Chapter 6
I woke up this morning in such a good mood that I am really looking forward to what today has in store for me.
While I was getting ready for school, I kept thinking about what I had witnessed last night. The fact that Carl was cheating on Katie made me think as to whether or not I should have told Katie the truth about that motherfucker.
Doesn't really matter, because right before I went to bed, I sent Katie the evidence of our conversation last night. I wonder if she got it at all, if she got it but then deleted it or shrugged it off as soon as she heard it. I mean, I know that she hates me, can't blame her for feeling that way about me, but I feel that this was the right thing to do.
I was having some breakfast and then suddenly, I received a call from Mindy.
"Hello, Mindy?" I said, while surprised. "This is rather early, what's up?"
"Dave," said Mindy, while hiding from her mom and stepfather and talking on the phone quietly. "I need for you to meet me somewhere."
"Why, what's going on?" I asked, after taking a scoop of the cereal that I am eating.
"Look, I just can't wait any longer about that fight that will happen." Said Mindy, still hiding from her parents. "I am going to skip school today."
I then spit a bit of my cereal out.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" I exclaimed. "Are you serious? How are you going to try to fool…?"
Mindy then cut me off, while still hiding, trying to see if there is anybody near.
"Look, I am going to take this risk," said Mindy, while trying to keep herself quiet. "I want you to meet me at the park that's near your school. Besides, the elementary school that I go to isn't too far. So I will find a way to get to the park."
"Okay," I said, after putting my spoon into my cereal bowl. "I will meet you there."
After I left the house, I started to wonder how this day was going to go. I don't even know if the amount of training I did would be enough to put up some sort of fight, that is if Carl even tries to start some shit with me.
"Hey, Dave," said someone nearby.
I then turned around and noticed it was Mindy.
"Mindy?" I had to see if there was anybody else around to see. With her stepfather being a cop, you can never be too sure.
"So what are you going to do? Where are you going to be?" I asked her, still trying to figure out what the hell it is she is planning on doing.
"I am going to hide for a while, until after school." Said Mindy, while we were walking. "I figured I could probably back you up if shit gets out of hand. After that asshole fucked you up, I want to see you give him his. Remember, I have your back, Dave."
Right when we were getting close to school, I ran into Todd, Marty, and Shane.
"Hey guys, what's going on?" I greeted my friends, who couldn't help but look at Mindy.
"So, Dave, who's your little friend?" Marty asked.
"This, guys, is my friend Mindy," I said.
I then introduced my friends to Mindy. She shook hands with all 3 of them.
"So what is she doing here?" Todd asked, still curious. "Isn't she supposed to be in elementary school?"
The guys then started laughing.
"Laugh all you want, guys." I said, trying to shrug it off. "She is just here to provide some backup in case that fucker Carl decides to try to fight me again."
The guys then stopped laughing, but still looked a little confused.
"Um, Dave," said Marty. "I don't think a girl like her is the backup you need." Then looks at Mindy and says 'No offense'.
"None taken," said Mindy, who is actually content about what he said. "You have not seen anything yet."
"Oh… kay, then." Said Todd, still a little unsure. "Come on, class is almost going to start.
Mindy called my attention. I had a feeling that she wanted to tell me something.
"Dave, if I need to contact you, I have my cellphone that you can reach me at." Said Mindy. "If there's anything you need, just let me know."
"Few questions, Mindy." I said. "One: Where will you be? Two: What if you get hungry? Three: Do you have anything to keep you busy from now until I contact you?"
"Don't worry, Dave," said Mindy, confidently. "I have everything under control. I have my lunch that my mom made for me this morning. I will be around, I can take care of myself, you know. Also, I have a few comics and a PSP, as well as iPod that can entertain me in case I get bored."
Seems like this girl knows what she is doing. I almost feel like I am underestimating her a bit, but I also have to remember, never have I ever seen a girl her age wipe out an entire mafia. So either way, this girl is good.
As I walked in, I noticed Katie and Carl talking. Now I can't tell for sure what they are talking about. I am going to try stay out of their business, not even go so far as to even make any form of eye contact with either of them, especially after last night.
"So you've been cheating on me behind my back, Carl?" Katie asked, with a look of shock and concern, as well as indignation on her face.
