The Broken Date by M.C. Richard learns not to break a date with Nancy - it makes her little sister angry. It was a Friday night and Carol was alone. Her parents were away and Nancy, her sister, had a date. Carol stood in front of her bedroom mirror, flexing her muscles. The fifteen year old girl had been working out with weights for years now. She was vey strong and proud of her strength. She knew the effort that went into building up a body like hers, and appreciated what it was capable of - even if others didn't. Carol recalled the incident that occured a few weeks ago. She had gone out on a date with Bob to the movies. Afterwards, as they were leaving, Bob accidently bumped into a large boy and spilled some of his drink. Although Bob immediately apologized, the boy was not satisified. He was with his friends and seemed to want to beat up on Bob. Carol realized that Bob - being neither large nor tough - stood no chance; so she intervened on Bob's behalf. Two minutes later the bully was lying on the ground, with a black eye and a bloody nose. For the rest of their date Bob seemed quiet and withdrawn. Since then he seemed to be avoiding her. Carol knew what the problem was; she also knew that it was Bob's problem and not hers. If he couldn't come to terms with her strength, then that's just too bad for him. As she admired her body, Carol heard the front door open and slam shut. It was Nancy. Nancy came running up the stairs. She went into her bedroom and collapsed onto her bed....sobbing. Carol entered Nancy 's room. Nancy wasn't just her seventeen year old sister, she was her best friend. She was the one Carol could talk to, confide in, relate to. It had always been like this - they were very close. Carol sat down next to Nancy and tried to console her. "There, there now; want to tell little sister what happened ". Nancy cried for a few more minutes then said," It 's Richard, that bastard.I thought he asked me out because liked me. When I went over to his house (Richard lived just down the street ), he told me that he just asked me out to make Jenny jealous ".* Jenny was Richard's ex - girlfriend; they had broken up just a few days before. " I have never been so humiliated on all my life ". Nancy hugged Carol and continued to sob. As Carol held her older sister she suddenly had an idea. "Nancy, could you please excuse me for a few minutes; there's something I have to do ". Carol left her sister sobbing on the bed, walked down the stairs, went out the front door and started walking down the street. Richard combed his hair and straightened his shirt. He checked his watch. "Half an hour, plenty of time to pick up Jenny and make it to the movies on time ", he thought to himself. "Good thing I got Nancy out of the way..............did she actually think that I wanted to date her..........poor girl. I guess she'll get over it ; she's so naive ". As Richard admired himself in the mirror there was a knock on the door. " Who could that possibly be ", he wondered. He opened the door and was surprised to see a young girl standing before him. "Hi, I'm Carol.............Nancy 's little sister ". Without waiting to be invited in, Carol pushed past the surprised Richard and entered his home. " I think we need to have a little talk, Richard ", she said to him. " I'm afraid you won't be seeing Jenny tonight.............you'll be seeing Nancy ". Richard recovered from his shock and approached Carol. He stood six feet - two inches tall and weighed well over two hundred pounds; dwarfing the five foot - five inch,120 pound girl that stood before him. " And what if I refuse your generous offer ", he said sarcastically. "Then, I guess I'm going to have to beat you up until you do ", Carol answered comely. " It really would be better for you to accept my offer now -although not as much fun for me ", she added smiling. Richard was beginning to lose his cool by now. He had a date with Jenny - the head cheerleader -and he had no time for games with Jr. high school girls. He tried to grab Carol and throw her out but, to his surprise, she took his arm and threw him across the room. " I'm glad you decided to resist, I think you need to be taught a lesson in humility ", Carol told him. Angry, Richard attacked the much smaller girl - with his fists this time. Carol comely blocked or avoided his blows. When he left himself open, she smashed her fists into his stomach. Her punches were hard but she had to bare in mind that she still wanted him to take Nancy out this evening - that would be difficult to do if he were in the hospital, wouldn't it ? So she had to pull her punches. After several minutes Richard was on the definisive. Carol began to tease him. " I don't know what my sister sees in you, you're such a wimp", she giggled.Time and again Richard attacked, only to be driven back by Carol's superior strength. After battering the much larger boy around for awhile, Carol decided it was time to make her point. She grabbed Richard by the collar of his shirt and dragged him over to a couch. "I think, Richard, that