Liam sighed obviously relieved as the girls left. He turned to Layna as he felt her stiffen
"I'm so sorry for using you like this ... I just needed to get rid of those girls.... Just consider my words earlier a joke"
Layna balled up her hands, her knuckles white. She did not know why this was affecting her but she could feel a whole a whole myriad of emotions; anger, sadness, heartbreak, self-pity and hate.
Liam noticed her breath turned erratic and bent to look at her.
"are you o...." His breath hitched as he saw her eyes flashing between gold and it's normal green color.
"Layna" he called out
She seemed to have snapped out of her reverie as she stared at him,
"let go of me" she said her eyes still flashing
"you.... are you...."
Layna flung his hands away and scurried out to her usual spot in Yellowstone garden. Liam followed right behind her and immediately caught up to her. Grabbing her wrist he turned her to face him.
"What's wrong with you Layna?"
"I don't know!!" she yelled her irises completely gold "I don't know! I'm just..... I'm affected by everything you do Liam.... that night I was sober when I confessed to you and I remember very clearly how you rejected me without hesitation....."
"how is that possible?" Liam asked surprised
"I wish the hypnosis worked" she smiled bitterly "I know you're not obliged to reciprocate my feelings and I tried to be rational about it but it hurts so bad..... it hurts..... everytime you take me to the clouds you throw me back down...." she cried tears clouding her eyes
"I'm sorry for making you feel that way Layna but..... " he clenched his fists
"What's wrong with me? why can't you like me? why?... " she asked grabbing his hands "tell me what you don't like.... I promise I'll change " she said holding his hands tight
Taking his hands out of hers Liam clenched his jaws and said,
" you're okay Layna.... but I just can't.... I don't love you and I will never love you so stop embarrassing yourself.... I thought you were different from those girls but it turns out you're just so-so"
Saying that he left. Layna felt like a thousand knives were piercing her heart. She couldn't breathe, hot tears stung her eyes and poured down like a broken tap. She tried grabbing onto something as she felt her knees buckle but she somehow ended up on the ground, her head buried between her knees. After what seemed like forever she got up and left the garden only to find May looking for her.
"Layna!" May exclaimed looking at her sorry state "what did that jerk do to you? They said you went out with him so why are you like this?" she asked worried
"I'm fine May" she said, her voice hoarse from crying "let's go home.... I'm tired"