Something That Gets Heavier

Arabella's POV

Rachel furrowed her brow even further, taking my threat as a bluff, and just looked at me mockingly. "What have we done to you? You started all this yourself. We were defending ourselves."

The women nodded, agreeing with Rachel's twisting of the facts. Some other employees were quietly whispering, but too softly for me to hear.

"You were the one who grabbed Jennifer's hair first, then poured water on her on purpose." One of the women said, inflaming my actions that were initially an act of self-defense.

The woman next to her nodded. "Look, her makeup is a mess. The clothes she was wearing were also soaked. Do you know how much all these clothes total? You have to compensate!"

They were getting noisier and trying to corner me, but I pointed at myself, who was already feeling the stickiness all over my body from the water and sugar solution. "Here! You see? Jennifer poured the drink on me first. I was the one defending myself, not you."

Chloe had already cleaned my face w