anybody who uses another person's feelings for their own benefit is too immature to be treated like an adult. I'm going to treat you like the child that you are. I believe a good spanking is in order " Carol draped the now helpless boy across her knee, pulled down his pants and began to spank his bottom hard with her bare hand. As she did, she lectured him on the virtues of respect and concern for other peoples feelings. It wasn't long before mighty Richard was crying like a baby. Carol stopped spanking him and asked in a soft voice," Richard, have we learned our lesson ?" "Yes", he said sobbing. Carol smiled. "Good, now there are two things I want you to do for me -and you 'd better do them - OR ELSE ".First, you're going to call up Jenny and cancel your date with her. Second, you're going to call up Nancy and apologize to her and ask her out again.If she forgives you then I'll let you off easy; if not............then I'm afraid you're in for a rather long night ". Carol made a fist and smashed it into her open palm. A loud 'crack' was heard throughout the room; Richard shuddered with fear.Carol reached over and grabbed the phone; she handed it to Richard. Shaking, he dialed Jenny's number and canceled their date. Carol then took the phone and dialed Nancy's number. When it began to ring she handed the phone back to Richard," I hope, for your sake, she forgives you ", Carol said in a very threatening tone. Richard took the phone and began to pleed. "Nancy, I'm sooooo sorry about what happened earlier this evening.Please forgive me - I promise I'll never do anything like this again ". As he spoke, Carol could feel him shaking - it made her feel good. She wasn't, by nature, a cruel person. But she knew that in this world, it helps to be strong.......the weak always get stepped on. And although she also knew she couldn't change the situation, she could - at the very least - protect those that she loved; like her sister.After Richard finished begging Nancy to forgive him there was a long pause; the longest twenty seconds of Richard's life. Finally, Nancy said, "very well - I forgive you. Maybe we can catch the late show ". Richard looked up at Carol; relief written all over his face. "Lucky for you Nancy is a kind, decent person ", she told him." Now, here's what you 're going to do.Since you've already missed the early show, you're going to take Nancy out to a nice dinner. You're going to make her feel VERY important.Then, you're going to take her to the late show. If I hear that you've mistreated her in anyway..............well, then you'd better leave the state - and never come back. Is this perfectly clear ?" Carol grabbed Richard's hair and gave it a firm squeeze. "Yes, I understand. Please stop, you're hurting me ". Carol smiled down at the completely passive boy, " Oh, I'm so sorry; sometimes a little girl like me forgets just how weak you boys are .Now, I expect you over at our house in ten minutes..........sharp. And not a word about what happened between us -Nancy is never to know; got it ". Richard meekly agreed. When Carol returned to her house she found Nancy in a completely different mood from when she left her. She was beaming with joy." Guess what, Richard asked me out again - I don't believe it ". Seeing the look on Nancy's face made Carol feel really good; she had done the right thing. "Where did you go, by the way ?" Nancy asked her. "Oh, I forgot I had to help Chathy with something for her homework that 's due on Monday ", Carol responded. Just then the doorbell rang; it was Richard. "Richard,come in ", Nancy said. "I'll be ready in a minute. Let me introduce you to my little sister Carol ". Carol smiled at Richard and said in a girlish tone," so this is Richard,caption of the football team, I've heard so much about you. My, you really are a big, strong guy aren't you ".She said as she looked up at him."No wonder all the girls at school want to date you; Nancy sure is lucky ". I hope you and my sister have a great time tonight.". Nancy finished her hair and took Richard by the hand. "Come Richard,let's go.Don't wait up for us ,Carol; we'll probably be home late". " Oh, I won't wait up...........I'm sure you'll be back way after my bedtime.Have fun ". Carol looked at Richard................. and winked. Shortly after Nancy and Richard left there was a knock on the door.Carol answered it and was surprised to see Bob standing there." Carol ",he began nervously "I want to apologize for the way I behaved over the last several weeks. I'm just not used to being around a girl that's as strong as you. I hope you'll forgive me. I'd like to take you out again.........of you still want to go out with me that is ". Carol looked at him for a minute - reflecting on the irony of the situation - then broke out into a wide smile. "Of course I'll go out with you again ", she said to him. "But tonight, I have a better idea.I'm all alone right now..........perhaps we can think of something to do..........here". Bob looked at Carol and smiled. He entered her home and she closed the front door.