"Ire walked the cramped street filled with the same crowds of people and illuminated by the same sun. Ire walked to school, but today was different; today was a school mass. It started after the first period and lasted the whole day. Ire opted not to go; she wasn't religious after all. Why go to school at all, you ask? Well, she still had to go and mark a very bad wolf.
Ire nervously looked around as if someone was watching her. How ironic… regardless, it wasn't long until Ire's school was in sight. I think that's… oh yeah, St. Ennis! Ire stood outside the school like a statue, not moving even an inch. It would leave you to wonder what she could be thinking of… but she didn't wait long before she walked inside, paranoid with each step. Her worries were truly in vain, I'm afraid; after all, I am watching her."
Julia dropped her binoculars, laying within a bush with a phone laid by her side.
"And why do you feel the need to narrate?" Ze questioned. "I'm busy, you know?"
"I want to tell you all about her," Julia chirped. "Isn't she amazing?"
Ze sighed. "You weren't like this when you got me."
"You were way better off," Julia pointed out. "Your gambling issues don't even compare to her."
"Well, what's happening now?" Ze inquired.
"I can do a lot," Julia said, "but I can't see through walls just yet. I'll get to you in a moment."
Julia stood up, putting both the binoculars and the phone inside her coat. She made her way to the front of the school, cheerfully passing through people. She stood in front of it with her arms crossed and looked around before entering the school. She walked through the school's hallways, passing students and teachers alike. Julia looked around at the faces of students.
"I wonder what Isaac looks like," Julia thought to herself. "I'm so excited!"
Julia looked through the windows of classes as she walked by until she spotted Ire through one of them. The class had already started, but Julia opened the door regardless.
"The moment yours truly entered the classroom, the teacher stopped in the middle of her speech and all the gazes of the insufferable youth were upon me. Ire was in the back corner of this classroom. She was absolutely petrified; if I had to guess, she was surprised I was here. She didn't tell me where she went after all, but before I could have my fun—"
"Hello, how can I help you?" the teacher asked.
Julia quickly bowed. "I am the inspector. Were you not told I was coming?"
The teacher paused. "Uhm… no. I must have missed it. Please take one of the seats in the back."
"I will, thank you!" Julia said, making her way to the back of the class.
"Anyway, as yours truly went to get a good seat, the flocks of uneducated newborns whispered to each other. I would rather walk on burning coals than pay them any mind. The closest seat I could get was still a meter away, how unfortunate. Ire had their head down; it was adorable. She must be so embarrassed. The teacher returned to teaching as the class slowly quieted down. Ire was able to regain herself, raising her head and writing away diligently (go Ire, go!). Nothing was happening though; despite what I had heard, the classroom remained a perfect stereotypical class. Nobody even talked to her. Maybe they were in a different class or maybe they calmed down after yesterday. Either way, they are boring me."
"Alright class, try questions 2 through 5 on page eighty-four. Feel free to work with the people next to you," the incompetent teacher said.
The student behind, in front of, and to the right of Ire all turned to her as if it was a signal they had prepared for. Ire visibly shriveled up, trying to take as little space as possible. The one in front opened their mouth, idiocy pouring out.
"Hey Ire, Tayo said you weren't coming next time."
Ire slowly nodded up and down (stand your ground!). The hag on her left laughed.
"Come on, wasn't it fun?"
Ire said, "I–I don't think I—"
"So you didn't like last time?" the idiot I presume to be Isaac said (die, die, die). "Even after all we spent with you, are you that… ungrateful?"
"No… it was fun," Ire lied. Isaac had an arrogant smile on his face (oh, I want to kill him so bad!). He leaned in toward Ire and spoke.
"Then you'll come next time, since it was so fun."
Ire nodded again. The hag Myrra clapped and cheered.
"Yay, it would have been so boring without you!"
I want to do something. I want to cut them to pieces. I want the suffering she felt to be placed upon them. I want them to wail at her feet. I want—
Julia had stopped her narration. She had noticed something. Ire had placed their—
"Ire has made the decision (I'm so happy). Those will be the targets. I knew anyway, but it was nice to see she was along with it and so quickly too. Myrra, Tayo, and Isaac—by the power of the judge and the decision of the jury, you are guilty, and your punishment awaits."
Isaac laughed. "What are you doing?" (He'll be punished!)
"She must be fixing her hair," Myrra joked (and her too).
Tayo sighed. "You two joke too much." (ALL PUNISHED!)
I think you get the point by now. I'm done."
Julia suddenly stood up. The teacher, and soon the whole class, looked at her. Julia bowed. "Something urgent has come up. I will be here another day."
"Oh okay, goodbye," the teacher said.
Julia walked out of the classroom and into the hallways. She skipped as she made her way to the exit with a satisfied smirk as she walked.
"You might be insane," Ze said.
"Perish the thought," Julia denied. "I'm simply a persistent woman."
Ze chuckled. "Well, I bet your lover is oh so grateful."
"Watch your tongue," Julia cringed. "I have a lot to do tonight."
The sun fell, reaching the horizon, creating a beautiful orange sky like the events after an atomic bomb and casting great long shadows upon a simple suburban one-story house. It was no different from the others across this entire street; in fact, it was identical. The same painted blue walls, the same brown roof, the same front windows, the same oak door. But what made this house special was who was in it… or who was in it. He had just left, heaven knows where, but it doesn't matter. He took about two hours to get home, and I had to throw my plans today into the trash, so now I'm really, really angry. I think I'll take a bit of stress relief.
Julia was standing right outside the door of a house, her mask covering her face and black gloves on her hands. In her right hand, a wooden bat. Julia pressed the door and it swung inwards. She paused for a second in surprise.
What an idiot she thought to herself as she stepped inside.
The forest of the wolf was more of a pigsty. There were clothes and bottles and crisps all over the ground. I had to step over things just to navigate the place. The room was basic: a couch, a bookshelf… as if this guy reads… and ooh, a flat television attached to the wall. Do you know how much this would go for?
"What brand?" Ze asked. "That changes it."
Julia looked at the bottom of the television.
"It's an… OLED."
Ze answered, "2k at a minimum."
"Perfect," Julia responded, raising the bat above her head. "A two-thousand-dollar television, what a commitment for a student."
Julia swung the bat down right into the screen of the television, causing an audible crack as sparks flew. She raised her bat and hit it again and again, turning it into scrap metal. Julia dropped the bat onto the ground before inspecting the screen, making sure it was completely broken. Julia reached into her coat and pulled out a marker.
Julia stood on her toes, reaching above the television and writing the word "Rapist" in massive rigid letters. She then dropped the pen alongside the bat before leaving through the front door.
Ze asked, "Isn't this a little lackluster for his punishment?"
"This isn't what I have planned," Julia corrected. "It's more like… poking a beehive. An angry animal is a stupid animal. Now I seem to be missing a ride."
Ze sighed. "On my way."