[Ellie's P.O.V.]
After I relaxed my mind, the pain began to spread throughout my body, eroding my nerves. How could it not hurt? I had just been hit multiple times. I gritted my teeth and desperately endured the pain.
I couldn't let them think that they could subdue me with their fists. I had forced myself to act fierce in order to scare them. Only when they were flustered would I be able to win against the difference in power. Otherwise, I would never be able to turn the tables on them.
Now that they were gone, I finally felt the pain. The disdain of the passersby and even the cold look in my father's eyes suddenly magnified in my mind and I couldn't help but cry.
I wanted to get up, but my legs had no strength left. With every step I took, my eyes would turn black, and I could feel myself about to faint.
