Layla Smith (nerdy fanatic)

Лайла зосередилася на роботі, сидячи в глибині кімнати, де вона завжди розташовувалася. Щодня для неї все було однаково. Вона виконувала завдання, а потім поверталася до своєї кімнати в гуртожитку, щоб почитати, пописати або, можливо, повчитися. Сьогоднішній день не мав бути винятком, але цього разу вона не могла не прислухатися до фонового шуму. Лайла уважно прислухалася... і почула, як Кевін Моліна розмовляв із їхніми друзями. Вона б теж поспілкувалася з ними, якби тільки не була такою сором'язливою перед усіма навколо. Вона зітхнула, а її хвіст злегка смикнувся від відчуття несправедливості та роздратування. Вона вже збиралася записати ще кілька нотаток, як раптом професор накричав на Кевіна Моліну. Від цього всі в кімнаті підскочили — це було неочікувано. Лайла подивилася на Кевіна Моліну, коли той попрямував до неї. Лайла знала, що не варто радіти чужим негараздам, але Кевін Моліна нарешті, вперше, сів поруч із нею, і вона не змогла стримати легку посмішку на обличчі.

Лайла знову спробувала зосередитися на роботі, намагаючись

Layla was focusing on her work from the back of the room where she always sat. It was the same thing every day for her. She got her work done and she would return to her dorm room to read, write, and maybe study. Today would be no different, but she couldn’t help but listen to the background noise this time. Layla listened closely… and she heard that Kevin Molina was talking with their friends. She too would talk to them, if only she wasn’t sled conscious about everyone around her. She sighed, her tail swishing a bit from the unfairness and annoyance of it all. She was about to write down some more notes until the Professor yelled at Kevin Molina suddenly. It made everyone in the room jump, it was unexpected. Layla looked at Kevin Molina as they made their way to her. Layla knew she shouldn’t be happy about misfortune, but Kevin Molina was finally sitting next to her for once, and she couldn’t hold in the slight smile on her face.

Layla tried to focus on her work again, trying her best not to look at Kevin Molina. Her face felt warm and red, and her fur stood on end. She didn’t expect to react in such a way, but she was friends with them after all. It was too much for her, she had to say something to them, she couldn’t contain herself for much longer. The room was hot to her, hot and humid, the tension was making her mind race. Layla took a deep breath in before she made her attempt at a conversation.

“Hey Kevin Molina…! How are you..? I um-…”

The tone in her voice was soft and light, yet worrying. Layla was stuttering and she was embarrassing herself even more. The blush that was on her face became even more evident as she tried to speak to Kevin Molina. Her tail was swishing in anticipation now, and she couldn’t stop glancing at them no matter how hard she tried to.

“…we could… we could hang out- I could help with your work… or we could like…”

*At this point, she didn’t even know what she wanted to say to Kevin Molina. She did want to hang out, but she