The Bully Academy By Harlequin Tucker We begin the saga of Wanda Jorgenson, The definitive female bully. Address any feedback to harlequin2943@hotmail.com Introduction: Wanda's appearance. The followings events would be told in a series of newspaper stories years after they had happened. I read those articles with great interest. This was due to the fact that I had to drive through the town of La Habra, California often on business and the subject of this story lived in this sleepy town. I'm sure I drove past her one day because her very appearance was the most unnerving site I had ever seen. I still recall, in vivid detail, how breathtaking it was to see this incredible lady. Her hair color was dirty blonde and it wasn't really styled in any way but suggested that it had once been a page boy cut. The eyes were chocolate brown and you had a sense they could be cold and penetrating if they needed to be. Her nose was aquiline and she had lips that would make any supermodel rage in envy. The facial make up she wore was subtle enough to bring out her natural beauty and there wasn't a trace of over doing it. Her jaw was slightly squared off and her neck seemed to say it all ... she exerted power. Continuing down her frame I then was awe struck at her broad shoulders and sculpted deltoids. As she walked, her arms would slowly swagger and, had there been a music accompaniment to her walk, it would have been" When the levy breaks" by Led Zeppelin. I could also see veins emerging at various locations around her forearms. On both sides one large vein would lazily snake up to a well built bicep and rest there. Finally, her legs were perfectly toned with no sign of any child hood scrapes, bruises or stitch marks. From the rear her calves would highlight the famous diamond shape with every stride. I'd be guessing here but it looked like her age was 19 or 20, height was 5'10 and her weight maybe 170 give or take 10. Overall Wanda had the physique of a competitive bodybuilder. Those that followed the sport might have compared her to the athletic prowess of Jennifer Mcvicar. All this was wrapped up in a sensual golden brown tan and exposed by cut off jeans and a burgundy spaghetti strap top with the words" Heartbreaker" in a graffiti font across the chest. Taking this all in was the most difficult time I'd ever had keeping my steering wheel straight. I'm certain I was gazing through my rear view mirror more than watching the road ahead. The newspaper," The La Habra Star ", began the story by describing her wardrobe the police would later find, and speculated that it all pointed to a unique mindset that Wanda had. Her tops and blouses particularly were indicative of what her closest friends knew. Wanda had been often referred to as a "school bully" but she never denied it. In fact she welcomed the designation because she saw the term as an indicator of power, strength, and most importantly respect. When police detectives entered her abandoned apartment, they found emblazoned across most of her tank tops, muscle tops, sports bras and ripped t shirts phrases like ... ... I make the Rules ... Villainess ... Superior Species ... Bad girls have more fun ... Lethal ... Armed and Dangerous ... Queen of all I survey ... Don't make me have to smack you ... Man-eater ... Spoiled Rotten ... Sex goddess ... Girls Rule ... Your Worst Nightmare ... I didn't forget I just don't care ... Anything you can do I can do better ... Obey Me ... You Wish ... and 5 blue superman tank tops. "This by itself" the reporter said "was enough to conclude that Wanda was a woman who knew what she was and had a depth of purpose in all her actions". Introduction Part 2: Wanda's background and training. Most of the people Wanda came in to contact with knew nothing of her childhood, family, and certainly knew nothing of where and how her skills were developed. She was a mystery to most and she liked the reputation of that as well. She did confide in her two close friends Rhonda, and Nona an account of her life before high school. The story, as the newspaper retold it, was as follows ... .. Wanda was born an only child to Vicki and Jerry "Jammin" Jorgenson. Vicki would die of Leukemia when Wanda was 6 leaving Jerry to raise Wanda alone. Jerry never remarried and rarely dated. He focused his attention on raising Wanda and a boxing career. Jerry was a prize fighter with a 107-2-1 record and his winnings and coaching supported him and his daughter comfortably. One of Jerry's delights was to show little Wanda some boxing moves in his basement gym or watch when his neighbor, and sometimes girlfriend, Nanette would teach Wanda Kung Fu. When Wanda had turned 12 her father would enter the boxing ring for his last time. His trainer was concerned that Jerry was under trained for this match. It was held in Hong Kong and his opponent was nicknamed "Horseshoe" for his deadly left hook. As was predicted in the sixth round horseshoe landed a hook squarely at Jerry's right temple knocking him out cold. What was not predicted was that Jerry would be rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with permanent brain damage paralyzing his upper extremities. Raising Wanda now was going to take a different approach. From his wheelchair, Jerry would train his daughter with a seriousness that he never gave to the men he had occasionally trained. They moved to the small town of La Habra and set up Jerry's gym in an extra bedroom of an apartment they rented. Jerry relentlessly coached Wanda almost daily and His friend, Nanette, still came to visit and see if Jerry was OK and gave Wanda lessons in many forms of martial arts. The doctors had not given Jerry