The Harbinger of Vengeance: A Revenge Thriller by Athan Jon

Author:Athan, Jon [Athan, Jon]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2016-02-12T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

The Fourth Challenge – The Walk of Shame

Droplets of blood dribbled from Shawn's bottom lip, plopping on the hardwood table with each plunge. Like a punished child, his eyes were swollen with tears and his jaw trembled uncontrollably. His body shuddered from the immense pain – he could not sit still if he tried. Aiden sat in silence, calm and indifferent. Like a common schoolyard bully, he was unperturbed by the pain he inflicted.

Aiden gave off an insouciant smirk and said, “My junior year was horrible. It was atrocious, really. I think it was around the time you bragged about losing your virginity, right? Yeah, I think it was our junior year. At least your year was good. You did good for yourself.”

Dejected and gloomy, Shawn demanded, “Get to the point.”

Aiden chuckled, then responded, “You're getting a little feisty. I don't like that. Control your temper. Anyway, our school held an annual event, a student tradition passed down for generations. Imagine that: bullying past down for years and years like some sort of knickknack. It paints a horrible portrait of humanity. It speaks volumes about our children, our parenting, and our school system. I'm talking about the walk of...”

“No,” Shawn immediately interrupted as he shook his head. “Please, Aiden, don't do this.”

Bug-eyed and filled with excitement, Aiden continued, “Yes. 'The Walk of Shame.' You strip a young man, like myself, down to his boxers, tie him up, gag his mouth, write some messages on his body, then force him to hop through the high school parking lot. That's entertainment to you little douchebags, isn't it? That's something you'd pass down to your kid, right? I bet little 'Shawn Junior' will have some fun with that.”

“No, I don't care about that. To be perfectly honest, I forgot about it until now. I never planned on passing it down to anyone. I wasn't even there when you were stripped, Aiden, you know that. You should be going after them on this one, not me. This is wrong.”

Aiden slammed his fist on the table and rebutted, “You nominated me, Shawn! You didn't strip me, but you told your punk friends about me. You told them I wouldn't fight back or rat them out. My name wasn't picked out of some hat, you picked me. You are the reason this happened to me, so you will be punished for it.”

Shawn nervously chuckled as tears trickled from his eyes. Aiden's words were honest and rational, but Shawn struggled to accept the responsibility. He despised his imprudent actions and Aiden's pragmatic approach. The man would not budge.

Shawn said, “I can't do this one, Aiden. It's not worth it. I'm... I'm 28 years old, man, if I get caught jumping through a high school parking lot in my underwear, I'll be locked up for years. I'll be marked as a sexual predator, too. And, if... if I blame you, the video will go live and my life is ruined. It's a lose-lose situation for me. I can't do it.

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