Fallen for a Vampire!

2. 'The Important meeting'..

Layla quickly got dressed and went downstairs, to tell her mom that she is going to meet Laurent.

"Mom! I am going to meet Laurent.. I will be back by dinner.. Bye!" She yelled and left.

She was walking to the beach.. But she didn't knew, why was she doing that.. She reached the there pretty quickly.. There he was, standing there waiting for her.. 

"Hey Laurent! How are you?" She asked happily.

"What happened!? Tell me! Are you ok??" He asked really worriedly. 

"Nothing happened to me.. I j-just.. wanted to meet you.. I-I am sorry.." She made a sad face. 

"Oh Layla! Why would you do that? Were you paying me off, for the afternoon?" He said in a silly way. He was not angry because anyway he wanted to meet her too. 

"Obviously not!" She said in an angry voice. She turned around and crossed her arms. 

"Oh, I am sorry! Don't get angry with me.." He made a sorry face and then mischievously tickled her.

"Stop. It. Right. Now." She sad in a high tone. When he didn't stop, she gave him a deadly glare. 

"I am afraid of those beautiful eyes! haha.." He said that and sat down on the sand. He loved beaches a lot, so he decided to make a sandcastle. 

"Anyway.. is there anything important that you might want to talk to me or did you just wanted to see my beautiful face.." He asked in a funny way.

"It was.. umm.. I don't know how to say it.." She was hesitating. She knew what she wanted to say, but she wasn't able to.. He got up and cupped her face into his hands. 

"What happened Layla.. You know you can tell me anything.. Right?" He asked concernly.

Tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Oh! Don't cry Layla! I am with you and I will be with you forever.. Just tell me what's wrong.." He said wiping off her tears.

"Thank you, Laurent.. for everything you did for me.. You know people used to tell me that I had attitude problems and trust issues and that's why I don't deserve a friend but when you posted the message on instagram about me.. you proved that people were wrong.. and I did deserve a friend.. someone like you, who cares about me and who is afraid to lose me... I will always be loyal to you.. Thanks for coming in my life.." She said that and hugged him, really tight. She knew that he was just a friend but, at the moment he was everything for her. 

Laurent was having tears in his eyes, too. He hugged her back. He knew how it feels when people judge you for nothing. That did happened with him before, so he knew how she was feeling. 

"I will always be with you, Layla. No matter whatever you do.." He said while untangling her hairs with his hands. Layla pulled away and said..

"I need leave now, it's already dinner time.. It was amazing being with you.. See you around.." She said and turned around.

"BYE!" They both said it together.

Laurent was still on the beach, thinking how happiness-making it was to be with her. He didn't fall in love with her or something. He just felt really loved, by her. He knew that their relationship was not going anywhere further friendship. But he was happy, with whatever he got. Being friends with her was the best decision of his life. He got up, thanked god and left. 

Layla was still on her way to her house, she was daydreaming about Laurent. She was not falling for him either, but rather she was trying to feel the feeling of having friends. She never experienced it, so it was like an adventure for her.  When she reached home, she was able to smell steak and rice. 

*Yay! Its steak and rice for dinner!* She told herself. She loved steak and rice. It was like her all time favourite. 

"Mom! I am home!" She yelled. She went straight to the kitchen, to find her mom.

"Hey girl! how was you meeting with Laurent?" She asked happily. She was very happy to see her daughter enjoying. 

"It was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I am soo happy! He is the sweetest person alive, mom! All thanks to god! He made crash into him and that's why we are friends now! I can't even believe that people can be friends, just by crashing into each other. It's unbelievable!" She was not the old Layla that was forced to talk at every family gathering.. she was a different girl now.. She laughs, smiles, talks and does all the things that a happy girl does. It was so good.

"You know Layla, I am so happy and proud of you at the same time.. You proved everyone that you deserve having friends.. Thank you Layla.." Leona's eyes got filled with water. She slowly hugged her daughter. 

Layla was so happy to see her mom satisfied with her. That's all she wanted, her mom being happy.

"Mom.. umm.. just wanted to ask you that is it fine if I call Laurent over for dinner tomorrow?" She asked. Even though she knew the answer, she thought just to be kind. 

"IS THAT EVEN A QUESTION!!? Of course why not.. Invite him whenever.. I am always gonna be fine with him coming over or you going to over to his.. You deserve this girl!" Her mum said in an excited tone. She kept the dishes at the table for her and Layla.

"THANK YOU SOOO MUCH MOM! I LOVE YOU!!!" Layla was certainly happy to get this much freedom.. she was feeling like a bird, that just got out of its cage..

"Your welcome.. Now come on eat, before the food cools down.." She said while serving it.

Layla quickly had her dinner and went to her room.. She checked her phone their were lots of messages.. 

*Who are these from??* She knew the answer, but she was just faking not to.

*Oh, from Laurent..* She said while counting how many texts there are..

*Oh boy! 15 messages!!* She read them all and after she called him..

"Hey Layla! How are you? I have been missing you already.. Hahaha!" He was such a funny person.. but he was certainly not joking this time.

"Oh really.. I missed you too! Umm.. anyways.. I called you to tell that, you are invited to my house for dinner tomorrow.. so please come.." She said very excitedly.

"Sure.. I will be there.. Bye!" He said in a happy mood.

"B-Bye, see you tomorrow.." She said that and hanged up.

*Good Night, Laurent..* She said that, tucked herself in her blanket and slept.