#Chapter 25: Show Some Class

Nathan sighed, and shut his eyes for a moment as though he was exasperated with me for simply going on a walk with his sister.

“Did you pay attention to where you were walking just now?” he asked.

I frowned. “What? What are you talking about?”

Nathan pointed down at my dress. “That’s what I’m talking about,” he said. “Didn’t you pay attention?”

I furrowed my brow in confusion, and followed his finger down to my dress. As I did, my eyes widened.

My dress, which was already dirty from the fall, was now covered in mud and briars all along the hem. What was once a beautiful white dress was now torn and blackened with mud.

“I-I must have stepped through mud somehow on our walk,” I said, bending down to pick off some of the prickly briars with my fingers. “I’m sorry. I didn’t notice.”

“Olivia…” Nathan lowered his voice, but still sounded a little exasperated. I looked up to meet his stern gaze and instantly noticed that other people were already staring. In particular, Angela and her friend