Allegra.

Was this it? Was Layla going to confess that she didn’t love me anymore? I felt tears well up and begin pouring down my cheeks. My formerly joyous mood evaporated in an instant, fading into nothing.

My heart clenched, and I sniffled, though I tried to sound all choked up in what I said next. “I’m listening,” I whispered. A few strands of hair fell into my face that I didn’t bother to move away. I clenched my fist, waiting for her to say ...