She knows the truth

Gianna has never been startled all her life. She stared at Layla, shocked to her bone marrow. She looked around, making sure no one was nearby and stared back at Layla.

"I don't... understand." She tried denying but Layla cut her short with a smile.

"You don't need to deny it, okay? Your secrets are safe with me but I wonder why you are doing this? Why would you hide your real self from the world?"

Gianna was still shocked. She couldn't still understand how Layla found out.

"How did you find out? I mean....we don't even sleep in the same room." Gianna whispered, her eyes large.

Layla laughed. "It doesn't matter how I found out. Why are you doing this?"

Gianna looked away and shook her head. "I... can't tell you. Not now."

"Okay. I'm not gonna force you." Layla replied with a smile. "Thanks for making me smile again. You coming to work here has made me stop being lonely."

Gianna smiled and pushed her playfully by the arm. "Hey it's okay. What are friends for, huh?"

Layla sighed an