NovelOnlineIvy replied immediately. [Make less next time, Layla. You have to be mindful of the portion. If you cook a smaller portion, it will not be as tiring.] [I think I'm just going to order food tomorrow.] Layla replied.
Ivy replied with a laughing emoji.
[Mom video calledjust now and already I feel homesick. I want to go home! But I can't! I've already bought the apartment, and I can't just go home!] Layla typed.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt[Layla, just watch a movie or something. You will get used to it.] [Yeah, you are way more independent than I am. Are you departing tomorrow?] [Yeah, my plane takes off tomorrow morning. I need to go to sleep earlier than usual tonight.] [Rest well, then! Remember to letknow once you arrive in Edelweiss.] [Of course!] Layla lay on the couch for a while before dragging her feet to the bathroom for a shower, fully intending to follow her sister's advice and watch a movie later.
At eleven, when Layla was halfway through the movie, her stomach began to twist and knot. She immediately tossed her phone aside and ran to the bathroom.
"Ugh...!" Elliot had been right, and Layla was having a severe stomach ache.
At midnight, she stumbled out of the washroom looking as pale as a ghost. She struggled to crawl into bed. The twitching in her stomach felt worse when she lay down.
She realized that she might be suffering from food poisoning.
She began to cry when she realized that she might have unintentionally poisoned herself with her first dish.
Her parents were asleep at this time, and though she wanted to ask someone for help, she did not know who to talk to.
If she reached out to her family, they would take her to the hospital right away and she did not want knew that her parents w She force her to chif they found out. She sobbed as she scrolled through her contact list.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWhile she could not contact her parents or Ivy, she could reach out to Robert; he might be willing to keep a secret for her.
Layla knew that she would not survive the night if she were alone. She needed to get a doctor to cto her apartment or head to the hospital for intravenous therapy.
She dialed Robert's number with tears in her eyes, hoping that he was still awake.
After a while, the call was answered, but it was not Robert.
"Hello?" Eric's husky voice cthrough the line.
Stunned, Layla immediately wiped away her tears and looked at the screen, only to realize that she had called the wrong person. Still dazed from vomiting for close to an hour, she had mistaken Eric's nfor Robert's. "Layla?" said Eric when he did not get a response.
A lump formed in her throat at the sound of his voice, and she muttered sheepishly, "Eric, I think I have food poisoning. I don't want to tell my parents... but I don't want to call the emergency line either..."
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