Chapter 23. Field Trip

Layla’s POV

Kade and I fell asleep away from each other and I woke up on my side facing the window and Kade was gone. I didn’t turn around because the sun warming my face was a feeling that I didn’t have to dwell on. I closed my eyes and felt the warmth and the light wake me up and calm me down.

“Layla, you up?” Anna came walking into the room and I turned around and missed the sun as soon as it was gone from my face.

“Yeah what’s up?” She sat down on the bed with a pout and was very unlike her cheery self this morning.

“Are you alright?” I sat up and turned to her, trying to look into her eyes but she wouldn’t let me.

She was holding the robe around her body and fiddling with her fingers. Her eyes were cast down in deep thought and her bottom lip was pouting.

“What’s wrong? Talk to me,” I grabbed her hands and Anna looked up at me. The speed of which my heart fell into my stomach when I looked into her eyes and saw her emotions was alarmin