Revenge, Pure and Simple

by Ana Cristina

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Tom looked at me like I’d sprouted another head.

“Jordan, are you insane? I could never do that. Bros before hoes and all that. Dude, I mean – that’s the girl you like!”

The plan was beginning to coalesce in my mind, the facets fitting into place. It was brilliant if I do say so myself. I ignored Tom as he continued sputtering his denials, and then I held up one hand, silencing him.

“Tom, like I said, I’m giving up on romance. This is revenge, pure and simple. And wouldn’t you like to see Mendez’s face when he finds out you’ve scored with Jodi?”

A mischievous glint I knew well flashed in his blue eyes. I knew then that he was convinced, at least partly so. It would be easy bringing him over to my way of thinking now.

I warmed up to my subject, leaning forward. “This isn’t just to get back at Jodi for all those times she stood me up -“

“Heh, like the time you waited 12 hours for her!”

“Er, yeah, right. But it’s not just her. It’s all those girls who broke our hearts, man. It’s time for payback.”

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  1. Revenge, Pure and Simple

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 5 months ago

    Devious, and I really liked the reminder of how doofy he had been…I mean, waiting 12 hours for girl to show up? Funny how it kind of takes the wind out of his sails for a sec.

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    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I’ve been gone all day, so I’m just discovering this. Brilliant. This is revenge, pure and simple. Great line. And I love the getting back at all the girls who broke our hearts through this act of revenge!

  3. Revenge, Pure and Simple

    Aditi Broota's Buddy Icon Aditi Broota

    Posted 5 months ago

    Wait, I’m confused. I thought that the narrator was female and Tom was her friend, and she wanted to get back at Mendez (who I also though was male) who was her ex, and so in order to do that she wanted Tom to steal Jodi from Mendez.. oh, w/e. It’s a great story either way. Good job on it. I may write a sequel to this one myself.

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    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Aditi, the narrator is a male named Jordan who wants to get back at Mendez and Jodi because they’ve been playing mind games with him.

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    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    This is one of the first points where authors playfully poked fun at certain details in each other’s contributions to the series. And I think it made for a whole lot ‘a fun. (i.e. making fun of the whole waiting for the girl 12 hours thing).

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    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    This is getting good! * rushes to sequel *

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