Chapter 26. Bullies

Rose’s POV

“How is that any of your business?”

“You think you’re so better than us, Rose. I’m glad the manager put you in your place. I even heard she and her silly bestie were trying to get a house,” another of the girls said.

I tried to think about what could have gotten these girls to come talk to me. I was never in their business, and I never even spoke to them about anything. Why did they suddenly have the courage to walk up to me?

“If you’ve said all you want to, please leave me alone—”

I wasn’t fast enough to dodge the dirty wash liquid that one of the girls threw into my face. It got in my eyes and burned. I took some steps back away from them and shielded my face with my hands.

“Don’t you dare talk to us that way, you greedy bitch!”

They said a couple more hurtful things to me and then left the kitchen. When I was sure they were gone, I managed to find my way to the tap and used the water to rinse my face. I tried to open my