Shawn's Revenge

Episode 5

Chapter 5 

"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.

"Young master..." 

"Do not call me that, do not ever call me that" Shawn retorted

"I presume that you have seen it then," the old man answered bowing his head in shame 

"How can I not? I'm the number talked about person on the internet as we speak, I am trending and for all the wrong reasons" 

"I take responsibility for it, I will tell your father it was my mistake. Please, do not take this to heart, I promise I will take care of it" 

"That is the problem. You all think that I need help and cannot take care of myself. Go on, go on and mess my life up like you always do. Just this time around, make sure you do it properly" 

"I'm sorry, young..." He said and must have remembered Shawn said not to be called young master ever again. 

"Didn't you collect all their phones and anything else they might have used?" 

"I did, sir. You saw me do it"

"Of course, I saw you do it. Did you search them before they left?"

"Uh, no, sir" 

"How can you be so sure then? What if one of your boys had leaked it?" 

"I can vouch for my boys, sir. They would never do any such thing. Besides, all the phones are still in my possession" 

"Get out!" Shawn shouted

"Sir?" 

"I said, get out!" Shawn screamed quickly, and he left. 

Perhaps, the bullies want to play a game with him. One of them must have had a double phone or given the wrong phone for the video had been leaked online. Was there someone else there aside from them? He doubted that. 

"Come in" Shawn screamed as he heard a knock on the door 

"Yes, what is it? Have you come bearing bad news too?" 

"Young master, your dad asks to see you. He's waiting downstairs" 

"I'll be there shortly" Shawn responded

(Downstairs)

"Dad, you asked to see me," Shawn stated

"Explain to me how my son's privates are all over the media and trending" 

"Dad, I am so sorry. It was my mistake, I'll clean it up"

"It's all you do, make mistakes. Sometimes, I think that you were a mistake" he queried

"Oh, darling, come on" Shawn's mom interjected 

"Yes, I mean how else can I explain how he turned out to be my son? I doubt it every day" Shawn's dad countered. 

"You're lucky the angle from which the video was taken is quite terrible, so your face is blurred. But not to worry, I'll clean u this mess, your mess, like I always do" he remarked.

"I doubt it too, every minute if you were indeed my father. My father would at least show some concern and ask about my mental health, and check on his son often. You never call or ask to speak to me except when something goes wrong, then you remember you have a son. The only thing that matters to you is keeping your good name and reputation and I am one of your many bad omens. You know what, let the video trend, I can deal with it, I've had worse from you" Shawn retorted and stormed out of the room. 

"Woman, look at your son, look at him. I do everything for him and look how ungrateful he is. He doesn't want it, fine" 

"I will speak with him. But please, make sure the video is brought down. It will only be a matter of time before someone can identify him. Many already have speculations and you should die it down before it's out"

"Go away," Shawn snapped, someone was at the door

"It is I," mom answered with a pleading voice, he wondered what she wanted to say. 

"Ma" 

"That was no way to speak to your father," she hesitated

"And how he spoke to me, what did you think of it, eh? It was fatherly, right?" Shawn asked and she enclosed him in her arms. He didn't know he needed it but in that sweet moment of embrace, he swore to get revenge. 

"Mom?"

"Yes, son" 

"What do you do when someone hurts you badly?" 

"You forgive and move on" 

"Forgive?" Shawn queried, not wanting to agree with her

"Yes, forgive. Offenses are just like wounds, little wounds that are like tiny scars that you can barely remember. Like a dream you can't quite remember" she explained 

"I beg to differ..." 

"Shawn, do you trust me?" 

"Yes, I do" 

"Then believe me when I say to forgive and move on is the best way to deal with hurt" 

"You're just saying this because dad is involved, right?" Shawn asked disappointed, he knew mom would always take his dad's side. 

"Shawn? How could you say a thing like that?" 

"I know, mom. It is true. You referred to wounds, how you do not remember some scars from wounds, little wounds. Even at that, you forgot an important detail. The fact that wounds vary, you forgot that. Some wounds are little while others are large and deep. I agree when you say scars from little wounds can be forgotten. But, it is not the same with scars from large and deep wounds. You see mom, these wounds are the ones you never forget, the scar is there reminding you of its memory and you carry it with you everywhere" 

"Shawn?" 

"Mom, I need to sleep. I have an early class tomorrow" 

"Be careful, son" 

"I always am," Shawn grumbled smiling. 

The hood and shades did not seem to protect him enough as he entered the university premises. People were whispering and pointing hands and making way for him. No one wants to be associated with him. 

Perhaps, he should have just stayed home. Or wait until all of this had died down. 

"Look, it's the guy from the video," someone whispered, whispered so loudly 

"I heard he's a porn actor" another had chipped in

"Really?" Someone asked

"Such good face wasted," another added. 

He rushed to the restroom, maybe he would hide there for the rest of the day and then go home when everyone else was in class or too busy to notice him. 

"Shawn? Shawn! Where are you?" It was a lady's voice, what was she doing in the men's? 

"Hey! What are you doing here? This is the male section" 

"Shush," she said placing her fingers over her lips. 

"Who are you?" Shawn inquired 

"I know what the bullies did to you, and I am the one that will help you get your revenge," she explained.