I had zero interest in dealing with her. I shoved her out of the way and tried to leave.
But she muttered under her breath right behind me. "See? Poor people are always this rude. No manners at all, just some trash whose mom never bothered to teach them how to act!"
I snapped my hand back without turning fully and landed a hard slap right across her face.
Smack!
The sharp noise hung in the air for a beat before every single person in the classroom whipped their heads toward us.
I was trembling all over with rage. "Watch your damn mouth, Susie!"
Susie immediately threw herself into John's arms, her voice wobbly with feigned hurt. "I was just inviting her to my birthday party, that's all! She hit me for no reason, John!"
John pulled her behind him to shield her, then stepped right
