Chapter 265

Bella walked out of the school, tilting her head back to stare at the sky. It was dark, but the moonlight was red—a deep, unsettling crimson that seemed to pulse like the eye of some enormous creature staring solely at her. Was the moon supposed to be red? Also, why was she attending school at night? Her thoughts were interrupted when someone bumped into her shoulder—it was Anna. Anna's eyes roamed quickly over Bella's deskmate walking beside her, then shoved a note into Bella's hand. "Go to the supermarket and buy some seafood for Mommy. She's making seafood risotto." Her deskmate, Emily Rhodes, clasped her hands together in admiration. "Bella, that's so nice! Your mom cooks for you every day." Bella gave her a long stare, then turned back toward the path. Suddenly, a new path opened in front of her, and unfamiliar thoughts surfaced in her mind, telling her this was the way to the supermarket. Just as expected, she spotted a two-story supermarket after walking less than a blo