Robert sat across from Layla and sipped on a bowl of soup.

"You feel sick? Really? You look fine to me." She glanced at him.

"I... I am sick on the inside," he muttered.

"Oh!" she said. "You are staying home for the drama."

"Don't you want my help? If you don't want it, I can just go." Though she was not entirely wrong, he had mostly stayed to help her.

They grew up together, after all, and the bond between siblings was strong.

"You are not so heartless after all." She finished her pasta and felt as though her stomach was about to burst, so she poured herself a glass of water. "I will go up to my room to grab my phone." "Layla, are you sure you don't want to shower first?" Robert reminded her. "If you argue with Mom and Dad looking like this, they will think that you've gone mad."

washed her face or brushed her hair before heading downstairs, so she knew that she looked like a mess. "I just don't want to keep them waiting," Layla whispered. "Go grab my phone for

Robert hurried upstairs and entered

Robert returned with her phone, she had finished her water and was feeling much

phone from Robert and turned it on to find countless

reached home safely, and Ivy had texted to tell her how she

was not upset with her sister, since she had planned to talk to her parents soon anyway. Since Ivy had told their parents everything the night before,

to Mike's message and stared at Eric's message hesitantly before deciding not to

conflict with Avery and Elliot, so Layla decided that it would be best for her to discuss this

down and headed toward the

things through these past few days." She sat down next to Avery since she felt like Avery would not be aggressively against

decide in

more precise, I've

I went searching around the globe for a partner, "Layla corrected herself. "Mom, Dad, I want someone who gives me a sense of security and I don't care about the rest. If 'm

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