Eleanor stared at Maria's face. Even in her coma, Maria still looked calm and beautiful. Jealousy burned in Eleanor's chest like wildfire.Simple verbal humiliation no longer satisfied the green-eyed monster jealousy had made of her. She slowly reached out with her hands. Her five long nails, painted a vivid red, gleamed with an ominous shine under the dim light. She leaned closer and, with the backs of her nails, dragged them in a contemptuous, insulting scrape across Maria's smooth forehead, down the bridge of her nose, and stopped at her pale lips.Then, she suddenly curled her fingers and, with all her strength, pinched Maria's cheek hard.Maria's pale, delicate skin instantly bloomed with several clear, deep red marks from Eleanor's nails."Maria," Eleanor said as she twisted her grip, whispering into Maria's ear in a voice full of vicious satisfaction, "You think you're so high and mighty, don't you? You've always been looking down on me, didn't you? Well, look at you now.
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