Chapter 63. Why Are They Staring?

Layla’s POV

The following day brought nothing but mystery and misery. Wherever I looked someone was already staring at me. Their eyes bored into me even when I caught their glances, when they saw that I looked at them they didn’t turn away like normal people usually do. Their eyes seemed to narrowed in a sick judgmental way and I couldn’t help but feel scrutinized wherever I went.

They weren’t cheery and happy anymore. Normally my neighbors would wave their hands and smile at me each morning. The others would always say hi or ask how I was doing but today it was like someone had turned a switch in their heads and they were mad about something.

The parents even pulled their pups away when they tried to come up to me. The doors closed and even then they would stand glaring in the windows.

Their sinister gazes followed me until I went into to the little bakery they had and I thought it would stop.

“One large coffee please.” I smiled even though it w