CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
AFTER FEW CLASSES THE BELL RANG FOR CLOSING,ANNA PACKED HER BOOKS GENTLY AND JUST THEN KAYLA RUSHED IN
"ANNA I HEARD ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED HOPE YOU'RE ALRIGHT?"KAYLA ASKED AND FURROWED HER BROWS
"YES I AM..WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN YOU WERE NOT EVEN IN THE CLASS"ANNNA ASKED
"I WAS BUSY..IT'S NOTHING MUCH BUT I'M HAPPY YOU'RE OKAY"KAYLA SMILED
"THANKS"ANNA SAID AND STOOD UP"LET'S GO HOME SIA IS OUTSIDE WAITNG"ANNA SAID
"WELL I CAN''T GO..I HAVE TO WAIT FOR LEON "KAYLA SAID AND FOR A MINUTE ANNA'S EYES TURNED COLD SHE WASN'T READY TO HEAR HIS NAME OR EVEN SEE HIM BUT SHE QUICKLY SMILED AND NODDED
"I UNDERSTAND"SHE SIMPLY SAID AND LEFT ,ANNA WALKED UP TO SIA AND THEY BOTH ENTERED JUST HAS THEY WERE ABOUT TO DRIVE OUT ANNA SAW LIAM WAVING TO HER
"STOP"ANNA SAID AND THE CAR STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND SHE GOT DOWN AND WALKED UP TO HIM
"I'M SORRY"LIAM SAID APOLOGETICALLY
"IT'S NOTHING"ANNA SMILED AND LOOKED AT THE PAPERS ON HE WAS HOLDING
"WHAT DID YOU WANT TO TELL ME?"ANNA ASKED
"OH..YOU FORGOT THIS"LIAM HANDED THE PAPER TO HER AND SHE TOOK IT AND SCANNED THROUGH IT .IT WAS HER PROJECT
"THANKS ALOT I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE IF I HAD FORGOTTEN IT"ANNA SAID"THANKS AGAIN"ANNA WAVED AND LEFT ,LIAM STOOD AND WATCHED HER WALK OUT OF SIGHT.HIS GAZE WERE AFFECTIONATE AND SOFT,ANNA WAS THE FIRST GIRL HE HES FALLEN IN LOVE WITH AT FIRST SIGHT BUT HE COULDN'T EXPRESS HIS FEELINGS AND DECIDED TO START AS HER FRIEND,HE LOOKED AWAY AND WALKED TO THE CLASS
AT KAYLA'S MANSOIN
"YOU'RE ALWAYS THE ONE TO RUIN THE PLAN..IT'S ALWAYS YOU...AFTER ALL MY HARDWORK YOU STILL WENT AHEAD AND RUINED IT ALL BECAUSE OF YOUR STUPID ANGER"KAYLA YELLED AT LEON WHO SAT ON THE COUCH
"SHE GOT ME ANNOYED ..WHAT DID YOU EXPECT ME TO DO?"LEON ASKED COLDLY AND RAN HIS FINGERS THROUGH HIS HAIR
"I THINK I WOULD HAVE TO CALL ISA SHE TRULY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING"KAYLA THUNDERED AND LEFT IN ANGER
"I WILL GET YOU ANNA ...I WILL MAKE YOU MINE"LEON SAID AND STRODE OFF
ANNA GOT HOME AND WAVED BYE TO SIA AND WALKED INSIDE AND FORTUNATELY ,HER MUM WASN'T HOME SHE WENT STRAIGHT TO HER ROOM TOOK HER BATHE AND TODDLED TO THE BED,SHE SIGHED AND CLOSED HER EYES AND SHE REMEMBERED HOW CLOSE SHE AND DEVI WAS WHEN HE DRAGGED AND THE KIND OF STRANGE SENSATION SHE FELT AND A SMILE CREPT TO HER LIPS AND HER CHEEKS TURNED RED
