Chapter 73

And though I tell myself that Anna is my best friend and that of course she cares, I don't buy it. I had seen the way Anna acted with boys before. The news didn't get any better when Liam told me the teacher's were starting to get suspicious. If I didn't show up by next week, I knew something drastic was going to happen. But how could I show up to school with a black eye and cut lip and explain that? Yeah, I had a black eye. A long with a busted up lip. It took two days of convincing for Liam to finally let me look into the mirror.  The first time I did, I cringed at my own reflection.  I certainly did not look as extravagant as the night I went to the ball. My once sleek waves were tangled and knotted, a long with a patch of dried blood in my hair.  My body, of course, was no better. I was sporting many bruises, though they were starting to go away. And my side, wasn't getting better. I coudln't