11 Now, Do You Understand? 2 (1/2)

She turned her gaze back to Alvina. ”You've got her blue eyes, her V-face, her full eye lashes and brows. So my dear you are beautiful.”

She said those words while looking at her friend in the eyes as she gazed upon her beauty, seeing the resemblance.

Alvina who wore a short hand light blue gown that was fled from her waist down, reaching a little below her knees and with her hair packed and pinned in a donut shape, was the pure definition of beautiful in her simplicity.

”Layla” she let a tear slip her beautiful face and Layla gave her a pleasant smile.

”She is beautiful. Let's do this together Alvina. I would help you reach out to healers from other countries and get them to help her.”

”Thank you very much.”

”Nonsense, she is my goddaughter. It's the little I can do.”

Eriel who has been forgotten since the entire conversation, drew his mother's attention as he tugged on her skirt.

”My my. Eriel dear, I am sorry” she carried her son up and showed him to the baby.

”Eriel, meet your new friend. You are to protect her by all means. You won't let anyone bull her okay.”

”Hi, what's her name?”

It was then Layla realized she had not asked Alvina for her name.

”Jade is her name Eriel” Alvina quickly came to her friend's rescue.

”Jade, hi” the little boy waved his hand at the baby. ”Mum, what's that on her face? It makes her look ugly.”

Silence fell upon everyone at the mention of the word ugly.

Layla was the first to recover from the shock.

”Eriel, never are you to use that word on her. She's not ugly, she is very beautiful” his mother warned him.

”But mum she is” he protested.

”I said no more, that's it no more cookies for you” she said sternly at her son.

”Layla it is okay” Alvina tried to stop the argument but Layla could see the pained expression on her face.

”No Alvina, apologize now Eriel.”