"Athena, you're just jealous I found a better man than you did. You've been making snide remarks since you walked in. If you want a sugar daddy so badly, I can set you up—though someone as pathetic as you probably only deserves some old geezer!"
Slap!
The slap I'd been holding back finally landed across her face.
She shrieked in fury. "Athena! What the fuck is wrong with you? Acting all high and mighty? Give you a rich old man and you'd grovel lower than anyone!"
Stunned by my outburst, my classmates crowded around, voices rising in accusation.
"Athena, we were just chatting among classmates. If you didn't want to hear it, you could have just ignored it. But hitting someone? That's way out of line."
"Exactly! We haven't all gotten together in years, and we finally managed to meet up for the holidays. Why do you have to ruin it?"
"Just because your life isn't going well doesn't mean you get to take it out on others. I never knew you were this petty."
"Fiona is Mrs. Rivera now. She's not someone a nobody like you can afford to offend."
Fiona clutched her face, glaring at me with indignation.