"Aurelia, Jacqueline is right. Sit down and let's talk this out. No need for all this fighting," a villager kindly interjected.
The other villagers chimed in, their words implicitly siding with the Golding family. After all, it was the Golding siblings who were getting beaten badly, while the Thornes hadn't suffered so much as a scratch.
"Bullshit! Just because Phoenix Golding is a teacher, she thinks she can bully my daughter? Who doesn't know she slept her way into that job? Ptooey... A shameless vixen like her is fit to be a teacher? She's out fooling around with men every day. Everyone in Xavier Village knows about it. Does she really think we're all idiots?"
Phoebe Huxley's insults were vicious. Her maternal family was from Xavier Village, and since it was close, she visited often. Naturally, she had heard some of the rumors about Phoenix Golding.
