Author's note: For once I had a hard time picking a title for a story. I started with
"Revenge Is a Dish Best Served by 2"
, then moved to
"The Bond Forged by Revenge"
, and was finally happiest with simply
"Roxy Who?"
, the cathartic mantra for this story's couple. I hope that even though all three fit, you'll agree that it was the better choice. Enjoy!
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Jen's Story
Jen and Roxy grew up together, attending grade and high school together. They were the best of friends... apparently.
When they were young they played all things little girls would play, spending lots of time at each other's houses. Roxy also hung out with other girls apart from Jen, but Jen only had Roxy. Nothing was secret between them, and boys weren't discussed in their early years.
Roxy bloomed early, her bra size expanding far faster than her parents' comfort for it. Roxy, being the most well developed girl in seventh grade, soon garnered a lot of attention from the pubescent boys around her, and even many girls in envy of her. By the time she was a freshman, Roxy had lost her virginity several times.
She repeatedly rubbed that into Jen's face. Jen, in contrast to Roxy, never really developed, having no chest to speak of through much of high school. Their friendship was still all Jen really had. She was a shy, skinny, and awkward girl who hung on Roxy's every word. Talking to a boy, let alone anything else, was something that sent her into a panic.
Their sleepovers had long since stopped. Roxy had discovered makeup some time around eighth grade. Unfortunately she did not share her discovery with Jen, not that her parents would approve of her using it anyway.
When Roxy realized that she had power over boys, she used her chest to get whatever she wanted. It worked so well she started to exercise power over her friend.
Roxy started telling Jen that she was lucky to have a friend like her. With a body like Jen's she'd never get a guy. She was too fat and too awkward.
Jen quickly started to respond. She had no confidence at all and that was the linchpin that separated her from what little she had. She started to develop anorexia and never dated. No boy in high school wanted to be with her, Roxy told her. She was lucky to have a friend like Roxy who was honest with her.
Roxy's parents died in a horrible accident shortly after she turned 18. She inherited their house. Jen turned 18 two months later and they graduated another two months after that.
Roxy threw a high school blow out party in her house that night, with a lot of kids attending. Jen sat in the corner alone while all the boys did their best to get busy with Roxy. Several succeeded -- some at the same time! Roxy made Jen watch and asked some of the boys if they'd like to have sex with her friend. "No way!" resounded around the room. Jen ran home crying that night.
"You've got to do something about that," Roxy told Jen. "Those boys said you were fat and didn't wanna screw you because of it."
Jen's college years were much the same, attending a local college to get her RN. Roxy didn't go, but didn't skip the college experience either finding all the parties and college boys. Jen, of course, was even more dejected because these kids seemed to be working hard to keep up their appearance. This meant that since Jen didn't fit the "norm", she went back home alone every time.
Then on Jen's 21st birthday, Roxy took her out to celebrate. Roxy was already 21 and had years of experience with alcohol, Jen having none to speak of. Nursing a drink, Jen saw a guy walk in with some friends. The guy was very skinny and nervous and Jen instantly took a liking to him, a kindred spirit.
Jen stared at the guy for half an hour before Roxy actually noticed what she was doing. Staring in the same direction, Roxy saw the commotion gathering around the guy. She told Jen she was going to go find out what was happening and walked over to the group. One of the skinny guy's friends whispered into Roxy's ear and Roxy nodded to him with thumbs up. She then whispered something to the guy. He looked in Jen's direction and shook his head, making a "no way" gesture.
Quickly abandoned, Jen watched as Roxy worked her magic on the incredibly drunk skinny guy. Eventually Roxy practically dragged him out of the club and Jen was left alone yet again.
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Kevin's Story
Kevin just finished the biggest deal of his life, selling his company to the highest bidder. He didn't expect how generous that bidder would be! Properly done, he'd be set for life with a somewhat lavish lifestyle. Properly invested, so would his imaginary kids. Not many 22 year olds would be able to say this, but he had the right Internet product at the right time.
His friends were enjoying the party he ended up throwing for himself. They were at a swanky club in a hot part of town, and word was quickly getting around why Kevin was there. He found himself deluged by women who wanted to become a piece of his action.
At the time he was 5' 7" and 110 pounds with no muscle to speak of, no chest hair, and no life outside of his computer. He was the skinny geek you'd expect to be the brains behind such a successful endeavor.
Behind
was the operative word, having never gained a single bit of notoriety until three different companies became interested in what he created.
Did I mention no social life? All of the attention at that club was throwing his head for a loop. His friends seemed to love seeing him uncomfortable. These friends were fortunate enough to ride through the success of his company. They both made out fairly well in the sale, too.