Lilyan was walking to her house, hand in hand with Zayd, when he asked her a question in an innocent voice that she knew was fake.
“Can I stay at your house tonight?” he asked. Lilyan smiled despite herself because of his phony tone. He even batted his eyelashes at her. “Pretty please?”
“Are you sure you don't want to spend time with your family?” she asked him. Zayd rolled his eyes and sighed.
“Why do you think I'm asking to stay with you?” he huffed. Lilyan giggled.
“Sure, why not?” she smiled up at him. He returned a grin of his own, squeezing her hand. They made their way to her house. Lilyan grabbed a bag of chips for them to share as a snack and led him to her room. She emptied her backpack onto her rug and lied down on her stomach to begin her homework.
Zayd followed her example, ope……
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