Chapter Forty - I Love You More Than A Friend

I ran down the corridor looking on each side trying to find the colored girl. But she was nowhere to be found.. I sighed and took my phone out. 

I dialled her and it rang around the corner a bit far from me. I heard her curse before shutting it or switching it off.

I quickly walked down there and found her sitting on the floor. 

"Layla..." 

"What? What do you want?" 

"Can we talk?" 

She sighed, "I think you said everything you wanted to say..." 

I walked closer to her and sat down right next to her, both leaning against the wall. We both kept quiet, I had no idea how I'll go about this. Where do I start. I mean I didn't want the girl besides me thinking I think the worst of her.

"What I said back there..." 

"Doesn't matter... it doesn't matter so let it be.. please." She said looking away from me. 

"It matters to me. That's why I'm here." 

"Please... what do you want? To ap