Ouch.
That hurt.

Just play it cool, like you always do, El. "Oh. Well. I think that, um, well.. I mean.. All her sentences seemed choked up and choppy. She sipped some water from a nearby goblet and continued, "I mean I think we should both just move on. What happened is kind of the past now, right? Just forget about it." Of course that was what she had wanted to tell her; yet, Ella couldn't appreciate her honesty more. People had played her so many times and befriended her just because of her looks. Violet was so much more different and unique, and Ella wanted to thank her for it. She would eventually, just not now. There was going to be a better time and place for that.