Layla

"Hello!" I said for the second time and heard no answer. I was ready to hang up when I heard static, and someone answered on the other line. "Layla, mija, it's me, Carmen. Can you hear me?" my eyes widened in shock as I heard her voice. 

"Carmenita? Oh, my God, how are you?" I was so excited to hear her voice that I wanted to cry. "Mija, I will cut it short because it's raining really hard over here. Shelley wants to know if you thought about her offer, we miss you, and we ...