"What the hell are you talking about, Katie?" Carl asked, trying to act all confused.
Katie then got out her phone and played the audio message of that conversation Carl and I had last night.
"What the fuck? That little motherfucker!" Carl said, starting to get angry. "I should have known that little shit was up to something."
"Can you explain?" Katie asked, still with some anger in her voice.
"Look, I ran into Dave last night, okay?" Carl said, trying to fix his little problem. "Besides, I thought that you knew that the girl who was here this weekend was just some old family friend who I grew up with in Jersey. Sure, we went out, but it's not like that anymore."
"Why are you trying to even fix this when I hear exactly what you said on this god damn message?" Katie said, replaying the message again.
"I am getting the feeling of something." Carl said, trying to talk some sense into Katie. "Don't you see, Katie? Dave is still trying to fuck with us. He is trying to destroy us. He will be taken care of soon, I promise you. He was trying to set me up last night. I know it."
"Oh, okay, I'll take your word for it." Said Katie, who is trying to calm down.
I stood right there near my locker with my 3 friends right by me trying to act like I am getting some stuff out and putting some stuff in, but I managed to eavesdrop on every last word they said. I don't believe for one second that Katie believes that guy's bullshit or maybe she is a little dumber than I thought. But little does he know that I did something else to help fuck with him even more.
By the time lunch rolled around, I heard from Mindy and she told me that she was at the comic book store alone. I had to keep her updated about the events of this whole thing going on.
"…So basically she believes his bullshit" I said, while on the phone.
"You have to be fucking with me here, Dave." Mindy said, while looking at some comic books. "I was there, you were there. There couldn't be anymore hard evidence than the conversation I recorded for you."
"Well, it would appear that he is trying to pass it off as some old family friend that he grew up with," I said, while looking around and noticing that my friends were at the table just reading comics and then seeing Carl approaching them. "Oh shit, my friends have trouble right now."
Carl was trying to threaten my 3 friends and I wasn't there to help them, but I had to go back really soon.
"Where the fuck is Dave?" Carl said, with a pissed off look on his face.
"I don't know where he went." Said Todd, trying to cover up the fact that he hasn't seen me.
"Look, you tell me where he is, or I'll kick your quiet, curly-haired, four-eyed friend's ass right here to send Dave a message." Said Carl, while pointing to Shane.
I had to go back as soon as I could and I was on my way back.
"Carl, what are you doing?" I asked, trying to defend my friends.
"What am I doing? You ask?" said Carl, with so much indignation. "What are YOU doing?"
Carl then picks up his phone and shows me another message. This time it's from his so-called ex that has a link to the porn site where I put that stuff on.
I guess I kept the part about me finding Carl's ex on Facebook and sending her that link a secret. But I am guessing that shit just got better, as well as worse for me, or is it only better?
Carl then grabbed onto my shirt. I can see it in his eyes that he wants to pound me into pieces.
"After school, you're dead, Dave, you hear me? DEAD!" Carl yelled.
Just then, I decided to call Mindy again and told her to come to the high school immediately.
"Oh my god, Dave." Said Mindy, with a little worry in her voice. "I'll be right there soon. I'll be ready to back you up if I am needed."
So I basically have been waiting patiently for the day to end so I can finally settle the score with Carl.
After school, I tried to stall to be on the lookout for that son of a bitch. I'm sure as hell ready for him.
While I was waiting with my friends, I saw Mindy coming out. She was waiting for a couple of hours in the girl's bathroom.
"Hey, Dave," said Mindy. "I heard some girls in the bathroom talking about you while I was sitting in there. They said some pretty mean things about you."
"Really," I said, and then I saw Carl, Katie, and her two friends, Erika and Abigail walking with them. "Are those the girls who were talking shit about me?"
Mindy nodded. She gave them the evil eye. Though they sarcastically acted scared because they don't think a girl her age is much of a threat. Though in my opinion, they couldn't be anymore wrong.
Carl then approached me and I was ready.
"Hello, Carl," I said, in such a Newman-like way.
"Hello, Dave," Carl said, in the same way how Jerry Seinfeld says 'hello, Newman'.
"So, are you ready?" I asked, after taking off my backpack, as well as my glasses and handing them to Todd.
