This time, however, their positions were reversed, and it was Serenity who did the slapping.

Lyra held her cheek in disbelief as she asked, "How... How dare you slap me?!"

"If you could slap me," Serenity countered, "then why the hell can't I slap you back?"

If she had to bear the responsibility, it stood to reason that Lyra had to bear some too.

"Who do you think you are?!" Lyra spat, mad with anger. "You're nothing but a third-rate minor celebrity! How dare you slap me?!"

Serenity was not