Chapter 5

When I put Katie in her place, I can only think that I am slowly becoming a villain in some ways.

Sure, I may have had the right idea in getting a little payback in the process, but I can't begin to think that a lot of what I have been doing is nothing short of evil.

I can't say for sure what it was about her that I liked. Yeah, she was hot, but could that have been the reason? She thought I was gay for a while. I sometimes wonder if she even remembered that time I waited outside that tennis club she played at. Even I can say that she was a bitch then, but it wasn't like I was surprised. She was the same way when I made the biggest fucking mistake in telling her how I really felt.

The fact that I got my ass beaten down because I came clean, she wasn't wrong, but she acted so surprised that I had a crush on her for long when she had be her gay best friend.

Right after school, I decided to go to the gym to go and train some more. After Carl gave me that gesture earlier, it's only a matter of time until the final showdown, at least I hope it would be final.

I figured that after yesterday, I needed to do more of this. Considering how there might be a possibility that I would need to be Kick-Ass again, I figured that this would be the first step.

It still amazed a lot of people how I managed to save that one guy from those thugs. It went all over the internet. I got my ass kicked, but I still managed to put up a fight against them.

When I went in, I noticed that Mindy and Mrs. Williams were there. I saw them and waved at them and they waved back to me. I saw the trainer Chuck.

"Hey, Chuck." I said, trying to greet him. "Are you alright from yesterday?"

"Hey, don't sweat it." Said Chuck, with some enthusiasm. "If anything, I am more amazed than pissed about getting bruised by a guy like you. I have to hand it to you. You are a little strong for a scrawny guy. No offense."

"Eh, don't worry about it," I said. "Wouldn't be the first time someone made fun of my size and shape. Not that you were, just saying."

So I basically used this time to try to test and train my endurance. I did a lot of cardio on the treadmill. Skipped rope a few times. I even lifted a few weights here and there. I needed to build up some real muscle. I even managed to build up some before the superhero shit started. I don't know why I stopped going to the gym in the first place.

After a bit of a break, it was time to train with the punching bags and do a little bit of sparring.

I noticed Mrs. Williams and Mindy watching as I was training. I am hoping I don't make an ass out of myself in the process.

"Dave seems to be doing some intense training." Said Mrs. Williams, who was standing next to Mindy while watching me train. "Is there something wrong with him right now, Mindy?"

"No, mom." Said Mindy, without giving her any ideas about what I had told her yesterday. "He just feels that he needs to let out some anger and build some muscle to gain some self-confidence."

"Oh, I see," said Mrs. Williams, though a little worried. "I'm just a little concerned for him. He seems like a nice guy. I just don't want to see him get hurt."

I gave it my all when I was doing the punching bag, the speedbag, even sparring with Chuck when he had those padded gloves on. I couldn't believe how intense I was. I wasn't sure if it was this adrenaline from all the anger or what, but I really am now feeling really good about myself.

After all that training, I figured that it was time to call it a day, and my body says a lot of things especially since I passed out after all of that.

But fortunately for me, Mindy and Mrs. Williams were still there.

"Dave," said Mrs. Williams, kneeling over me. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, Mrs. Williams." I said, still feeling a bit woozy. "I just haven't trained like that in a while."

"Well, that was some intense training, Dave." Said Mrs. Williams, still looking a bit worried. "Would you like a ride home?"

"Sure, Mrs. Williams." I said, trying to catch my breath. "I think I might need it."

"Hey, Dave?" said Mindy, looking like she has something to say to me. "I want to ask you something. Mom, can you please wait outside? This won't take long."

"Okay, sweetie." Said Mrs. Williams. "I'll be waiting."

Mindy and I had a little talk. She looked like she wanted to say something in private.

"So what happened today?" Mindy asked. "Did that guy try to start some shit with you again?"

"Not really." I said. "But he looked like he was ready to kick my ass again. I only dealt with bitch girlfriend."

