*Alice's POV*

I took back my previous thoughts about punishments. I really hate running laps.

It was almost dawn, but I still couldn't stop. Whenever I stopped, Simon would hit me with a pebble.

I was not a kid anymore, but he still punished me for my behavior. Somehow, that made it even more humiliating.

Curse him.

At this point, I was over putting on the act for Simon. He never fell for it ...