Shawn's Revenge

Episode 4

Chapter 4 

"Hello" he started with the bullies watching keenly, about to find out what the "old pal" could do. 

"Looks like you lost network there pal. Need help with that, are you even sure you can handle a phone?" The leader of the bullies cajoled, grinning from ear to ear. 

This had sent the bullies roaring into laughter as they could not fathom how this old man and Shawn could pull this stunt with a few phone calls. Making them lose everything they have, surely this was impossible. 

Anyone else could have been a probability but not Shawn, he was a nobody, he had nothing and it would take him whole millennia to be able to pull this off.  

"Boss, they thought we would fall for this trick" one of the bullies nagged smiling. 

"Not even a baby would fall for it, you have to do better than this" another had gibed. 

Calmly, the old man dialed a number again. 

"Hello, I want the families of..." The old man continued. 

The bullies were beginning to lose their balance. Shawn saw the looks they passed betwixt themselves, how could he possibly know their family names? 

Collecting themselves together, the leader said, 

"Oh, Shawn. How desperate of you. I saw what you did there, you went around asking about us and think this little stunt and call of ours would scare me off. I guess it's time I showed you what I can do as well" 

"Young man, I've had enough of your rantings," the old man probed, referring to the bullies' leader. 

"You think you can talk, and these kids follow you around calling you boss. You know nothing about that. You think you know your father, well I know him better and every one of your fathers. You boss, I know your father owns 2 companies in this city. I even know where you sleep, I know the color of your bedsheets as the rest of you all" he ridiculed. 

"Look, old man, just stop already, will you? How much did little Shawn pay you? Surely it can't be much. Okay look, I'll double the amount he paid you, okay?" 

"In less than thirty minutes, each one of you will get a phone call saying how you all made your fathers bankrupt" the old man finished. 

"This guy would body Chris Rock and Kevin Hart in a live performance," one of the bullies jeered and they laughed. 

"So, tell us, Shawn. How do you plan to escape? How do you plan to get away with this? Surely, you were not dumb enough to do this without a plan of escape" the leader said to Shawn 

"Honestly, I'm not surprised you're yet to believe that I could do anything for you. Your family's reputation is at risk and all you can still think about is that all this is still a joke?" Shawn asked

"What else could it be, eh? You should thank your stars that you hired hefty men for this, else it's not only tears you would be crying now" he sassed. 

"Now, that is enough bickering from the two of you," the old man said

"Hand me your phones and whatever else you might have been able to use to take a video. Come on now, we don't want to do what we did earlier, do we? Surely not, exactly what I thought" The old man states as they each handed him their phones. 

"Now all we have to do is wait for that one phone call. Not to worry, each of you will get that phone call call" the old man concluded.

Just then, the old man's phone rang and he decided to have it on speaker. 

"It is done. You'll receive a confirmation in 10 seconds" the voice at the other end said 

And with his fingers, the old man began to count to 10 seconds, 

"10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2..." The old man kept on. 

Simultaneously, each of the bully's phones began to ring and the old man handed them back their phones. 

"That was my dad," their leader mouthed turning to the rest of the bullies as they were done with the call. 

"It was my dad too," the rest said in unison trembling, reality finally dawning on them. 

"Hand me back those phones now, quickly. Come on now, good boys" the old man said and without hesitation they all did. 

"For the first time in my life, my dad called me useless, he said he didn't want anything to do with me. I have never seen my father this furious, not even when he loses a major share in his company. Said because of me, all his business partners withdrew their support and shareholders no longer wanted anything of his" the leader of the bullies grabbed. 

"My dad disowned me, asked me to never set foot in his house again," one of the bullies wailed

"Dad withdrew all my benefits to him" another of the bullies lamented. 

"You, Shawn. What are you? Who exactly are you?" The leader inquired, this time turning toward me 

"Powerful enough to make us lose everything?" The leader continued, in panic. 

Smiling, Shawn said, 

"Today is not the day for introductions but I assure you, you will find out shortly. For now, you know better than to never mess with me again"

"Young master, let's get you out of here. I hope you lads learned a lifelong lesson here today, you can do better" the old man chipped in. 

"No, Shawn, you can't go, you can't leave, not with all this mess. You have to help us" the leader interjected

"It is your mess boss, you clean it up. Did I hear you utter the word help? Never in my life did I think you would utter that word, and to me! You must have had a change of heart and quickly too" Shawn giggled and made for the exit

"Shawn, please..." The lady rushed towards Shawn standing right in front of him 

"Considering what happened earlier, I think I know better than to never mess with women again. To think that I liked you, yes, I did. Now, get off or they'll do it for you" Shawn yanked and she made her way. 

(At home)

What a day it has been, Shawn thought. He still could not get the leader's face out of his head. How satisfying that was for him. 

A part of him wanted to feel guilty, wanted to avert all of this. His family had no hand in this so why punish them for it? 

Well, they deserve it anyways. No need to guilt trip himself. 

His ringtone jolted him back to reality. 

"I'm listening," he answered as he picked it up

"Young master, please do not tell me you have checked the internet" the old man begged. 

"Why?"

"I'll be with you shortly," He urged.