Chapter 52: Betrayal Never Comes From Your Enemies
Charlotte gasped so hard it was a miracle she didn’t inhale a fly.
"You what?! You really pushed him off?!"
"Oh, of course." Yelena said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "I didn’t want to waste time on coddling or comfort. I needed to make a point."
Charlotte stared in awe. "So what happened?! What happened next?!"
Mika groaned, arms crossed, voice dry.
"What do you think happened? I fell. I screamed, I cried, I flailed like a puppet with broken strings, and she just watched, just floated there with that creepy smile on her face, like she was enjoying it."
Yelena snorted. "I was supervising."
"I thought I was going to die!" Mika snapped. "She didn’t do a damn thing! I called out to her like a hundred times, and she just kept watching me fall!"
Charlotte’s mouth was hanging open in horror. "You didn’t help him at all?!"
"Oh, she helped." Mika snapped. "At the last possible second. Just when I thought I was going to become a pancake on the ground, she swooped in and grabbed me like it was all part of the plan."
Yelena shrugged, totally unfazed. "Well, it was part of the plan. You needed to know there was nothing to fear. Clearly, you turned out just fine."
"Turned out fine?!" Mika exclaimed. "I couldn’t speak properly for three days! I was in shock! My legs were shaking so much I couldn’t even walk without wobbling!"