today?" Aria asked Layla who was grin

hook her h

e than that

id he do?" Aria

and looked lo

her..and she ha

st something she h

t was a dream at first but it went on and on and when they finally stopped kissing, th

the truth or dear because

ve continued even if a

eir seat in silence but

an's gaze after that, she

e he did not want to embarrass

quick glance at him, she caught him looking at her, he smil

issed her out of pity but be

thought alone made her feel

e of her wishes has bee

o

ed, jolting her o

was lost for a

yet to tell me what

the customers that just walked in" Layla

said and glanced

near and she'll still have to go

ee, she doused it with cream and sugar,placed it in a

is a lovely girl, she doesn't deserve

a breathed, taking h

id he do?"

whispered to Aria w

re you

Layla g

ed, little wonder you were blushing so hard that yo

chuc

ked you out ye

on" Layla said,

happy, seeing you smile frequen

ria" Layl

go pick up your kid but would you at least pity t

muttered und

ia said, pulling off he

ess and hair and th

the shop and making sure

u tomorrow"

o Jane for me"

a said, befor

at school and she's to leave when Layla i

he way you keep smiling like a dunce" Phil sai

and shook her

n be so

iles as she co

e living room, casting a bronze glow that di

nd Layla sat close to the l

, busy with her phone with h

ilia would have done her homework in he

f the rare ti

bed" Philia

goodnight"

ud yawn when she heard the

her homework so she can go to b

s without giving assignments, so

t most of these things, she won't t

Aunt Esther frequently anymore

ther's younger sister

phone before Philia got hold of it a

arly anymore after she discove

Aunt Esther once in a while, no

to her seven year old neph

ppy soul to the core,she's sur

yday when the phone w

talks on and on, telling her abou

m a visit when her parents and brother we

r to her, she would have invited them

elf a smartphone with the

use anyway, she wou

her mind at the

think of it, but her mind keep

n't think

ne have a mental breakdown but

py anymore, she glanced down at her note

, touching her c

th her palm and then cont

after tomorrow, we're done with the

aving a lat

ll be resuming next week" D

g house together now" Ann

make me late for school" He

hildren adorably, they were so g

appy one for years and th

ld have asked fo

be coming over after school t

ay" Da

riend. They attend prestige high school and they are pract

e party go?" Anne

ly the Summers spends on

nt host, she'll be assisting me to host

it?" Dani

ks Sunday" Mr

g my friends ove

ays welcome"

e" Mrs Ke

rom Ocean high school also" A

. "You know how well and fa

nne sighed, peerin

Dan asked ra

d looking between you and Dylan" Anne said loo

ylan?" D

l, he's a senior to me, two classes abo

king?" Dan said, licking hi

lau

ooks get into his head, he deals with every of his friends equally, one of the people who had receiv

together,I'll be able to figure ou

ter judge fairl

e good looking than he is or not, he

l done with

he dishes while their

hey were done with the dishes and the

d after he was done fre

replied to his messages b

�

the next morning after droppi

nts began murmuring a

ht this h

ld them some

g as none of them dare approac

d as Layla walked past her

seat but his notebooks were ther

vous to have to

g in her mind and she

o the class, maybe he'll finally talked to her proper

eve she'll finally

she finally becomes his girlfriend

lf when she heard someone

ad to see Chloe who

behind her, having

ou want?"

say anything about yo

love your hair more than that" Lay

n so happy to get to kiss D

anks to you"

t cry yourself to death after hearing wh

tting me agitated,say whatever y

ead log of wood that wouldn't even lit up if igni

, trying to process

that he hasn't felt so sick after

ded, faking a sorry look tha

at Chloe wi

she had just heard but it s

would pounce on you and start ripping your hair" Miranda

ed with the look

tayed out of the game, Dylan would

or her

gone dry..Chloe must be so stup

uldn't s

e kiss she and Dylan had shared and

nts laughed and mocked her the mom

really s

ave planned it out

see her sad, she shrugged it off and

he walked in

seat without spar

oesn't know she's

was seated before

ught he didn't hear her but t

ht be preoccupied

he shoulder and he turned n

yla sai

aid, turning away

faded and she

that he's in

ring mockingly at her even if they were

hloe be

elieve Chloe, Dyla

s to confront Chloe for lying to her and the only way she can bol

ay such but she just

e

ed before she co

s still not smiling or acting like he would want to t

m you before approaching her for telling lies. She said you told everyone my lips tasted like a dead log of

ut her short and she

ld my friends, we share stuff like that with one another. I don't know how the whole school got to hear of it, I was al

wrong?" Aria

ees to her chest. Her eyes were wet and red,

as only worried about Layla who ignored her and everyone else,if it was left to Layla, she wouldn't have come to the coffee shop

rved them and returned to Layla who still remain

, Layla's happy mood was unbeatable and now

ok this sad wheneve

her because customers kept pouring

e customers and then quickly run back to the

her kid and Layla doesn't look

d lost an

rong?..Aria won

ll Philia's a

ter after serving the las

e and placed a call

y D

you?" Her husband

u're back fro

clearing t

o pick Jane, i'll be

e, I'll

ove

is

e and sighed as she

front of her and

d -Dylan told everyone that your lips felt like a dead log of wood that wouldn't

tiniest feeling for her, he had been nice to he

see her as a p

t person he would e

ave feelings for her, she also

ps a dead log of wood, how da

people's respect only for

tears, recalling how

ven looked lik

ver it is, tell me.

