Sweet Nightmares

I see her looking at me as if I should be afraid of her. Huh! What a fool...quite unfortunate for her that I've seen and known and felt things which would rip her soul into a gazillion pieces.

Oh darling Susie, how naive you've always been! Thinking that silky brown hair and those hazel eyes would bring all the boys drooling at your knees. Little do you know how you are really seen. 

Why doesn't she carry herself properly? 

Why is she always slouching? 

Do you think someone should go tell Susan about the food on her face? 

You would probably burst into tears if you heard what people truly thought of you, of how little you mattered. 

How naive, I can't help wondering as you look on at me thinking that being 5'3, a good 5 inches taller than me, gives you the throne and makes me afraid of you. How naive! 

I do have to compliment you on your arm though. That slap you just delivered did sting a bit. Are those my ears ringing? Nah, just the other classmates whispering. 

I start laughing, to her grave displeasure and surprise. I see fear in her eyes as I reach up to rub my cheek, it still stings. 

"What is it? Afraid?" I say while looking hard into her eyes. To my pleasure, she stumbles back a few steps. 

"Pfft...never. Such a measly little thing like you, what could you possibly do to me?" 

That poor thing has no idea what she's in for. 

"You think you can slap me and get away with it? You really think that there will be no consequences? Sweetie, I won't slap you back. No, that's just not my style. I am going to give you nightmares. Such horrible nightmares, so devastating that they'll take you right to the brink of collapse."

The look on her face is beautiful. Pity I don't have a camera. I could have framed it and hung it on my wall. Terribly enjoying myself, I continue. 

"I'll be so subtle that you would never realize what I've done, what I'm capable of doing. You'll dream of what I might do. But for now, one thing is certain, you weren't expecting this punch, were you? 

There's a brief surprise in her eyes before I bring my fist up to her face. My knuckles unite with her nose. After years of punching heavy bags and practising, it barely stings my hand. But for her, it must have felt along the lines of being punched with an iron bar. I look at her stretched out on the floor, moaning, waiting for someone, anyone to come and pick her up. But no one comes. They are all a bit satisfied. After years of dealing with Ms I-am-a-princess, somebody has done what they always wished to. 

I move to stand with both feet on either side of her. There are tears in her eyes. What a pity, she won't be able to look at me clearly now. Doesn't matter, I have to finish what I have started. 

" I will take hold of all that you love and cherish, all that you associate with goodness and happiness and feelings. I will wreck it apart. All those beautiful memories of yours wrecked, ripped into a million little shards. And then I'll take those shards and crush each of them into another million. I won't stop until they are nothing but dust under my feet. I'm going to make life a living hell for you. And you'll be there beside me every step of the way. I am going to make you watch every little second. Have fun with the nightmares kid, those sweet, sweet nightmares. They'll give you company in the darkest hours of the night."