His Eagle Eyes on Me

"Dad!" Layla ran into the guest bedroom and found him standing in front of the bed with a scowl.

"What's wrong?" He had only gone into the room out of curiosity and noticed that there was a mattress inside the room with traces of someone having slept on it.

"Dad, this is... the room Amy was using and her personal belongings are still in here... There's nothing to look at," Layla said and scanned the room. To her bewilderment, Eric was nowhere to be found. "Where is he hiding?" she thought. "It's a good thing that he hid, though. If Dad finds him, we will both be dead!"

"Aren't you two friends? Why didn't she stay to take care of you when you are this weak?" Elliot asked.

"She wanted to, but I sent her home. I feel drowsy and don't really want to interact with anyone. Dad, you don't know what it feels like to have your period. You can ask Mom about it," Layla said before walking back to the kitchen.

"You don't want to interact with people but have enough strength to cook?"

was around! I started feeling better after a

you finish your food. We won't overstay our welcome." Avery put away all the food on the table. "I've put the prepared ingredients inside the fridge. I saw a lot of pasta in the cabinet, too. Make sure that you don't just eat pasta for every single meal! If you don't feel

it." Layla finished all the food on her plate and said,

had never

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that she had to struggle after e moving out, knowing that she would have been better off with a

at me like that! I'm doing fine... I just look weak because I'm on

period in the past." Avery recalled the last

through her. "You just think I look different because you haven't

Layla, remember to tell us

comfortable sharing with your dad, you can always come to me,"