It had been a month since Aven's attack in the bathroom of a friend's house. Adam had been consistently worried about her since, and dropped in on her at least twice a week. Adam knew her to be strong, and he knew that most girls would crumble. Aven didn't. She did develop a paranoia in the bathroom however. She would look around before going in, and lock the door. Adam figured that if this was the worse of how she was affected by the incident, he was thankful
One afternoon Adam came over and Aven was sitting on the couch biting her lip thoughtfully and staring out. He came and sat down next to her, "What's wrong?" he inquired.
She sat staring for a moment. Then sighed heavily, "I saw Chris today. In the coffee shop, down on 17'th street. He licked his lips at me."
Adam gulped. His leg wanted to twitch. He waited for her breakdown.
"I'm gonna get him," she said, and turned to look at him, "I'm gonna make him pay for what he did to me."
"I dunno, Aven," Adam said.
"What'd ya mean you don't know?" Aven asked angrily.
"Is it really worth it?" he asked.
Aven raised her eyebrow at him and then smiled, "Oh, so worth it." Adam couldn't help but find himself a bit scared, "And your going to help me." she concluded.
Adam sighed, but when the image of her laying on the bathroom floor like that floating into his mind he turned to her and said, "I'm in. What'd ya got in mind?"
*
It was a hoppin' Saturday night party. Mike's house was packed and music blared, sending the vibrations of the bass through the mass of bodies. Adam came in and saw Chris flirting with a girl. He reached in his pocket and text messaged Aven's cell, "He's here!"
Aven was around the corner sitting on a stoop smoking a cigarette, when she felt her phone vibrate. The message made her smile. She staid there waiting for the message that would que her to go in.
As she took her last drag on her second cigarette, she got the message she wanted, "He's up there" she read. She threw the cigarette down, and walked to the house. Up the porch steps and stepped inside. Pushing through the people she climbed up the steps to the second floor and stopped at the bathroom door.
It was shut but she saw the light on and the shadow movement of feet through the crack at the bottom. They stopped at the door and door knob turned. She stanced herself and as the door swung open she kicked it back and it hit Chris between the eyes knocking him backwards. She stepped in and shut the door.
"God damn," he hissed holding his forehead. Aven smiled.