man to recover. And when he came to his senses, Lara had to leave the hospital. That day with his mother's screaming, the hospital authority could get to know about her past and immediately fired him.
The recovered guy asked his mom who was the lady who took care of him. She angrily replied that that lady hit him with a car 2 years ago. He got confused and said that there was a man driving the car not a lady. He ensured that he had saw him before the accident.
The woman felt ashamed hearing everything from his son. She found Lara to say sorry and hear the story. She got angry with Lara's husband. She suggested Lara that she should fight for her kids. This period Lara got support and removed all of her confusion.
With the man's testimony, they were able to prove Ron's guilt and justice was served. She got all the help from the man's mother. Lara got her parental rights back. And they started a new life together.
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