𝐿𝑎𝑦𝑙𝑎 𝐽𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑠.

Day 1

Tuesday, September 22.

3:34 am.

POV: Layla.
I've been awake all day. I cant sleep. Ray would usually be by my side right now, holding me in his arms telling me that he loves me so much.
I'm so pissed at myself. I should've known something was wrong. I was his girlfriend! The person that should always look out for him!
I couldve saved him..
He could've been alive still!
I'm so sorry Ray..

7:56 am.

POV: Authors POV
Layla rolled off of her bad, hitting the cold floor causing her to hiss. She stared at the ceiling with no emotion, empty minded.
The wind blowing into her room from the crack of the window made her shiver. She got up and grabbed a hoodie. It had a strong strawberry scent to it, that easily faded away.
Layla put it on and grabbed her bag. She walked straight out her room and wilted down the stairs. Her mother was in the kitchen making her food when she noticed Layla had came down.
She turned around and frowned at the sight of her daughter. "Layla sweetie i know this is hard for you but please, try your b-"
"try my best.? really. try my fucking best knowing that im alone again after regaining the courage to even talking to people again and you want me to try my best??? try my best to keep calm right? try my best to focus on school right? No! Mom I don't care! Just leave me alone. I'll be ok." She gave her a cold stare as she walked out the house door.
Her mother shook her head in guilt as she watched Layla disappear out the house.
Layla rushed her way to the side walk, she kept her head down as she walked.

POV: Kiera.
I opened the front door and turned my head towards my mom in the living room. "bye ma!"
"Bye baby". I gave her a small smile before turning back and walking out the house. I exhaled as I walked down the driveway to the side pavement.
I admired the leaves falling from the trees slowly.
I smiled a bit to myself before dropping my head and looked down at the ground. I kept walking.

POV: Authors POV
Kiera kept her head low as she heard footsteps coming closer every step she took. She didn't bother to pick her head up tho. Layla walked a bit faster to end up bumping into a random stranger. "I-I'm sor-.." She looked up to meet the eyes of Kiera.
Kiera's eyes widened a little. "Layla. Oh my god, I'm so sorry about this recent incid-" Layla hesitated. "Just drop it. He's gone, Kiera. I wont get him back but, sucks to be me right.?" She started to walk past Kiera when her hand brushed against Kiera's arm. "See you at school." Layla gave her a weak painful smile before walking ahead.
Kiera tended to get butterflies..

POV: Kiera.
Why did I get butterflies just by her touching my arm.
Me especially.
Getting butterflies- from Layla???.
what the fuck is wrong with me.
I shook my head as I started to walk again.

11:20 am, lunch period.

POV: Layla.
I sat at a table by myself. I hated the thought of me talking to people, especially after what happened to..Ray.
Ray changed me.
But, now that he's gone-
I don't know what to do by myself.
I put my head down on the table and wrapped my arms around them.
I heard a voice come close to the table and I heard the sound of a tray placed on it.
"..may i sit with you.?"
I looked up.
It was Kiera.
Kiera Max, huh.
A classmate of mine I was always found of, just never rlly talked to her.
"i guess." I mumbled as I put my head back into my arms.
"Look, Layla I know this is hard for you but I wanna tal-"
I hesitated.
I never knew that I would even say this after I said that it would be hard for me to talk to people but
I said it.

"Yes."
Kiera looked at me in shock.
"You rlly wanna talk? To me??? About- yk."
"Mhm."
I looked at her with a blank face
"Meet me at the park.
please. 3:30."
I got up and walked away to the bathroom.

POV: Kiera.
Wow, she actually agreed to talk about what happened.

that's surprising.

end of chapter 2; day 1.

part 2 to this chapter; next chapter ahead.