you’re really going to let me rot in here oh this was too good after everything he put me through all the times he pushed me around made fun of me called me useless and now he wanted my help I decided to have a little fun you told me no one wanted me around I’m just respecting your wishes smiley face delivered read no response that I smile to myself stretched my arms behind my head and took another bite of my burger life was good the next morning I woke up to a flood of messages I groggy rubbed my eyes unlocked my phone and started

scrolling through them apparently things were getting rough for the family back home we had to sell the TV and Dad’s golf clubs your mother is furious with me hope you’re happy please we don’t know what to do anymore and then the best one yet my brother I swear to God when I get out you better pray I don’t find you now that was hilarious the same guy who needed my help was threatening me I decided to respond that’s some strong language for someone who needs my help try again an entire hour passed before my Mom finally

swallowed her pride and sent another message please we’re really struggling I let her sit in that desperation for a few minutes before replying tell you what I’ll bail him out on one condition she didn’t hesitate anything I smirked I want a public apology in the family group chat a long one I want you all to admit every horrible thing you’ve said to me and I want you to thank me for helping I knew that would break my dad’s Pride but if they wanted my help so badly they’d have to gravel for it sure enough it took them a while but

eventually a new message popped up in the family group chat we need to talk about how we’ve treated you we’ve made mistakes and we realize now how much we’ve hurt him we deeply regret read our words and actions he is an important part of our family and we are grateful for his generosity and helping us during this difficult time it was stiff it was forced and it was completely humiliating for them perfect that I gave them a simple thumbs up emoji and went about my day did I actually bail my brother out haha absolutely not but at least I

finally got the apology I always deserved the following week I got a call from my brother man I can’t believe believe you did this to me he growled through the phone his voice thick with frustration I thought you were better than this I couldn’t help but laugh it wasn’t the kind of laugh that was filled with malice more like the kind of laugh you get when the universe hands you exactly what you deserve better than what I asked my tone light almost playful I’m just giving you what you wanted you told me I wasn’t wanted

remember so now you get to stay exactly where you belong I could hear him slamming something against the jail bars in the background you can’t do this you’re really just leaving me here I let the silence hang in the air for a moment before responding you know I thought I might bail you out I really did but you and the rest of the family you’ve made it pretty clear that I don’t matter I paused letting the words sink in so now I get to laugh I get to enjoy my life knowing that I’m out here living it on my terms while you’re stuck enjoy your

stay he didn’t say anything for a while and I could almost picture him fuming on the other end but I didn’t care after years of being treated like an afterthought like some invisible shadow in the background this was my moment when I hung up the phone I felt a wave of relief wash over me I wasn’t Angry Anymore in fact I couldn’t even feel that resentment I used to carry around for them all of it had melted away and just like that my brother stayed in jail they tried everything to get him out but the charges were serious enough that it

was out of their hands They begged and pleaded but the truth was they needed me far more than I ever needed them s for me I walked away head high knowing that I had finally reclaimed my power I didn’t need to lift a finger to make their lives miserable they’d already done that for me all I had to do was sit back enjoy my peace and know that they would never ever see me the same way again and every time I glanced at my phone with its con reminders of how desperate they were I smiled because in the end it wasn’t just about the money

it was about the sweet satisfying Taste of Revenge and for the first time in a long time I was finally living for me honestly this story is pretty satisfying the protagonist was treated terribly by his family but the way he flipped the script and didn’t help his brother out after all that was brilliant it’s like the perfect revenge and he didn’t even have to do anything too drastic just let them deal with the consequences what do you think was it the right call or did he go too far would you have helped or is this payback well deserved let me

know what you think

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