"OH ANNA WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU"SHE SCOLDED AND KEFT THE ROOM,WHEN SHE GOT DOWN SHE SAW MARIAM
"HEY YOU'RE ALREADY HERE..WHY DIDN'T TELL THE MAIDS TO INFORM ME"ANNA ASKED
"WELL THEY JUST LEFT NOW"MARIAM REPLIED AND SMILED WARMLY"SO HOW'S YOUR DAY DAY BEEN?"MARIAM ASKED
"NOTHING NEW"ANNA SAID AND SAT CLOSE TO HER
"ISN'T THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LOVE TO SHARE WITH ME?"MARIAM WINKED AND ANNA WAS CONFUSED
"SOMETHING..LIKE WHAT?"ANNA ASKED
"HMM LET'S SEE ..WHAT KIND OF BOYS DO YOU LIKE?"MARIAM ASKED AND ANNA LOOKED AT HER SHOCKED THAT WAS TOO DIRECT AND SHE DID NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TO THA
"HEY YOU'RE TRYING TO PLAY SMART WITH ME"ANNA SAID AND THEY BOTH CHUCKLED
"I'M NOT TRYING TO I JUST WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOU"MARIAM SAID
"WELL...I LIKE SMART,HANDSOME AND CARING BOYS WHO SMILE ALOT"ANNA REPLIED
"WELL UNLUCKY FOR ME MY SON DOESN'T HAVE THOSE FEATURES"MARIAM
"YOU HAVE A SON?"ANNA ASKED
"YES A BIT OLDER THAN YOU..HE'S TOO QUIET AND COLD AND IT MAKES THE HOUSE LOOK MORE LIKE A GRAVEYARD"MARIAM SAID AND FROWNED AND ANNA LAUGHED
"WHAT OF YOUR HUSBAND?"ANNA ASKED AND MARIAM LIVELY EYES TURNED TO SADNESS IT WAS LIKE SHE WAS REMINDED OF A VERY BAD MEMORY THAT SHE DIDN'T WANT TO REMEMBER
"DID I SAY SOMETHING WRONG?"ANNA ASKED HER
"NO..IT'S JUST THAT MY HUSBAND DIED AT A VERY EARLY AGE EVEN BEFRORE I GAVE BIRTH TO MY SON..IT'S A VERY BAD MEMORY THAT I WAS TRYING TO FORGET"MARIAM EXPLAINED WITH TEARS IN HER EYES
"I'M SO SORRY.. I DIDN'T MEAN TO BRING BACK MEMORIES OF SUCH A TREGIC EVENT"ANNA SAID
"TSK,WHAT'S WRONG IT'S BEEN SO LONG AND I'M STILL CRYING ..ANNA IT'S OKAY QUESTIONS LIKE TJIS ARE INEVITABLE ..I'M USED TO ANSWERING THEM"MARIAM SAID
"OKAY THEN..BUT PROMISE ME NEVER TO CRY AND THAT YOU WOULD TAKE CARE OF YOUSELF"ANNA SAID
" I PROMISE"MARIAM SAID AND SMILED
AT DEVIN'S HOUSE
DEVIN SAT ON THE CHAIR READING A BOOK AND HE REMEMBERED ANNA HER DAZZLING EYES AND HOW CLOSE THEY WERE TO HIS,A SMILE CREPT BUT AFTER REMEMBERING THAT SOMEONE HAD TRIED TO KILL HER MADE HIS EYES TURN COLD
AFTER FEW MINUTES MARIAM PREPARED TO GO AND ANNA WAS SAD
"I'LL MISS YOU"ANNA SAID
"SAME HERE BUT WE'LL MEET TOMORROW..BYE"MARIAM SAID AND WAVED WALKING TO THE GATE
"TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF MUM"ANNA SHOUTED AND MARIAM PAUSED IN HER STEPS AND ANNA REALISED WHAT SHE SAID