#Chapter 122: Emotionally Drained

[Ella’s POV] After a lengthy ride back home, I was oddly happy to find the house empty. Not that I didn’t want to see my mom, but I knew she would read right through my emotions. She would insist on knowing what happened and try to talk me through what I was feeling. The thing was, I knew what I was feeling. Hurt. Angered. Betrayed. Because of my mom’s predilection for Liam, she would most likely push me to talk to him. And at that moment, that was the very last thing that I wanted to do. Hell, I partially felt bad about this because I’d promised Monica that I would give her a call once I got home. But I couldn’t bring myself to speak to anyone. My head was pounding and all I wanted to do was lay in bed for about a week. I hadn’t felt this hurt since Noah’s party all those months back. It was an ache in my chest that refused to subside. No matter how hard I tried, I kept picturing Olivia kissing Liam back at the hockey rink. Aside from the blatantly obvious, the thing