Getting His Forgiveness

Jason was the first to see Dan and when he did, instinctively he placed his arm around Layla's shoulders. She was busy typing on her phone and didn't notice Dan at first.

"I was thinking we could make a stop by the…." Layla trailed off when she looked up from her phone and saw Dan standing in front of her.

"Da….n" she stuttered. He was the last person she had expected to run into.

"Hi," Dan said in a detached tone and gave her a curt nod as he walked past them into the mall.

"I… I…. should go and talk to him." Layla said looking at Dan as he walked deeper into the mall.

"I don't think that's a good idea, I think we should just head back home," Jason said.

"No, I should go and talk to him, I have been trying to reach him for days, and now that I have seen him, I should talk to him."