Ella POV
I was still in shock that it was Tom who helped me earlier. He was now waiting for me outside so we could head to the dinner hall together. At least, he helped me forget about Tim and Lizzy for a moment. I quickly dressed up, hoping my eyes weren't swollen from crying. I didn't want Betty and Mara to start asking me questions.
I went outside to see Tom standing beside the hall wall. "Thought you'd already gone," I said.
"I was about to, but I didn't know you'd take ten minutes to wear a gown," he spat, scoffing. It wasn't even up to five minutes. We both began walking to the hall, side by side.
"You avoided the topic earlier when I asked what actually happened," he said again. Honestly, I avoided it because I was confused too.
"I don't really know. I went to take my bath and