more than 18 months to live but his boxing mentality pushed his drive to train his daughter till the day he died when Wanda was two months away from her 16th birthday. Wanda, now alone and in high school, would continue to train daily and Nanette was granted guardianship of the young boxer till her 18th birthday. In a sense it wasn't needed, by then Wanda had the skills and courage of a street fighter. Little did Nanette know of the gradual reputation Wanda was getting at high school as a campus bully. Chapter 1: Lessons in intimidation. The "Milk Money Shakedown" was typical of school bullies nationwide but Wanda's version would define the technique. First off, Wanda was almost always shadowed by her two friends Rhonda and Nona. Two girls that shared a common heartbreak, both had aspirations of Olympic gymnastics and an injury cut their career short Rhonda never cared that her name sounded similar to Wanda or that there was an occasional mix-up. Rhonda idolized Wanda and liked being mistaken for her. At school the other students would refer to these two as the "bullies-in-training". They were there to watch Wanda in action, back up any story she told, and, rumor has it, they would sometimes hold Wanda's victims for some brutal sucker punches inflicted by Wanda. The shakedown was perfectly executed one Spring Morning. It was Foggy and Wanda and her girls plotted it out carefully with Ricky Tolbert as the target. That morning he was rushing down the street to catch the school bus. Wanda knew the fog would work in her favor so she tackled Ricky just out of sight of the bus stop and a huddle of students. Her tactic was first to hold her victims lapel and back them in to a corner. She then would remove her windbreaker to expose her upper body development and allow one of her tank tops, with a phrase on it, to be clearly seen. This morning her shirt had the words "Bad girls have more fun" in bold type across the chest. This, and the phase two of the shake down, was intended to be psychological in nature. She held Ricky long enough for the bus to arrive pick up the waiting students and drive away. Now Wanda had, in two minutes, already mentally bullied Ricky with her presence and depriving him of his ride to school. Part three was going to be more physical. One aspect of Wanda that the guys particularly were attracted to was her whisky-deep voice. When she spoke it actually turned some guys on. This morning Wanda's first words were as arresting as ever. "Aaahh, it looks like Ricky missed the bus" and in the background you could hear Rhonda and Nona echo the "Aaahh" sound. The sound of those very words, produced from Wanda's vocal chords, sent chills down Ricky's back. Strangely he also tried to suppress some sexual tension he was battling. Rhonda noticed the burgeoning bulge at his zipper and leaned over and whispered in to Wanda's ear. Wanda took a quick glance down to see what Rhonda confided to her and smirked a grin. Without any provocation from Ricky, Wanda gave a lightening- like left jab right in to Ricky's lower abdominal. She repeated the hit with a right jab to the same location and one last time with a left again. Ricky was doubled over in pain and his school books and homework flew in ten directions. Wanda placed her hands on his shoulders and spoke again ... ."Ricky, me and my girls didn't bring a lunch today and thought you could help us out. Now if you'll just stay in this bent over stance for a minute it will allow Nona to grab your wallet easier". Nona reached in to his back pocket and pulled out a small brown billfold which had a $20.00 bill inside. Nona waved the bill at Wanda with a look of jackpot in her expression. Ricky continued to cough and moan in pain. Wanda then told Ricky: "that's just enough for us to go to Taco Time for lunch". And Ricky, if you join us I'll buy you a kids meal, would you like that? Rhonda added:"make sure Taco Time has bibs" and all three girls laughed. Wanda then had a change in her tone of voice and grabbed Ricky by the hair and pulled him upright. Grabbing his lapel again she came close to his face and said "listen to me you wimp, if you say anything about our little meeting here I'll come looking for you, do you understand me? "Ricky breathed heavy and Wanda twisted his shirt closer and whispered "Do you understand me? " Closing his Eyes Ricky uttered out a "ye ye yes". Wanda continued "you need to remember there's three of us and one of you so next time we might not let just one of us handle you" Wanda released her hold and concluded with "where did the twenty dollars come from Ricky"? Ricky stammered out "It's my weekly allowance". "Excuse me but now it's my weekly allowance. We'll meet you at the dumpster behind the 7-11 next Tuesday about 7:30 in the morning O.K? Don't be late, keep your stupid mouth shut and no one gets hurt". Rhonda picked up one of his notebooks and sarcastically said "you should take better care of your books Ricky" and leaned over to hand him it. As he reached out to take it, Rhonda dropped the book at his feet which made Wanda laugh. Rhonda then picked up an algebra worksheet and stuffed it into his mouth. She leaned in to his horrified face and said "tell your math teacher a dog ate your homework." Wanda turned and commended Rhonda with a:"good, you're catching on". The three girls slowly walked away and Ricky watched them as they faded in to the morning fog. The last thing he heard was female giggling and the emotion he felt was humiliation. This was exactly what Wanda calculated for him. Lesson in Intimidation learned Intimidation Bullying is two parts words and visuals, and one part physical. Threats need to