CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR

AFTER THE WEEKEND ANNA RETURNED TO SCHOOL ,HER FACE WAS DULL SHE GOT TO THE CLASS AND SAW SIA THERE

"GOOD MORNING"SIA GREETED

"HMM"ANNA REPLIED

"IS EVERYTHING ALRIGHT?"SIA ASKED

"NO"ANNA REPLIED

"AWWN..TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG"SIA SAID AND WALKED UP TO HER

"IT'S JUST THAT THE MEMORIES OF MY DAD CAME LINGERING IN MY MIND..I TRULY MISS HIM"ANNA REPLIED 

"I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT FEELS LIKE"SIA SIGHED.SIA ALSO LOST HER DAD AT A VERY YOUNG AGE AND HER MUM COULDN'T KEEP UP WITH EVERYTHING .SHE FOUND IT HARD TO RAISE MONEY TO TAKE OF THEMSELVES TILL HER MUM MET WITH A WEALTHY MAN AND THEY BOTH GOT MARRIED BUT SHE HAD NEVER BEEN HAPPY SINCE SHE STEPPED INTO THE HOUSE .

"BUT DON'T YOU THINK ALL THIS ARE NOW OUR PAST ..I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE EASY BUT WE HAVE TO TRY "SIA SAID

"THAT'S TRUE..OKAY ENOUGH OF THIS I WON'T BRING UP ANY SAD TOPICS AGAIN ..HAVE YOU SEEN KAYLA?"ANNA ASKED

"YEP..SHE WENT TO GET SOMETHING"SIA REPLIED

"OHH OKAY THEN I'LL BE BACK"ANNA SAID AND STOOD UP 

"HE'S AT THE LIBRARY"SIA SAID AND ANNA PAUSED IN HER STEPS TURNING TO SIA

"WHO'S AT THE LIBRARY?"ANNA ASKED

"DEVIN HE TOLD ME TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU SHOULD MEET HIM THERE"SIA REPLIED 

"OKAY"ANNA SAID AND LEFT THE CLASS.ANNA WAS ON HER WAY TO THE LIBRARY WHEN SHE FELT SOMEONE'S ARM ON HER'S SHE TURNED BACK TO SEE LEON, HER LOOK TURNED COLD IMMEDIATELY AND SHE SHOVED HIS HANDS 

"WHAT DO YOU WANT?"ANNA ASKED

"DON'T YOU EVER FEEL HAPPY WHEN YOU SEE ME?"LEON ASKED CALMLY

HMPH"ANNA SNEERED"IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO SAY I'LL TAKE MY LEAVE"ANNA SAID AND WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE

"I CAME TO APOLOGISE FOR WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME"LEON SAID

"I DON'T NEED YOUR APOLOGIES"ANNA SAID AND WALKED OUT.LEON WATCHED ANNA WALK OUT TILL SHE WAS OUT OF SIGHT WITH A COLD GAZE.

DEVIN WAS IN THE LIBRARY,HE HAD ALREADY TOLD SIA TO INFORM ANNA THAT HE WAS IN THE LIBRARY WHEN SHE ARRIVES JUST THEN THE DOOR OPENED HE LOOKED UP AND FOUND AVA INSTEAD

"HEY"AVA WAVED AND WALKED TO HIM

"HOW ARE YOU DOING?"AVA ASKED

"HMM"DEVIN REPLIED

"WE HAVEN'T TALKED FO LONG AND YOU'RE GIVING ME A COLD RESPONSE..THAT'S SO RUDE"AVA SAID BUT DEVIN WAS QUIET AND AFTER FEW MINUTES HE CLOSED THE BOOK AND DROPPED IT THE TABLE

"DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY?"DEVIN ASKED,

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN ..DO YOU WANT ME TO LEAVE?"AVA ASKED

"NOT REALLY BUT I THINK YOU WOULD HAVE TO BECAUSE I WANT TO MEET WITH SOMEONE"DEVIN REPLIED AND HIS EYES WERE FOCUSED ON THE DOOR

"IF YOU SAY SO"AVA SAID AND STOOD UP TO LEAVE

"WAIT"DEVIN SAID AND SHE PAUSED IN HER STEPS

"WE CAN TALK LATER"DEVIN SAID AND AVA HUGGED HIM 

"THANKS "AVA SAID AND TURNED TO LEAVE BUT SHE BUMPED INTO ANNA

"SORRY"ANNA SAID BUT SHE JUST WALKED OUT.ANNA WALKED UP TO DEVIN AND SAT CLOSE TO HIM

"GOOD MORNING"ANNA GREETED

"YOU'RE LATE"DEVIN SAID

"I WAS.."SHE WAS ABOUT TO EXPLAIN BUT DEVIN INTERRUPTED HER

"THERE'S NO NEED FOR THE EXPLANATION"HE SAID