Ilaria
“Thank you, I’ll go check if she’s in first,” I tell Arlo, getting out of the car after he opens the door for me. I think Layla is home. But I'm not sure, so I have to make sure first.
“Okay,” he says, and I peck him on the cheek before heading inside the house. I don’t see her car, but it could be inside. I ring the doorbell and there’s no answer at first, so I ring it again and after the fourth time I hear footsteps before it clicks open to reveal Grace. I’m surprised to see her here. I thought she was at school. I ask her and she says she came back early. They had sports today, and she was worried about her mother.
I ask her if she’s home, and she says, she’s in her room.
“How is she?” I ask, the look on her face giving me concern and she says she’s not physically sick, but
