13: What Angered Leyla!

LEYLA'S POV:-

I was sitting on the beach, looking at the calmed weave of the sea. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. "You look comfortable." I smiled widely as I heard Kurt's voice. He sat down beside me, hugging his knees. Just the way I was sitting. I turned my head towards him and winked at him.

"The real question is, why did you bring me here? Because, last I remember, you said we will be in Oregon for our next date. But we are at the beach in New York City." I asked him in a dramatic tone that made him chuckle.

He laid down on the sand with one of his hands under his head. He opened the second arm for me. I smiled shyly then laid down with him. My head was on his chest as he wrapped his arm around me. "Well, you have been pretty disturbed lately. You talk to me but I started to realize that your head was mostly somewhere else. So I thought, a small run away plan would help you sort things out. And if that didn't help, I am here to listen." He replied to me honestly. His tone was gentle. He was rubbing my back all the time to make me feel better. He was actually trying to help me. Just because I was not paying attention towards our chats.

"Awww… Kurt. That's so sweet of you. Thank you. I really needed a getaway plan like this. How thoughtful of you." I replied in the same gentle tone that he used with me. He chuckled softly then he ruffled my hair. 

"Now, talk to me. What is bothering you so much? I know you are not that kind of person who would be worried over tiny things. I know, something is bothering you so much." He asked me in a worried tone and I could not help but smile at him. He was really trying his best to be actually there for me. While all I was doing was searching for a vivid memory from my childhood.

I sighed as I heard his worried tone. Sat up and averted my gaze towards the sea. "You remember, I told you that my mom and I were in a fight before we went to the yacht. It was not a normal fight. I was mad at her for forcing you and your mom to believe that I was a total nut job. In fact, I was actually fuming in anger." I started telling him the story behind my divided attention. He also sat up on the sand. I could feel his gaze on me. But I was just too emotional to look into his eyes. I knew what I did was not right.

"Hey, Sugarplum. I told you not to worry about it. I told my mom the truth. And I know your truth too. You should not be stressing yourself about something worthless. It was a lie. And lies worth nothing. Just be happy." He spoke in a gentle tone while he was caressing my head in a loving way. I turned my head towards him and gave him a gentle but huge smile. He cupped the back of my head and pulled me closer to his face. Then he pecked my forehead lovingly. I could not help but lean more into his touches.

"Thank you, Kurt. But that is not the main problem. I said so many bad things to my mom that day. My words were harsh. I was shaking in anger and when dad asked her why she did that, she replied to us as if she was proud of whatever she had done. I lost it when she said that because of her lies, I was going on a date with you." I added in a guilty tone and with a pout on my face. I knew I was guilty. But I was just worried if I could ever be forgiven.

"That's it! Look, what you did, I am not saying it was right. But I can't say either that you were wrong. You just showed her the mirror. And I am with you because you had courage to tell me the truth. Even though the truth was ugly for you to tell. You still told me. Keep this one important detail on your mind." I narrowed my head and covered my face with my hands, smiling shyly as I heard his cute words. He knew how to make a woman feel fancy from the inside. He chuckled softly then ruffled my hair again. 

"Have you tried apologizing to her?" He asked me after a minute. I pulled my head out and shook my head. He sighed then scratched his chin as if he was thinking about something important.

"Okay then, call her now and apologize to her. Call her now and keep her on the loudspeaker. So I can hear her too. I will tell you what to do next. Okay? Call her, now, Sugarplum." He asked me to call my mom. I shrugged my shoulders and pulled my phone out of my pocket. I dialled my mom's number then waited for her to answer. 

As the phone was ringing, my heart started racing inside my chest. I was biting my nails because of the nervousness I was feeling. After what it felt like an eternity, she finally picked up before the last bell was about to end. "Hello! What is it, Leyla? You know I am busy. So this better be important." She almost scolded me as soon as she picked up. Kurt signalled me to speak up. While I was shaking my head. I did not want to say anything.

"Leyla, speak up or I am hanging up." My mom added in an annoyed tone. Kurt gritted his teeth then glared at me angrily so I would talk to my mom. 

"Mom! I wanted to say that about the other day. When I said those things to you. I mean when we fought. What I am trying to say… mom… I am sorry. I should not have said anything that harsh." I finally managed to speak up. I had a pout on my face. Kurt chuckled seeing that pout on my face. He pinched my cheek playfully and my pout deepened.

There was silence on the other side of the line. I almost thought mom would have hung up. I checked the screen. My mom was online. "Mom! Are you listening? I said, I am sorry. Mom! Say something." I spoke after a few minutes of silence. I was suddenly very curious to know what she thought.

"I am here and I am listening perfectly fine. That's all you had to say. Or do you have something more?" She asked me in an annoyed tone. A confused frown appeared on our faces as we heard mom. Kurt signalled me to answer her and I sighed.

"No, that's all I wanted to say." I replied to her and the next thing I heard was the tone that my mom had hung up. I gulped hard and looked at Kurt. He had the same shocked look on his face. Well, he was more shocked than I was. Because I knew mom and he didn't. 

I growled in anger and threw my phone in the sea. "Leyla! Why would you do that?" He said as he stood up and pulled me up with him. He took me to the sea to find my phone. Which was near to impossible. When we didn't find the phone, he started splashing water on me. I smiled and splashed water on him too. We were playing with water like children. And I actually forgot everything about the call that angered me even more.