Freya.In order to avoid any more unnecessary drama, I quickly bent down and picked up Lila’s scattered things, her cracked phone, her bag, some documents, and handed them to her, keeping my head lowered so my face stayed hidden behind the messy hair and Ryder’s oversized shirt.She snatched everything from my hands with a sharp tug.I mumbled quickly, still looking down, “I’m sorry… it was an accident.”I tried to step away, desperate to leave, but of course Lila wasn’t ready to let me go.“You wretched bitch!” she yelled, her voice loud enough for the entire floor to hear. “You broke my phone? Do you know how much this cost? It’s worth ten times your pathetic little life, you worthless thing!”Her words sliced into me like knives. I kept my head down, refusing to look up. I didn’t want to say anything, if I did, it would only prolong this nightmare. I just wanted to leave. So I endured it, my chest burning with humiliation, my hands trembling at my sides as her insults rained down.
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