I slowly opened my eyes to find Bonnie standing over me, a look of concern etched on her face. "Emma? Emma, wake up!" she exclaimed, shaking me gently.

I jumped up immediately, my heart racing. I was sweating profusely, and my body ached all over. I looked around, trying to remember where I was.

"What happened to you?" Bonnie's worried face came into focus, and I tried to reassure her.

"I'm fine, Bonnie. Please don't make a big deal out of it," I begged, trying to brush off her concerns.

But Bonnie wasn't having it. "No, Emma, I'm taking you to the hospital. You look a mess," she said firmly, pulling me up from the bed.

As I stood up, a sharp pain shot through my arm, and I let out a loud cry. Bonnie's eyes widened in concern as she rolled up my sleeve, exposing a large burn mark on my arm.

"Oh shit!" I had forgotten all about it.

Bonnie's eyes turned red with anger immediately when she saw it. "Who did this to you?" she demanded, her voice low and menacing.

I knew I couldn't tell her the truth. I couldn't bring myself to admit that the person I loved had hurt me so badly. So I lied. "It was an accident. I fell and spilled hot soup on myself."

Bonnie's expression told me she didn't believe a word I said. "We'll talk about this later," she said firmly. "For now, let's get you to the school clinic." I nodded, feeling a mix of emotions although I was grateful for Bonnie's concern,

We arrived at the clinic, and the nurse tended to my burn. She scolded me for not coming in earlier, and I just nodded, feeling ashamed, she also gave me something for the fever.

As we left the clinic, we bumped into Ethan. He looked shocked to see me, and I knew why the moment I saw Amanda.

We stood in an awkward moment of silence before he broke it "Hi Emma, I looked for you yesterday...but you were nowhere to be found," Ethan said, his eyes scanning my body until they landed on the burn mark on my arm.

"Oh my goodness, what happened to your arm?" he asked, feigning concern.

If I was angry before now I am furious, How could he pretend to care when he had been the one to hurt me?

"Wait, you were with Ethan last night when it happened?" Bonnie asked, her eyes narrowing.

I nodded, my voice cold. "Yes, as a matter of fact, he was the one who pushed me."