Ferocious Love

It was raining heavily and Kodelly was straining her eyes to read the road posts. She stopped the engine by the roadside to retrieve the map once again, trying to figure out where she was. She still had to drive for at least another ten minutes or so, she realized before putting the map back and starting her engine again. She finally reached the place where she was going, pulling the car to a halt. She sat in the parking, in the open area waiting for the rains to stop. She noticed after a moment or two, a woman hurrying to her car with an umbrella. She seemed to be one of the workers there. She tapped on the window. "Hallow, I brought you an umbrella." She tried to say showing her an umbrella. She opened the door and came to stand in the already opened umbrella. She led her to the house, which was being used as office premises. She closed the umbrella once they were in the building and gave it to the woman who had fetched her from the car. "Can I help you?" Asked the woman in the reception area. "Yes. Yes, I am here to see Laura Mills." "Oh Laura, she is so fond of this place and she is doing quite fine now, I must say." Interjected another woman who was standing next to the reception area. "Come, I will take you to see her." She invited. She obliged, following her lead. "Are you family?" She asked again. "Yes. I am her cousin." "Okay, just wait over here." She said, stopping at the entrance to one of the doors. "I will be with you in a moment." She entered the almost empty room with just a cushioned chair on one side of the wall. She decided to remain standing. She had not seen Laura since the time that she had decided to start herrehabilitation, after ruining an evening that was supposed to unite Kodelly's family. She shuddered at the memory and then, she saw her walk through the door with the elderly woman who had led Kodelly standing behind her. She wore a plain long dress, with her hair roughly com