| I reached over to point them out to Laila and noticed that both she and Anson had vacated our rooftop perch. |
| Laila grimaced as she bumped into a wall, grumbling sourly as she steadied herself against it before pushing off and gliding down the corridor. |
| As we'd once left Singapore, now Laila and I had recently been considering moving from the Malay Peninsula altogether. |
| I'll never forget those words, or the casual, inconvenienced way Laila sighed them. |
| As Anton du Beke guided Laila Rouass to first place last Saturday, his cheesy, queasy smile was petrified in a rictus grin. |
| Laila lifted her foot above one of the air gnawing skulls and brought it down with a guttural grunt. |
