“Joey called me fat.” Sniffling, I batted another tear away. “I’m really upset about it. Can I please be excused?” His mouth fell open. “You bitch.” Fuck you, I mouthed back at him. “Joey!” Mrs. Falvey snapped, looking horrified. “Yes, Aoife, go on outside and get some air.” “I didn’t call her fat,” I heard him defend himself as I stalked out of the classroom door. “It’s not her weight she has a problem with. It’s that deranged vindictive streak in her.”
