Page 15 of My Rules for Revenge
That little event reminded me exactly why I believed women were the most despicable and deplorable creatures on this planet. Heather was rude, angry, and violent for no apparent reason. She was quite possibly the daughter of Satan himself.Not to mention, she had recorded me to purposefully embarrass me in front of the whole school. Seconds after the video was posted online, I was being hailed as the Virgin King in the comments section. I needed to do something. I wasn’t going to allow that deed to go unpunished. There was no way she was ever going to get away with that. I needed to do something drastic—something that would change her life forever—something that would make her think twice before ever doing something like that ever again.
You’ll know the true meaning of humiliation once I’m done with you, I thought.
I walked quickly to the Man Cave while I held an ice pack to my face. Droplets of water streamed down due to the heat on my cheek and dribbled onto my shirt, which greatly annoyed me. Carlos walked up to me and looked at me like I had just come back from a war-torn battlefield.
Manny glanced in my direction and continued to code on his computer. He wore a black tracksuit with a white beanie and neon green sandals. That’s all he ever wore. Manny had nothing to prove to anyone. He was a brilliant programmer and an incredibly competent computer hacker, but his social skills wereseverely lacking. The price to pay for brilliance. His words, not mine. I wasn’t as arrogant as he was.
“Dude, what the hell happened? Were you scrapping?” Carlos asked.
“No, I wasn’t scrapping. Who says that?”
“The skater dudes.”
Manny finished what he was doing and got up from his chair. He turned around and stepped towards me. He inspected my face.
“You have multiple bruises,” Manny pointed out.
“Nah, really?!” I exclaimed.
“Are you alright?”
“No, I’m not alright,” I assured him.
“Bro, tell us what happened. Did someone jump you?” Carlos asked.
“Heather Chang did this to me.”
There was a moment of silence. Manny remained indifferent, while Carlos appeared smug.
“I knew it, bro. She’s a total bitch.”
“I went over to the book club room and offered her my gifts—the sunflower and the box of gourmet chocolates. She liked them and then started teasing me—she was even preparing to kiss me.
“Then, for no apparent reason, she changed her mind and assaulted me. She bashed me with a textbook and shoved chocolates into my mouth like a total maniac, and then pushed me out onto the floor. Oh, and when I was on the floor, she picked up the heaviest textbook she could find and threw it at my ear—I almost went deaf. I acted like a perfect gentleman, and this is how I get treated. You see how girls are at this school?”
“Wow. I can’t believe she went all psycho on you. You bought chocolates for her, and she shoves them in your mouth? Then she assaults you with a textbook? What? She’s nuttier than I thought,” Carlos commented.
Manny remained quiet and appeared skeptical. He squinted his eyes while he examined the floor, in deep thought.
“Is that exactly what happened?” Manny asked.
“Of course, it is. What? You don’t believe me?” I asked.
“I was just asking a question. Regardless of what happened, you’re my friend, and I’m on your side,” Manny offered.
“Alright then.”
“However, I need to know if you’re telling us the whole picture,” Manny added.
“Dude, he is. This chick is known for being batshit insane. How many times do I gotta say she did the same to me?” Carlos asked.
“Have you guys seen her social media page? I’ve gone semi-viral in our school because of her.”
When they shook their heads, I quickly whipped out my phone and showed them the video she had made to humiliate me. We simultaneously cringed.
“Psychotic virgin horniness? Is she serious?” Carlos asked.
“Apparently so!” I exclaimed.
