#Chapter 271: Stained Red

Ella’s POV “Oh, Goddess. What the hell happened to her?” “She looks like a wreck…” “Got what was coming to her, if you ask me.” “No one deserves that!” As I emerged from behind the food truck, all eyes turned to me. The whispers were like hammers hitting the inside of my skull, each one making tears prick at my eyes and my heart ache. The red paint had covered me from head to toe. My hair was soaked with it, my sweater and jacket ruined, my jeans sticking to my legs. It had seeped into my shoes and through my socks, the squidgy liquid now squelching with each step I took. I could hardly even see. The paint was in my eyes, my nose, my mouth. All I sensed were those gazes on me, those whispers, and finally, Alexander’s shout of surprise. “Ella!” He came rushing over and began using his sleeve to wipe the paint from my face. “What happened? Who did this?!” I didn’t answer. I couldn’t. I just stood there, rigid, while Alexander whirled