DUMB DEE

"Your language please" Cameron said politely. "We don't use that here" He continued.

"What? You used curse words every single time back in high school" Delores said sternly.

"So you're from my old high school huh?" Cameron asked. "Let me guess, you're here to ask me for some money?" Cameron asked.

"No, why would you think that?" Delores asked. Then Cameron came out of his house and closed the doors so his parents wouldn't listen to his conversation.

"Everyone at my high school is a fucking gold digger. Since I became who I am today everyone has been trying to get one of two things from me. I mean, I'm a philanthropist by mouth but come on, I've had enough of these poverty-stricken idiots" Cameron said in anger.

"I thought you said you don't use curse words again" Delores said disgusted by the way he talked about his old classmates.

"Well guess what, I am a 29-year-old grown man who's still afraid of his fucking parents" Cameron said.

"Let me guess, they tell you to do things like charity and stuff so you do them to make people think you're not that much of a dick?" Delores asked sternly.

"Ouch... but yeah, something like that" Cameron said.

"You know, I don't recall any British guy at my high school. From the way you look, you should have been popular or are you the nerd type that transformed himself over the years?" Cameron asked.

"Something like that. I do recall you and that girl, Delores. How are things with you guys?" Delores asked knowing fully well where she was heading with that question.

"Be fucking for real my man, did you really go to my high school?" Cameron asked. "Cause if you did, you'd know that I pulled the best prank Barnsley high had ever seen" Cameron said with a chuckle.

"So you never loved her?" Delores asked.

"I was a fucking jock man. There was no way on earth I was gonna actually be with someone like Delores fucking Atkinson. I don't know what she ended up doing with her life. But one thing I'm sure of is that she didn't make it to med school. Her brain was fucked up. She was like the dumbest person I knew. A retarded piece of shit. I think spending all those time with her made me become a little dense" Cameron said arrogantly.

"Wow!" Delores exclaimed sarcastically.

"Yeah...anyway, I gotta go now. I've got work to finish up. Is there anything you need? We had a good talk so it's the least I can do for you" Cameron insisted.

"No, thank you. I'm good" Delores said with a smile.

"Come on, man. It's been quite some time since I had a good talk with my classmates from high school. How about this, you come over for dinner at my place, how's that?" Cameron asked. Delores wanted to decline the kind offer but he later changed his mind and decided to agree with the offer.

"Sounds fantastic, Cameron" Delores said with a smile.

"Great, see you at 7..." Cameron said trying to guess his name.

"Delo... I mean, Neville" Delores said.

"Okay, Neville..." Cameron said as he brought out a piece of sticky note from his pocket with a pen. Then he wrote down his address.

"Here, and please don't hesitate to ask me if you need anything. You own the Prius right?" Cameron asked as he handed out the piece of paper to Delores.

"Yeah" Delores answered as he took the paper from Cameron's hands.

"You've got other cars?" Cameron asked.

"No, just this Prius" Delores answered.

"Okay, where do you work...in a company?" Cameron asked.

"I work at a store" Delores answered.

"You are definitely gonna need my money in the long run and since I like you already...what I have is yours man" Cameron said with a smile.

"I appreciate it" Delores said with gratitude and then he got into his car and drove off. He got to his house but he didn't come out of his car. He sat there banging on his horn. What Cameron said about Delores really hurt him. He couldn't believe that he was that stupid to fall for an arrogant idiot like Cameron.

"She was the dumbest person I knew" This...this stuck to his head like crazy. It kept on replaying and replaying in his head. He knew he had to do something, anything to get back at Cameron for the way he treated her in the past even till now. Worse of all, he doesn't even know that Delores died 10 years ago.

2012

Delores came to the boys' locker room in search of Cameron. Some of his boys signalled to him that his girlfriend was looking for him outside of the locker room. He then came out and gave her a kiss on the lips.

"What's my baby doing here?" Cameron asked.

"Cam, I wanted to ask you if I could come over so you could tutor me on that topic Mr Tony taught us today" Delores asked softly.

"Dee, why would you have a problem with surds? It's literally not that hard" Cameron said.

"Babe, you know I have a hard time understanding maths" Delores said in her defence.

"I know but surds and the others you've come to me to help you with, they are problems you should know how to solve. Don't be a dumb Dee" Cameron said frustrated by Delores's lack of understanding of mathematics.

"It's just maths, Cameron. People have problems with maths, and don't you ever call me dumb again" Delores warned.

"Okay, I'm sorry" Cameron said and then he went closer to her and gave her a kiss on the forehead.

"I'm gonna tutor you...are you happy now?" Cameron asked with a smile.

2022

Cameron welcomed Delores to his home. He showed him around his mansion and then took him to the dining room where they were to have dinner. There Delores sat with Cameron's wife and his two kids. One was an 8-year-old boy named Tom and the other was a six-year-old girl named Tamika.

"Cammy, who's your friend?" Cameron's wife Melinda asked.

"He's a classmate from high school. He came by my parent's house today. Now that I think about it, why did you come by earlier?" Cameron asked.

"I heard about the famous businessman called Cameron Jensen, so I came to see for myself what Barnsley high's most popular jock had done with himself over the years" Delores said with a smile.

"Before anyone speaks I just wanna say that I love your accent" Melinda said.

"Thank you" Delores said with a smile.

"Did you star in the Harry Potter series?" Tom asked.

"I wish" Delores answered child-likely.

"Anyway, I'm Melinda. It's a pleasure to meet you..." Melinda said as she stretched out her hands for a handshake but instead Delores gave her a kiss on the hand.

"Neville" Delores said with a grin that made Melinda blush. Then Cameron cleared his throat.

"Daddy's jealous" Tamika jeered.

"Tammy my love, how many times have I told you not to overstep your boundaries?" Cameron asked gently.

"Sorry daddy" Tamika said. Then they all continued eating.

Subsequently, dinner was over and it was time for Delores to return home. Cameron saw Delores off. Delores thanked him for a wonderful evening and as he was about to enter his car, Melinda stared at him from the window holding a glass of wine in her hands. He winked at her then he entered his car and drove off.

As he drove home, he realised what he had to do to get back at Cameron was simple. He just had to take everything Cameron cherished the most and that was his family.