Chapter 73. Don’t Cry

The princess held on to her. She placed her right hand under Roxanne’s shoulders and raised her gently, until Roxanne was seated. The right side of her cheek was stained with grass and wet soil, while the other side of her cheek had Marilyn’s handprint imprinted on it, still stinging from the painful slap.

Squatting beside her, Elizabeth helped her dust the dirt of her face, slowly and with sympathy.

“I hope you’re alright? I really don’t understand why she’ll treat you like that.”

Roxanne struggled to keep her tears at bay, they were fighting their way to her eyelids, but she wouldn’t even let them gather there. Once she did, she wasn’t sure she would be able to stop herself from crying. Maybe Elizabeth didn’t understand, but Roxanne understood why Marilyn had hit her; it was hate. Did she understand why Marilyn hated her? Of course not! If she did, she wouldn’t be seated on wet grass like a complete idiot. Even though that was what she currently felt like.