A Piece of the Pep
Henry rounded the corner and headed down the corridor to Nick Pepper's cubicle. He was prepared to get answers from him one way or another. The sight that greeted him made him stop dead in his tracks.
Nick Pepper's eye was a hideous black and blue, nearly swollen shut. The skin around his eye was a puffy purple-red and looked double its' size. Henry's intake of breath was enough for Nick to look up from his paperwork.
"Henry, what are you doing here?" Nick asked warily.
"What happened to your eye Nick?" Henry asked.
"Like you don't already know!" Nick said angrily, his voice rising, "Brace face knocked me a good one!"
Henry took an angry step towards Nick's desk when Nick held up his hands.
"Sorry Henry." Nick said, "I meant that Betty knocked me a good one".
"I-I'm sorry, you said BETTY did that to you?" Henry asked incredulously.
Nick glared at Henry, and then sighed. "Yeah, she caught me after you left with your girlfriend. I called her a yogurt thief and asked her where Sir Dorko was to defend her honor."
Henry stifled a smile as he thought of Betty swinging away at Nick. That thought made him pause and ask Nick:
"Did Betty come up on the mat when I lost?" Henry asked.
"You know, I didn't really look. I was too busy celebrating my win and all." Nick said laughing.
Henry glared at Nick. Obviously THIS was the wrong place to find out what he needed to know. Henry pulled out his wallet and threw a $20 bill on the desk. Nick looked at him, puzzled.
"That's for your yogurt." Henry said calmly, "Now, this fight with Betty is over. Mess with her again and you'll answer to me, MY way next time." Henry finished.
"That sounds like a threat, Grubstick." Nick said nastily.
"Good, then I got my point across." Henry replied as he adjusted his glasses and walked out. Next stop was Christina.