Layla’s pov

I felt tears blur my vision as I stared down at my broken laptop.

It took years cleaning my neighbors’ garage to sum up enough money to buy it five months ago. All the while I had been writing my erotica novels on my phone.

Seeing my hard work in notwo, broke me completely and I sobbed. It would take a lot more than cleaning garages to sum up enough money to buy one by the end of the month. Laptops weren’t cheap.

“Shit, sorry.” I hear Tyler apologize but I don’t acknowledge him. Instead, I crouch down to pick up my broken laptop.

When I had all of it grasped in my hands, I stood up and turned to Tyler. I scowled at him. His gaze pinned me down and he flinched as if shocked to see the tears in my eyes.

“You caused this!” | snarled.

His gaze drops to my broken laptop in my hand and he cringes. “If you hadn’t stomped on my foot

I cut him off with a nasty scowl. “If you gave it back to me when I asked then your foot wouldn’t have been stomped on.”

Suddenly, there was a drop on my laptop and then on my face until it was raining heavily. I squint holding the laptop to my chest closely with one hand and quickly reach for my bag with the other.

Tyler mumbles out another curse while oddly still standing there. I don’t acknowledge him, throwing out my leg to the other bench as I run down the bleachers. But I could hear his heavy breathing down my back as he keeps up.

want to get out of the rain like! am. So I keep my gaze forward, hoping I’d not slip on the bleachers

course my main concern was getting out of this rain and probably to not catch a cold. My laptop which I should’ve thrown in my bag the moment I saw the drop of rain, is suddenly pulled

fall. I whip around,

he lifts my laptop over my head. “What are you doing?” I

the rain.” He deadpan as if I’m the slow

certain he’d not see since I have many drops of rain

Wood, then

boy too close for comfort and now holding my laptop as an

buy it back Layla. Now let’s get out of here before we catch a bad

completely froze when my name manages to slip out of his mouth. In all honesty, I thought he’d not know me far less my name. But of course he might have

I only managed a grimace and decide to just shut my mouth and actually try to get out

get rid of him. I tried to sprint but he’d also sprint, easily catching up to me might

had to endure his presence until we reach the parking lot and he could climb in his expensive car and I can be on my way. Only one problem was that, I had

minutes,

didn’t want to stand in the rain any longer, the chill already getting to me. I could simply run to the bus stop and shelter there but the last time I did, there was dog crap everywhere. I was not about to step on dog shit and

I whirled around when we were in

like glared.

laptop. Now please give it back so I can be on my way.” I said dryly, reaching out my hand so he’d place my soaked

thing was

Tyler answers with. “I’ll give you a ride

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