Layla’s pov

I sucked in a sharp breath and darted my eyes away from his quickly. Clutching the strap of my bag tightly, I walked

aster, hoping and praying he’d not follow after me.

But I was wrong. He did.

I cringe when he calls out my name and stiffen when I feel his fingers wrap around my arm.

Dammit. I hate his long legs.

“Layla we need to talk,” Tyler said softly while squeezing my arm.

I tug my arm out of his grasp and turn to shoot him a glare. “No, I don’t think we do. We said what we had to say and now there’s nothing left to convince me otherwise that what you said earlier is bullshit.”

Tyler’s eyes widen slightly, perhaps not expecting me to say something like this so void of emotion.

But I refuse to make him think that he affected me even though it was clear he did.

“When I said I liked you, Layla. That was not bullshit. I don’t go around telling every girl that I like them.” He said gruffly and I shake my head.

“You and I perhaps view what it means to like someone differently because what you did there with that girl…..that doesn’t show that you like me Tyler.” I huffed and fixed the

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bag strap over my shoulder.

I needed to get away from him and really soon. I was melting by his close proximity, the mere heat of him.

And dammit, I have never been so torn between my heart and mind before.

One wanted me to fawn over his words while the other told me to take precautions before deciding anything else.

I listened to my head. It was the only logical part of me that didn’t want to get hurt more.

guilt ridden face I sighed. “Look Tyler, I need to get to class and I’d appreciate

to take a sharp in take of breath. His eyes burn through me and suddenly I felt like I couldn’t breathe. The air is intense around

want to look around to check to see if I was

you. I can’t leave you alone.” He licked across his bottom lip and sighed. “I-Layla can

anymore. I couldn’t afford to get my hopes up. Especially when Tyler has never been serious

when I was no

need to get to class Tyler,” I said, and as if the timing was right someone

this to my advantage and literally sprinted to class and ignored his

run away

takes to get

as

too much lately to

need to focus on school

aren’t serious about relationships I

got to class, I spotted Tif right away. Her head is down and I made my way over to her, thankful that there was an empty desk

on the chair and set my bag on the

softly. “I’m so sorry

I should be the one to say sorry.

right. I shouldn’t base my opinions

eye to eye right now. You deserve to be happy Tiffany and I don’t want to stand in the way of that. I’m sure Brett’s a

gaze drifted over to the door. I follow her gaze

out and everyone who was seated turned to face

move to enter the classroom but the teacher walked into the classroom before he could. “I don’t recall you being in this class Mr. Wood.” She said which

me that he was not going to give up and that he would eventually get

had me shivering and when he leaves the class room a few minutes later my phone buzzed with

she glared. “Phones must be

as I mur mured an apology. The screen lights up and I saw that it was a text

not

barked which caused me to quickly put off the phone

and squirmed when the students around us began to murmur something incoherent but I knew they were talking about me

had me

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