"Dave, let me just say this." Said Mindy, with a lot of positive attitude. "When this fight happens, call me. I want to see you try to fuck that guy up, and even if you get your ass kicked again, I will still give you some credit."

Mrs. Williams looked at both of us to give us the signal to let's go. We were on our way.

As we got to her car, I looked up and saw a guy and girl flirting and such. From a distance, I couldn't tell if that was Carl or what. I then put my glasses on and saw a much clearer view and it turns out it is him.

"What the fuck?" I said, with so much confusion. "Hey, Carl!"

Carl then turned his attention towards me and had a look on his face that said 'Oh, shit".

Since I figured that Katie hates me enough already, telling her about this to her face wouldn't do me any good. There had to be a way, though. It was time to put this guy down for good.

I then handed Mindy my phone and put it under audio multimedia. I figured there couldn't be a better way to really put this guy in his place.

"Hey, asshole, what the fuck are you doing out here with some other bitch, huh?" I said, with so much confidence.

Carl looked at the girl and told her that he was going to handle this. He then came towards me.

"What the fuck do you want, Dave?" Carl asked. "You better not tell anybody about this shit."

"What good what it do for me anyway, Carl?" I said, with so much disdain in my voice. "Katie already hates my guts as it is, so I don't think I will. Besides, I thought you were very loyal to her after earlier."

"She's just my ex from my old neighborhood in Jersey." Carl said, now feeling a little nervous.

"Ex, huh?" I said, so sarcastically. "Doesn't seem like you two ended on the worst of terms. Shit, it doesn't seem like you ended it at all with her."

"She's just here to visit me." Carl said, trying to get into my face. "She just wants to see how I was doing. As a matter of fact, Dave. We were still going out before I left. She just missed me, that's all."

"Oh, okay." I said, with so much slyness. "Sounds to me like you've been cheating on her with Katie."

"Look, I've heard that long distance relationships never work, okay?" said Carl, still a little anxious. "Besides, it's not really cheating if someone is in a different area code."

"Whatever you say, Carl." I said, though I looked away.

"If you tell anybody about this, I'll fucking kill you." Said Carl, while pointing at me.

"Oh don't worry about that." I said, a little sarcastically.

He then walked away from me.

"Who was that?" the girl asked. "What was that about?"

"Oh, he's nobody, it's nothing." Carl said, while walking off.

I then approached Mindy.

"You got the entire conversation?" I asked.

"Yes, I did." Said Mindy. "By the way, who was that?"

I then got to her ear.

"That was the guy." I whispered in her ear.

Mindy then took another look at him. She had a look on her face than instantly said that she didn't like the guy.

"What was all that about?" Mrs. Williams asked, a little confused. "Who was he?"

"Oh, it's just somebody I know." I said, like it was nothing. "It's really no big deal."

"Oh, okay." Said Mrs. Williams.

Mrs. Williams then dropped me off at my place. I was tired from all that working out but I needed to take a shower fast.

I walked in and saw that my dad was having some dinner.

"Hey, dad." I said. "No Lucille tonight?"

"She was going to close up the salon tonight." Said my dad. "Besides, I needed to give her a night off. We both like each other a lot, Dave, but there are times when we need to give each other some space."

"I know what you mean, dad." I said, still limping a bit from all that working out. "I'll be in the shower."

"Yeah, you look like you broke a major sweat." Said my dad. "Did you work out?"

"Oh yeah." I said, as I walked towards the bathroom.

After getting out of the shower, I tried to think of how I could take Carl down after what I witnessed earlier. Should I send a message to Katie that has the recording on there? It might as well be worth it. She may hate my guts, but I don't think she would hate me more after what I had recorded.

I sent Todd, Marty, and Shane a few messages saying that I ran into Carl and saw him cheating. They responded in that they were surprised about that. They also texted me to say that after school tomorrow, we should head down to the comic book store to see if the new comics came in.

Also, I promised Mindy that if Carl does indeed fight me, I'll call her to come see it happen.

Tomorrow should be a good day.