n a burning fire won't ignite

g to herself a

aloud, tears droppin

pond to her when she

d to her but she didn't get up, she didn't

" Aria said, trying to pull her up b

lia asked casting the both

d, glancing at Layla wh

here crying and she refused to

received is enough to make her cry. She had been wondering why Layla had been

g to keep it all in but she's

y Aria, it's wor

t's wrong with h

e set to leave ri

shift. I already called my husb

her, she thanked Aria with her e

gonna cope, serving customers when

et of you Aria

attend to another

sit your ass on the chair" Phil

finally get up from the floor, come with me" P

her again because of a r

to Aunt Esther or whatever her name is" Ph

feet and truly,

urs made you get up" Philia groaned an

tely gonna light up h

e small neat office while Phili

o Layla with a frown a

he phone on he

called happily into the phone

by her native name 'Moremi' an

all her that als

the name after her father

ation from oppression, she willingly surrendered to the Invaders, got married to the enemy king and seized the opportunity to di

a plan that led to Ile Ife's res

ve lady" Her fath

irable and I made a promise to myself to name my first daughter Moremi, in our culture, it is believed that one's child's name do have an

Aunt Esther's voice jolt

on the phone like a baby and she laughe

a asked, walking into the

e pulled he

are you?" F

school" Anne said, seeing Felia still

de so much" She groa

hat acts all bitchy but she's actu

knows what she's like and she doesn't even try to change others perspective of her,

oment" Anne said, sit

icken legs" She growled

he go?" She asked, d

apologise

Felia

coffee on her leg while rus

ly needs to apolo

, he has been going for days no

't work there an

rom the burn" Anne said sadly,

nbearable, she knows how it feels whenever a drop of hot liq

ur fault. It was destine

it" Anne

d for it to happen. If Dan gets to see her today and apolo

nod

right?" Felia asked, pulling her shoes and

ing her animation while Felia look

ne asked hopefully as Dan w

s head and

ng there? She might just

her face clearly that day but she was on the shop's apron"

ow come you've not seen her sinc

, I'll keep g

w would you recognize her when you see her, you might

-golden hair because I remembered it almost flipped in m

ven't seen anyone with

Dan s

orker, the lady you said you do s

we're back from scho

, she's in the k

y" Dan

me time Felia was walking

hed as she jump

u?" Fel

your weight is almost

re for some time" Feli

lau

e the girl?

t see her, I'll go back tom

workers there about

ow. Fuck! Fel get of

a lazy ass" She said, slapp

his head knowing Fe

in your school we

chool because I was missing

ore bush baby

asted him a look

pasta" Fel said, delibe

ine?" Dan asked, his stomach rumbl

a is secon

arted making it so I didn't

sked, he looked so serious t

at hungry?"

making mine. I'm off to the kitchen to dish out min

't made his" She scof

if there's nothing left in the pot anymore" Fel sai

have made you work late" Layla said

she had felt better after talki

long time made her happy, they made her forgot her w

glad you feel bet

r eyes was still obvious but a

s what's wrong wit

nking about something e

u will be able to tell me

ely" Lay

face challenges, you just have to brace up, nothing should worth maki

iled "Th

l smile of yours" Aria cheered a

felt so m

now I'm standing h

hi to Jane for

ved and they went

you wouldn't be able to keep it in for long. Poor gir

wasn't the reason she was down

eing nice to you?" Phil aske

u want that to keep going on, just say it but mind you..i

t a reason, then keep your nicenes

for someone in this your path

t her niece's pathetic condition but doesn't even feel

ant Philia to

being strong but

from Dylan's poor

?" Philia shouted after her but Layl

n tonight, I swear I'm gonna throw you out of my house

d huffed at them befor

�

ay and if the teachers hadn't been havi

but this time, she didn't hurry, she ha

strength to hurry li

nky when she wok

ut she was of course surprised to see the students attention

e their keen attention as s

s seat and she could

d about her,her feelings

him if he asks her to..No

nything or anyone shouldn't m

a new student, he was backing her, going

d get everyone's attention this keenly w

at first but a lot of people has brown ha

er to see she w

..

ne turned to her except the guy whose

rting to hit on the new gu

rass her more than Dylan h

d called him meant a sweet name not unti

eamed in pain and ev