Penelope

Silence filled the whole room as Layla's Mom spoke. I glanced at Tyrell, and he had this stoic expression on his face.

"I think we should get back to celebrating," Tyrell's grandfather said as he rose to his feet. Layla's Mom had finished talking, but she had yet to go back to her seat. When our eyes met, she gave me an apologetic look, and for the first time, I could say she was genuine about her words; there was sincerity and remorse in her eyes. I just had the feeling that this ...