~GABRIELLA~
"Can I ask you something?" I ask Layla. I may not see her again after today, and I want to be a big sister to her at least once before I leave.
"Anything." She answers with a smile.
"Are you in love with Alvaro?" I ask.
Her eyes widen when I ask her, and I'm not sure if I should have brought it up now. I don't want her to feel uncomfortable around me; I want her to feel like she can tell me anything without judging her.
She slowly nods after looking around to make sure that no one has heard us.
"You were adopted, weren't you?" I continue to ask even though I'm sure that's true now.
She nods, "after you and your brother were kidnapped—,"
My forehead creases, "me and my brother? Did one of my brothers also get kidnapped with me, and how did they find him back?"
Her eyes
