Scar 2
‘The accident had given me two scars, one might eventually fade away, but the other had no intention of going away. I said to myself sitting on the hospital bed and staring blankly at the wall ahead.’ Various schools, media channels and newspapers had approached Laila to know the process of her becoming a successful researcher. Her discoveries and inventions had gained her world wide recognition. Laila was moving around on the stage and using her hands to give her speech a visual effect. She was wearing a white shirt topped off with a black suit set. Her dangling earrings reflected the light in rainbow colours. You could see her nervousness go away when she stopped fidgeting with her pearl bracelet. It couldn’t be determined whether her face lit due to the bright light aimed at the stage of the auditorium or due to the happiness she felt talking to the young children. ‘Let me tell you about the miracle that happened later. I returned to my studies and got ad...