"Shut the fuck up, Dave." Carl said, who then punches his left hand. "Let's do this!"
"Bring it on, motherfucker." I said, with so much confidence.
"Shit, I don't know if Dave is brave or just plain stupid." Said Todd to Marty while looking on.
"Whatever it is, Dave's got fucking balls." Said Marty, even though he was a little worried.
Carl threw the first punch and I quickly blocked the attack. He threw another punch and I quickly dodged that attack. I punched him in the face, in the jaw no less. He then started to feel a little bit of pain in his mouth area.
"What the hell?" said Carl, confused as hell about the punch. "Now you're going down."
He tried to punch me again, but I still blocked his attacks and managed to knee him in the gut, but after that he gave me a right hook to my head and knocked me down.
Only to get back up like nothing happened.
"Huh?" said Carl, a little confused.
I then rushed towards him and grabbed legs to take him down and punched him a couple of times but on the third punch, he managed to block my attack and then pushed me right off of him. He then grabbed onto me and then punched me a few more times. I started to bleed and get bruises, but I still managed to take that beating like a champ and then he knee kicked me in the head.
Once again, I managed to get up.
"How is he not knocked out?" said Katie, who is baffled by me getting back up. "He seemed to be knocked when Carl did him the first time."
Lucky for me, my metal plates are coming in handy.
"Is that all you got, motherfucker?" I said, with so much pride and confidence, despite how bruised and bloody I am. "Come on, you have to do better than that!"
Carl is still confused as hell, but he tried to come at me again and I laid a few attacks into him, but then he slammed my head against an aluminum trash can, as well as a bike rail. Everyone around was all like "Ooh!" and "Ouch!".
I still got up after all of that.
"I'm still standing, asshole!" I yelled. "Come on!"
"What the fuck?" said Carl, still baffled. "What's it going to take to keep you down?"
"What the hell is this guy?" Erika asked Katie and Abigail, all 3 are shocked as hell. "Is this guy even human?"
Carl then had enough, so he reached for a chain somewhere and used it as brass knuckles. He kept on laying waste into me, but after that, he was stopped and someone grabbed his hand.
"If you're going to play dirty, then maybe you should fight someone else to fight." Said Mindy, while holding his wrist.
Carl then started laughing.
"You're kidding, right?" said Carl, who was still laughing. "You think I am afraid of a little girl like you?"
"Say what you will, motherfucker." Mindy said, with an evil look in her eye. "But I am not one you want to fuck with."
Carl then continued to laugh.
"Look, little girl," said Carl, while pointing to her chest and tapping it. "Why don't you go home and play with your dolls, while I…"
Mindy then grabs onto Carl's finger and snaps it.
Carl is screaming in agonizing pain.
"Fuck this shit," Carl, without hesitation, tried to swing at Mindy, who then blocked his punch and twisted his arm, which then started to cause him to scream even louder.
I then got back up and Mindy let him go.
"Alright, I'll take you both down if I have to." Said Carl, while still in a little pain.
Mindy and I did a little team-up on him. In other words, we sort of jumped him.
Mindy started using all sorts of martial arts moves on him. She jumped on to the wall and delivered a dropkick to him and I tripped him while I was on the ground doing some sweep attack.
He then started to look a little out of it.
He got back up and she kept on delivering all sorts of attacks to him, punches, kicks, elbows, knees, you name it.
Todd, Marty, and Shane were looking on in total amazement. They were shocked as hell, but in a good way.
"Wow, Dave was right." Said Marty.
"Yeah, she can DEFINITELY kick ass." Said Todd
"I've never seen a little girl fight like that before." Said Shane.
He was all bloody and bruised. Mindy then looked at me like she wanted me to lay the final attack.
It may have been a dirty move, but at least I would feel it would be enough to finally take his ass down.
I then gave a swift kick to the nuts. He bent over and I knee kicked him right to the jaw which sent him falling backwards and onto his back. Katie and her friends came towards him while me, my friends, and Mindy decided to walk way.
Right before we walked away, I took one last look at Katie with the evil eye and she looked right back at me and then we started to walk off.
Besides, today was the day that the new comics were in. I guess today was a good day after all.