C115 Her Name Was Laura Tryon

After a while, we started walking back. As we passed through the crowd, a familiar voice called out behind me. “Nerd.” I turned immediately. “Team Manager”. He laughed. “Forget the formalities. We’re not at work.” Chris and Alicia greeted him as well.

His gaze then shifted to Alicia. “It’s rare to see two young men accompanied by such a beautiful lady.”

Josh already recognized her from the Information Systems department and of course, he also knew she was the daughter of the Minister of Police.

Alicia simply smiled politely. “My brothers wanted to try something different, so I brought them to fly kites.”

Behind him, the young woman remained quiet and shy.

After the greetings, Josh gently stepped aside and brought her forward. “Colleagues, this is my daughter, Laura Tryon.”

He turned to her. “Laura, this is Michael Smith the ‘nerd’ I once took out for lunch, remember?” Laura nodded slightly.

Then he gestured toward Chris. “This is Christopher Chambers, from Business Administration.” “And this is Alicia Mooney, Information Systems intern… daughter of the Minister of Police.”

Alicia’s expression changed slightly, but she quickly recovered and smiled. “Hello.” We all nodded in greeting.

She was truly beautiful soft features, elegant figure, neither too tall nor too short. But unlike Alicia’s confident and playful energy, Laura was quiet, reserved, and almost fragile in presence.

After the introductions, we slowly parted ways. Before leaving, we made a promise to Alicia.

Whatever happened tomorrow at the family dinner, it would not change anything between us. We would still treat her as our younger sister. She smiled at that.