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Chapter 19

Layla
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*3 days later*

I was finally being released with Klaus. He said he didn't want to leave the house without me. Joe and Celeste told me the whole situation about the doctors discovering scars on my arms. I don't want to be sent to a therapist again, it doesn't help, at all.

A knock on the door startled me, I looked up and saw Eric there which was quite unusual.

"Hey." He shuffled awkwardly into the room. "I came by to say hello and ask a question."

I nodded as if telling him to proceed.

"Why, were you with Klaus. The day of the accident?"

'Don't let anyone find out you live with me.' Liam's words scorned my thoughts.

I looked at the little table with a notepad on it, I was talking to Paul earlier today.

'Babysitting.' I wrote down on the notepad and gave it to Eric. That was the best I could make up.

"At like 12 in the morning? You were brought here at 1:25 am."

I took the notepad back from Eric and scribbled 'Joe and Celeste where at a party, for work.'

"Liam was home." He looked at me with his arms crossed. It sounded like he practiced the questions and knew what I was going to say before he came here.

The door handle turned and Celeste came in.

"Ready to go home with Klaus, sweetie?" She had a smile on her face.

I would of killed her right then and there but then there would be more hospital bills.

Eric cleared his throat.

"What did you say Mrs.Jackson?"

"Oh hello Eric, I didn't see you there. I was going to take Layla home with Klaus. Would you like to come?"

"She lives with you?"

I took the pillow from beneath my head and put it on top of my face. Oh. My. God. Liam is going to kill me. Gwen knows, Eric knows, Devin knows, Jesus knows as well. I'm screwed.

Celeste's response was somewhat muffled but I heard her whisper "We are her foster parents."

I took the pillow off my head and gave Eric a look, GEEZ if only looks could kill. He would be dying a slow, painful death.

"To the question you said a little earlier, I would love to come over. Is Liam home?"

"Liam? I thought you guys-. No no, he has a lacrosse tournament."

That seemed a little strange. I don't know why,it just did. Woah woah wait, did she say lacrosse? I didn't know he played lacrosse. He is such a noodle, ha ha.

Eric stood up from the chair and turned Around before walking out.

"See you in the car Layla." He smirked one last time before he disappeared.

"What was that all about?" Celeste laughed to herself. " I brought you clothes."

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I was now walking out the door with my clothes on. Thank god I got out of that robe, it's open in the back and, well yeah. I was wearing black skinny jeans, a gray shirt, a cherry red doctor martens. I couldn't really do anything with my hair it cascaded down my back in waves.

I stood outside my room waiting for Klaus, Joe, and Celeste. While I was waiting I took out my phone and saw I had 20 missed calls, 20 voice mails, and 54 text messages. Some from Devin and the others from Liam.