His Eagle Eyes on Me

Eric stilled at the question.

"Did something happen?"

Eric had not cut ties with them on purpose, but ever since Layla had asked him out, he had gotten the feeling that neither Elliot nor Avery wanted to see him. So, he took it upon himself to stay out of their sight. "Yeah! Something big happened," Layla said. "You should ask Mom!"

"I won't pry if your mom didn't tell me about it."

"And that's why I'm saying that you didn't keep in touch. Is it because of your girlfriend? It's like you don't care about what happens to us anymore."

Eric was rendered speechless.

a sudden realization. "Why don't you give me the IV bag and go home?" "She doesn't stay with me." Eric refused to move.

"What about you?"

the

you just going to walk out?"

question. He wondered if she would vomit again in the middle of the night and wanted to stay to care for her, but he was also worried that it might not be appropriate for him to do so. "Are

I will recover soon. You said so yourself. Telling them will just make

then. I will stay the night to make sure that you are better

should just go home! After the IV

if I get sleepy," Eric said decisively. "You still look horribly pale. I'm worried." Layla reached up to touch her face and noticed that her skin was cold to the touch despite it being summer. "Thank you. I will sleep." Not having the energy to argue, she closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep. After she had fallen asleep, Eric took out his phone and stared at the conversation he had

spoken to

but Avery had not said anything. Though he desperately wanted to know