be plentiful and only one good punch can back up your words. Chapter 2: Lessons in Harassment. The dictionary defines harassment as ... "the act of tormenting by continued and persistent attacks and criticism, to impede and exhaust and enemy by repeated attacks and raids". Wanda loved nothing more than devising new ways she could live up to her reputation as a harassing bully. She knew harassment worked as a means to an end in sending messages to everyone she was not to be messed with. Freshmen's hazing was almost too easy. During those first two months of the school year there were daily opportunities to create fear in the new students. One such occasion Wanda walked past a freshman at her locker. The classic "shoulders shove from behind" was used causing the girl to fall in to the locker cavity. The next day the action was repeated and when the freshman turned around, Wanda blurted out "Pimple face". Two days later Wanda once again came upon the young girl with an acne problem, this time causing the girl to fall totally to the ground. Wanda laughed as she continued to casually walk away. After school the girl discovered a spray painted message on her locker door; "pimple-faced losers are not welcome here". Once while a young freshman honor student was walking through the cafeteria towards a vacant spot at the lunch table Wanda came up from behind and threw comet cleanser all over his grilled cheese sandwich. When he confronted her at about it she gave him the deadly look so many at the school had become accustomed to. She removed her windbreaker revealing an upper body that rivaled the FBB's in magazines and displayed a tube top with the words "Do I have to smack you?" across her chest. Quietly she leaned toward him and said "don't ever accuse me of anything, I ... don't ... like..it."and with that she threw an additional handful of comet in his face. Another story that made the rounds on campus was the bicycle that Wanda openly dismantled. It seems a freshman who rode to school everyday was getting frustrated because, for a solid week, his tires were deflated at the end of the day. Word came back to him that Wanda was doing it. When he confronted heart the bike rack, she kicked him in the groin and, while he struggled to recover, Rhonda and Nona held him while Wanda loosened all the bike parts or bent them beyond repair. The episode that sent chills amongst the freshman though was the time she jumped the freshman president, Damian Dover. Dover was walking to school and, right behind Papa's Pizza, Wanda hit him hard on the back of his neck leaving him dazed. The three girls hog- tied him and muffled his mouth with a broad terry cloth towel. They proceeded to toss him in a dumpster and pad locked the lid. The trash collector would be arriving at about 5 in the afternoon and Wanda ordered Damien to blame a gang from another school or she would do this to him again but worse. When the trash men arrived they had to saw off the lock and, out of fear, Dover his parents he was jumped by some guys at Lowell high school. Still it had the trade mark of Wanda written all over it and the student body increased their corporate fear of her. Eventually Wanda would brag of being the one who hatched and carried out the little torturous prank. Aside from the harassment towards the freshmen there was one story that circulated to even the cross-town school which was talked about for a long time. Kimberly Vernon was an eleventh grade science enthusiast was the one chosen to experience Wanda's harassment in crippling proportions. The seating arrangement in Biology class placed Kimberly in the front and Wanda in the back row. One day Wanda threw a big wad of bubble gum at Kimberly's head causing the substance to hang from her hair. Tuesday Wanda repeated the tossing of gum and by Wednesday it was expected by the others in the class for their entertainment. Thursday was no different and Friday Kimberly asked Wanda to please stop. Once again the cold icy stare came upon Wanda's face and she took out a large piece of gum and began to chew it in defiance. During Lunch Wanda set up an elaborate system with her girls to trap Kimberly in the girl's bathroom. They kept in touch by cell phone watching her moves like secret agents. When she finally left the cafeteria Nona phoned Wanda that Kimberly was going down the hallway where the bathroom was. When she did, in fact enter the restroom, Nona phoned again to say "she's in". The three closed in and as Wanda entered the bathroom the two others stood guard out side. Wanda had been wearing a sweat suit up to this point and with a menacing air peeled off her top to reveal a sports bra with the words "Your worst Nightmare" in bold letters. Wanda then lunged at Kimberly and bitch-slapped her at least 6 times, causing Kimberly to crumble to the bathroom floor, sobbing for Wanda to stop. Deep inside Wanda loved the torture dimensions of this and how easy it was. She stood over Kimberly and forcefully said "don't ever tell me what to do EVER! " Wanda put her jacket back on and walked out of the bathroom. Nona and Rhonda peeked in to see what disheveled appearance Kimberly was in. After school Kimberly found a large poster hung on her locker with the words "Ugly girls should keep bags on their head". She knew it was generated by Wanda. Nevertheless Kimberly stayed home from school Monday out of fear and Tuesday as Biology ended she felt the thump of sticky gum hit the back side of her head again. Lesson in Harassment learned Harassment is best exercised by being up front, direct and very cruel. To be continued in Bully Academy 2: Wanda flexes her muscles and moves forward.