Gemotions

"Show Mrs. Gable what a monster she is." That line, scrawled at the very top of his mother's list, was a call to arms. Mrs. Gable, the gossipy neighbor who'd tormented his mother for years, who'd spread rumors until his mother had retreated into herself. A bitter taste coated his mouth.

He knew Mrs. Gable's routines. He knew her secrets. He started spreading rumors of his own. He anonymously sent her unflattering pictures to everyone in the neighborhood. He made sure she felt the same isolation his mother had endured.

Then, he made sure everyone knew the truth of what she had done, how she had ruined his mother.