Her phone suddenly rang and she turned away to answer it .
"Hello " she said trying to calm her beating heart.
In the next moment Alec heard something drop , he looked back to see down on the floor.
"Verana , what's wrong " he had moved so fast to her side and grabbed her.
Formed tears in her hands with a trembling body.
"It's mom...she's gone " she burst out in tears.
He was stunned too with the news but held her trembling body comforting her.
...
"Vera , it's been three days please come out and eat something " Eva knocked on her door.
She got no response, sighing she turned and walked away.
Alec who had just seen off the last guest came to Eva.
"Still nothing ?" He asked . She nodded .
Vera had completely closed off her self sine her mother's death.
"This isuch worse then when her father died".
"Cause now she feels completely alone with both of them gone " he said.
They had handled the burial with Eva , for she didn't seem fit to handle anything . Even with the questioning gaze from the guests that came to bury , Alex didn't take a step away from her. It was until they got back home that she locked herself inside her room.
"Son ,can you both find a spare key to her room?" his mother who had stayed back asked.
Eva nodded , "Yes I know where it is ,I didn't think about that " a smile on her face.
She rushed off to find it and Alec turned to his mother .
"Thank you for being here mother " he said.
"She's my daughter in law and your wife now. I need to be here with you and her" she breathed.
Eva returned handling the key to them.
"Who will go in ?" She asked.
"You , your here friend " said Mrs. Irvine.
"No...I can't . I don't want to see her in that state or I will cry then make it worse " she said moving back.
"Let me " Alec said holding the key.
The two women nodded pushing him to the door.
Quietly he pushed the key in and opened the door , and walked in.
It was dark inside with only a glimpse of light from the sides of her curtains.
"Verana " he called but she didn't reply.
With no idea about her bedroom arrangement he bumped into things until he felt the wall .
"I will put the lights on now " he said feeling the switch and he did .
Verana was in bed soundly asleep, crawled into a ball like a cat tightly holding to a photo frame.
He moved quietly to it and sat down.
Dried tears on her face ,with a pale looking face.
He gently pulled the frame from her to see it was holding a picture of her parents .
He sighed .
"Am grateful for you both ,you bought her into this world and cared for her . If it wasn't for you both I would never meet her ....but now your hurting her and I can't accept that " he muttered.
The two women who had been out waiting for him to get out of the room ,stood up when the door opened again.
Alec walked out ,holding Verana wrapped her in bedsheets.
"What happened" Eva panicked.
"Nothing ,she is just asleep" he said.
"Then ,where are you taking her ?"asked his mother .
"To the ranch" he said.
"Ahh..ranch ?. What ranch ?"asked Eva.
His mother stopped her.
"Go back into the room and pack some stuff for your friend that she will need for a few days " she gently told Eva.
"How long are we talking ?" She asked watching Alec walk out with her friend.
"Long enough to bring a smile on her face again" she warmly smiled.
"Oh...okay " she nodded and ran off.