21: Fired

Leila patted the wooden surface twice, thanked the receptionist and left for the hotel’s diner. Lily asked her to meet them there, they would go to her room after having breakfast. Leila pulled out her phone to check the time. Some minutes past ten.

The two were already seated when she arrived. They waved at her and she marched to them. She pulled out a seat and dumped her bag on another chair. Left to her, she wanted to be in the room with Kelvin.

Kelvin would order breakfast, they would eat and try to get to know each other but it would raise brows. Lily already asked her twice about her relationship with Amara. She couldn’t remember what she said.

Susie was quiet as Leila took her seat. That was odd but she didn’t comment on it. The less the woman talked, the lower the chances of Leila fumbling.

“We are having scrambled eggs and some toast,” Lily said. She slid the menu to Leila. “We didn’t order for you because we did