Safe In Your Arms

Flashback

A.N. This is a flashback of when Michael and Layla were still together. This is back to the day that they broke up. xx Its gonna be going back and forth from the flash back to reality.
(This is gonna be a long chapter.)

"Man why won't he answer?" "Is he still even here?" I thought to myself.

"Hey Layla, what are you still doing here." I heard someone call out.

I turned around and saw Calum. Michael's best friend. "Oh hey Calum." I said. "I'm looking for Mikey." "Have any idea where I could find him?"

"Oh erm.. yeah... I...um... I think he went home? Not sure. He left early, without saying anything. He's been acting a bit off lately, don't you think? Or is it just me? He asked.

Now that I come to think of it, Cal was right. He has been acting a bit weird.

"Yeah, um he kinda has, hasn't he?" I asked.

"Yeah. He hardly talks to me now, and when he does he try's to make it short and quick. He's been avoiding me lately, I'm not so sure why." He said.

"I understand. He's been doing the same to me. He told me today that he was going to give me a ride home, and now he just flaked? Great." I said, disappointed.

"I'll give you a ride if you want." He said smiling.

"Really?, thanks so much Cal you're a lifesaver." I said giving him a quick hug.

"No problem" he said smiling.

We walked to his car and got in.

"So what do you think is wrong with Michael?" I asked while putting on my seatbelt.

"I'm not sure, he's been like that since Jake's party." He said. "I talked to Jake about it too, he said he's not sure either."

"I'm kinda worried." I said.

I mean Jake is Michael's closest cousin. If something was wrong, Jake would be the one to know.

"Don't be" Cal said. "Maybe he's just got a lot on his mind. You know since his parents have been going though a lot lately." He said trying to keep me calm.

"Yeah, I guess." "But to just flake on me like that, and not tell me, that doesn't really sound like Mikey at all." I said a bit worried.

"Maybe he just forgot." He said. "You should talk to him, maybe he'll tell you what's wrong." He suggested.

"Yeah, that's what I was thinking" I said.

He dropped me off in front on my house.

"Thanks so much for the lift Cal, I owe you one." I said closing the door and smiling.

"Any time." He said returning the smile, and driving away.

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My thoughts got interrupted by my sister that got home. "Hey Lye I'm home" she said. "Hey." I said with a smile. "How was it? How's Danny feeling?" I asked. "It was good, although Danny's in pain, but he took it pretty good." She said.

She was holding him because he was asleep.

"Oh, poor kid" I said. "He must be in pain." I said.

"Yeah, but by the time he wakes up, he'll be fine" she said.

I'm gonna go lay him down on his bed and get some laundry done, I'll be upstairs if you need me." She said. "Ok" I said going back to what I was doing.