LAYLA'S POV
Wednesday THE 18th June.
"Hey, Good morning Layla" Aisha said as she walked up to me, finally it was a brand new day everything is better now.
"Morning" I said as I say up on my bed, it was early-ish and some girls are still sleepy wonder why she is here, hmm beats me.
"Can I have your cell phone for some minutes, I want to check something out" she asked, this was unlike her her voice sounded down and she looked sick pretty much.
"Is everything okay?, you look down" I said as I dug deep under my pillow looking for my phone.
"Yes I am fine, just have sleepless nights nothing out of the ordinary" she said as she collected the phone from my hands.
"Like? Is everything okay? Do you want to talk about it?" I asked, is this the same bubbly Aisha? She looks like a shadow of herself.
"Well for starters I have been having nightmares so that is keeping me from sleep" she said as she walked to me and sat on my bed, wow I never knew she was cool like this.
"And also, I have been having a longing for someone and I can't rap my fingers across it, and I just can't shake the feeling" i could hear the sincerity in her voice but there was nothing i could do for her, i proceeded to rap my hands around her giving her a hug.
"Ha" she let out a sigh "you know you are a really nice person, you've never had issues with anyone and you are exactly like us lost, homeless and confused I'm sorry we singled you out and thought you were a spy of some sort, do you have nightmares?" she said as she stood up from my bed.
"Not really I don't have" I replied to her.
"Lucky you, I'll be off to search for some clues on the net" she began to walk away towards her section of the room.
Okay okay, Good morning everyone" Mr Joseph said as he rang a bell around the room to wake everyone up, this time he did not leave as he normally does he poked his head into the door, i wonder how it got opened maybe someone is out "oh Layla, you are awake? Cool I have something for you come with me" he said.
What could it be this time? I wondered to myself as I got up and began to follow him, I hadn't even taken my bath or anything but here I was at the door to his office.
"Good, have a seat" he said as he pointed to the chair closest to me.
"Thanks" I said as I say down, I was tired and I needed some more sleep but it was already daybreak so what can I do.
"Well it's not good news my dear" he started.
"what do you mean by that?" I asked as my heart began to pound repeatedly, what's going on?
"Calm down, the Nigerian police force came to me yesterday with some shocking news they found at the abandoned shelter where you were found, they found an ID card" he said as he paused, and ID card? What does that have to do with bad news.
"And it showed there that you are in fact not 19 years old but 22, and as rule of the orphanage anyone above the legal drinking age can not be held here it is against the law" all the gibirish he was saying did not make sense? So? I'm 22 and? What does that have to do with bad news?
"So? What does that mean?" I asked in total confusion.
"Well it means you can no longer be kept here in the orphanage, you are too old to be here" he said coldly, that can't be true, can it? I looked up to his face and there was no grin there he kept a perfect poker face so he is serious? He can't be, come on.
"So where... Do" I could even complete my statement I was left in total shock, what does he mean by that?
"Well we can't help you with that, I would advise you speak to one of the officers if they can get a temporary home for you or at least a job since you are able to work now, I called you here to inform you that you are no longer out property and anything you do is on you, you have from now till Monday to get a place to stay and move out or we would throw you out ourselves" he said coldly, what's going on? I'm confused? Why is everything happening so fast?
"You can leave my office now" he said as he pointed at the door, I was frozen on the chair I was seated I didn't flinch, didn't blink my eyes.
"Didn't you hear me, I said leave" he said rudely, was it the same nice Mr Joseph? What happened?
"Please sir, I don't have anyone, I don't know anyone please" I got on my keens and began to plead with him, maybe he would see reason with me right?
"I'm sorry but there's nothing you can do, come back tomorrow to get your ID and some other things" he said as he stood up and began to walk back outside, where was he going to? He can't leave me like this, can he?
I got up and decided to follow him to go pleas more, maybe he would listen to me if I begged more right?
"Don't waste your time, go and start looking for places you can leave whenever you want" he said as he held the door open for me to walk out.
What's going on? I continued walking to the bedroom in total disbelief, first Aisha's talk and now this shocking reveal, when does this end.
"Hey Layla, I've been looking for you" jasmine said as I stepped foot into the room, I turned my face to look at her turn it back and proced to walk to my bed.
"Layla, Layla is everything okay?" I heard her say as I buried my face on my bed, this can't be real can it? I'm sure he is just joking, right?
"Are you okay" she came closer to my bed to confirm.
"I'm fine just leave me alone"
"Well it's time for breakfast, I'll be there okay" she said as I heard her footstep slowly disappearing.
"What a wonderful way to start my day" I screamed into my pillow.