So, I'd been out of high school for about a year, and was working at the local auto mechanic shop, when my little sister (a freshman) came home crying. She explained that an older girl from school had been harassing her since the start of the school year but had lately amped up the bullying to a whole new level.
My sister had tried everything she could think of, to avoid the escalation, but nothing worked, and it had only gotten worse. Today, the bully (we'll call her Amy - a senior, just turned 18) had stolen my sister's panties from her locker and slipped them into the briefcase of one of the older male teachers, with a racy note and my sister's name on it. He had taken it to the principal, and now our parents were scheduled for a meeting to discuss appropriate behavior in school. Until then, my sister has been suspended.
My little sis cried all through her story and didn't stop until dinner. Our parents tried to be understanding, but the whole situation was so awkward. Our parents were uncomfortable, my sister was crying again, and I was fuming!
Amy had had a reputation, even when I was still in school, so I knew who she was. Besides being a lawyer's daughter and the local figure-skating Olympic hopeful, she was also very clever, and had always escaped trouble.
I'd been on both the football and wrestling teams in high school. I was big, but my fast-twitch muscles allowed me to excel in both sports. Since high school, 10--15-hour days, doing nothing but physical labor, had further trimmed me down.