Anna's POV
Both of my hands are seized by the girls while Piper lies on the ground, completely motionless. My heart hammers in my chest as Ella stands in front of me, smirking.
"Piper, please! Say something if you can hear me!" I cry out, my voice trembling. But there is no response. No twitch of her fingers. No flutter of her eyelids. Nothing.
"Worry about yourself, witch," Ella snarls, and then punches me hard in the stomach.
I gasp, the pain blooming across my midsection like fire. I try to struggle, but the movement only earns me more beatings. Fists slam into my ribs and my face. My legs feel like jelly, and I collapse to the floor, coughing up blood.
"Hold her up!" Ella commands.
The girls roughly yank me up from the ground. My arms ache, my head throbs, and my mouth tastes of
