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.

was probably inappropriate for me to ask you to come here, isn't it? Is your girlfriend living with you?" Layla came to 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 IV

then? If I fall asleep, are you just

her, but he was also worried that it might not be appropriate for him

already taken the medicine so what's the point in telling them? I will recover soon. You said so yourself. Telling them will

I will stay the night to make sure that you

bedroom, but there's nothing in it," Layla said. "You should just go home! After the IV drip, I should feel

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

had not spoken

had last time met. Layla mentioned that something had happened, but Avery had not said anything. Though he desperately wanted to know what happened, he was too shy to