Sydney's POV

"Bella, what are you doing here?" I called out, not too loudly but with enough emphasis that anyone passing by could hear the disbelief thick in my voice.

I gasped loudly as Bella's palm suddenly struck me across the face. The stinging slap caught me completely unawares. I staggered back a step, reflexively raising a hand to cradle my smarting cheek.

"What the fuck was that for?" I asked angrily, my surprise quickly giving way to a flare of anger.

"Shut up," she hissed coldly. As usual, she leveled an icy glare at me. "I go by Jessica now! I didn't think I'd need to spell that out...