Chapter 50: Haunted

Layla's POV

"Layla, are you still there?", he sounded worried that I may have hang up on him, or was planning to while I was just frozen right where I was with the phone still on my ear. Why was he calling me? After all he's done to me and my father?

"What do you want?", I asked, sitting up from the bed

"I need to talk to you, please", he begged and a tear went down my cheek

"After all you've done to me and my family? You have the nerve to want to see me and to even call me".

"I know I'm asking for much but-", he said, and I interrupted him

"Asking for much?", I scoffed mockingly, and I could hear him heave a sigh on the other line. "You destroyed my life"

Tears streamed down my face as flashbacks began running through my mind about that fateful day my life changed forever

"That's why I need to see you. I want to apologize for everything I've put you through Layla. Please, if you just could make time to come and see me, I promise I won't be long-", I hung up on him before he could eve