• laiyas pov •
i heard danny struggle to try and fight kio. i tried to open my eyes, when i felt kio grab me up. i staggered up, and had to steady myself. i opened my eyes, and kio threw me and danny into the spare room. he shut the door and locked it. i threw myself onto the bed, and looked around. i didnt know whether to throw up or cry. how about both?
so thats exactly what i did. i lurched forward onto the other side of the bed, i felt like i was going to release my guts onto the carpet. but nothing happened. i could feel danny holding my hair back. he was stroking my back.
"its probably from the punch laiya"
i just lay there, hanging off the bed. i was too tired to do anything.
"you ok?" danny asked.
"yeah" i said, my voice raspy.
i started crying. again, i just lay there. danny lifted me up onto the bed. i put my hands over my face, and tried to control my breathing.
the tears slowed. danny rolled over, so he was lying on top of me. my heart fluttered. he leant in and kissed me. it brought me back to the first time he kissed me.
in gabis room, playing truth or dare with cleo and elle. not knowing we were in cleos final days, and this was about to happen. i stopped. i couldnt do this knowing cleo had just died and gabi and elle might be the next victims.
"danny i cant" i whispered.
"i understand." he said, and he rolled over and hugged me.
"how did you get elle so calm?" i asked. "she would have been exploding"
danny paused.
"well.. i just hugged her. and i like.. well im" he stopped. "i kissed her." he said. my whole body was on fire. not because of him. because of elle.
she would have told me. but i get it. she probably wasnt thinking about that.
"clever" i said, laughing. "maybe i'll try that next time"
"i hope not" danny said, laughing. i stroked his face. he turned away from me.
"i dont want to lose you laiya" he said quietly. i wrapped my arm around him.
"you wont" i said. i could see the tears falling onto my arm.
"but i almost did" danny said. he turned around. he was crying.
i pulled him into me. i said nothing. i just held him.
i heard a bang upstairs. then running. i sat up. not again. please not again. i heard the lock click to our door. in came elle.
"whats going on?" i asked. elle had blood splats on her.
"kio came up the stairs, and gabi tried to hit him, which is why i have blood on me, but he got her and went into her room with her. i ran while i had the chance." elle said.
"hes not getting gabi. over my fucking dead body" danny said, standing up.
thats what i said before i went into the closet with kio. and then i did exactly what i said i wouldnt.
