When Envy Destroys Her Empire

ting with Professor Davies, he sat on the edge of his bed and scrolled through his phone, hoping to distract himself. A notificati

e better of him.

ood ra

im in the cafeteria yesterday, his head bent over his phone. He looked completely

was long a

feel incredibly uncomfortable and scared. I felt like a piece of meat. I tried to ignore it, but he kept doing it. Finally, I got the courage to confront him. I went over to his table to ask him to please stop, and he became incredibly aggres

d fantasy built around a simple, five-minute interaction. Staring? He was reading a scientific pap

total and complete lie. Why would she do this? Because he

t this." He had dismissed it as an empty threat from someone who wa

his heart pounding in his chest. T

y this happened to you! So

seen him in the library. Always

t him to the university

s think they own the worl

. They had read her story, seen his picture, and pronounced him guilty without a second thought. The "serious matter"

ing threatened by a lie posted on the internet. He felt a surge of anger mixed with a profound sen

go into that meeting with Professor Davies without trying to

overed over the keyboard. He had to be careful, he had to be rati

gan t