#Chapter 31: A Harsh Reality

[Evelyn’s POV] My heart was slamming frantically in my chest. As the room grew louder in muffled whispers and obvious stares in my direction, all the blood in my body began rushing to my ears. Everything Fiona was throwing at me felt like taking one hurtful punch after another. I’d never been the main target of her bullying before and I honestly wasn’t prepared for it. I’d tried to stand my ground as best as I could, but there was just nothing coherent that was willing to come out of my mouth at that moment. Fiona stood back smug as ever as though she was just warming up. Of course, Isabella, Samantha and Caroline looked all too pleased to let Fiona run her mouth off on me. It saved them the trouble of having to think of comments and insults to throw at me. My stomach rolled with nausea as I watched Fiona’s devious smile deepen with menacing intent. She took another step closer to me. “You showing up here with Wendy means absolutely nothing,” she said bitterly. “What ma