'I'm dying!' Layla slid out of her chair onto the ground.
Nerdy jumped up and ran around the table, kneeling beside her. 'Shh, it's okay.'
'No! How is it okay! I'm too young to die! I have so much to do! I have to get married still! I need to see all of Hollyoaks before I die! I have to...I have to write that exam!'
'Diyah...'
'No! Get away from me! This man... I will kill him!' Layla jumped up and grabbed a fork from the table, and jumped at the man still sitting lazily in his chair.
'I'll stab you with this fork!' Layla tried getting at him with the fork and was knocked aside.
The man stood looking down at Layla. 'Where did you get that line from?'
'What are you talking about?' Layla spat at the man.
'Forget it. Give me your purse.'
Layla held onto it.
'For fudge's sake. Give me the goddamn bag.'
Nerdy pulled it out from Layla's grasp and tossed it to the man. Layla turned on her heel and stomped off to a remote corner and sat down, burying her face in her arms.
The man rummaged in her bag, pulling out her wallet, pocketed it. 'Tell her not to worry about the exam.'
Nerdyy scratched the back of his neck. 'Err, okay. I will. But why should I? We're going to die. Not going to make a difference, will it?'
'I don't have an issue with the girl. She's annoying but that may be it. She's a kid, and she has to do well in school. I can promise you this at least, she won't fail.'
Nerdyy looked over at where Layla was hopefully not crying.
The man pressed a button on his device and the sound of gears turning could be heard. As Nerdyy watched, the door opened up again.
'I don't understand any of this. You said you wouldn't hurt us.'
'And I didn't. You did this all on your own.' He put a leg through the door and then turned back to Nerdyy.
'And no, your food wasn't poisoned. You'll live.'
