When the tickling stopped, Ryan tried to act like a nice guy in an effort to get the boys to untie him, but as he would soon learn, when you bully kids expect to pay a price for it. Steven started to feel sorry for his poor brother, but even he agreed that Ryan hasn’t learned his lesson yet. He asked Michael to open his bag of supplies that he had brought. Ryan became a wimpy kid from his teenager state when he saw the objects in the bag. In the past day, Michael had purchased a bag of ice. He put it specifically in his cooler so it wouldn’t melt on the hot summer day. He then put it in a cold storage bag for times like this. Ryan felt a strong urge to talk him out of it, saying that he was not only sorry, but that he would treat his brother a lot better but before he finished his apology, ice was already being rubbed on Ryan bare chest. Ryan was already succumbing to the cold temperature as he was feeling very comfortable. As this was going on, Dustin opened up Ryan’s underwear and dumped ice down there. Ryan, if he was free, would be frozen cold by this new sensation. At the time, Steven had already left, leaving the two boys to torment Ryan. After several minutes of ice torture, Michael and Dustin got bored, and left the room, leaving Steven alone and still feeling the effects of the ice as it melted. Steven had lost his sense of time, even though it was only ½ an hour since the torture had started with the tickling. However, to him, it felt longer and tiring. Still unable to see his tormentors, he did not notice Steven come into the room, and with a sharpie. He wrote The Bully, one word on each of Ryan’s foot. Ryan might have giggled during it, but it didn’t tickle him. Steven removed the gag because he wanted to hear Ryan’s screams during the next torture.
Steven for the first time felt sympathy for his brother, and let Ryan know that nothing bad would be done to him and that this was only a way to rehabilitee him. Ryan felt a little better, but his brother was going to step it up a notch. Steven threw a bucket of cold water over Ryan’s torso, and it covered him from head to toe. Ryan was confused by his brother’s action because it just made him wet and nothing else. This is less irritating as the tickling and ice. He then realized what his brother’s intentions were when Steven took out water colors. Ryan thought in his mind, you got to be kidding Steven. Ryan was now a human canvas, as Steven made light strokes up and down Ryan’s sides. The effect was like little ants crawling on his bare skin, and that made Ryan laugh louder then he ever laughed before. The water had somehow made his skin super sensitive to light touches. For five minutes, Ryan was being painted on his sides. He was about to lose self control, when Steven stopped temporary. Steven then used the same brush to lightly paint circles on his ribs. This time, Ryan giggled soft, but it resembled a girlish laugh. Steven chose many colors from red, blue, green, and yellow and mixing it in to further add in laughter. Steven kept this up for several minutes, alternating between the colors and mixing it in. When he stopped, he let Ryan catch his breath for a brief moment. Steven stored away the water colors and brush, but he wasn’t quite done yet.
He called in Michael and Dustin and requested the special treatment for Ryan. The boys laughed deviously as they knew exactly what to do. Steven moaned as he knew it couldn’t be good and he was about to find out what the boys were going to do to him. Michael took position at Ryan’s left armpit and Dustin headed to Ryan’s right armpit. They both took out shaving cream, and applied it to Ryan’s armpits, which caused Ryan to protest and threaten the boys. He could not prevent the inevitable, when Michael and Dustin shaved Ryan’s armpits, missing nothing in the pubic hairs. They then did the same procedure to Ryan’s legs. This was agonizing for Ryan because it would make him lose influence at school and in the community. After he was clean shaven, Ryan was given a short rest. During the rest, Michael massaged Ryan’s hands and feet to calm him down for what was coming next because it would not be pleasant. Ryan was nervously awaiting his fate as the boys had taken in a box when they had entered the room. They opened the box, and revealed a container of pasta sauce, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni. Ryan was bewildered, but he soon realized what the boys had in mind. Michael poured the pizza sauce on Ryan’s chest, as Dustin added in the cheese. When Steven walked in the bedroom, he added the finished touch of pepperoni. Ryan chest felt the effects of the food products as it got cold and sticky. When the boys left his room, he felt a new low. He swore that he would seek revenge when this was over.
However, he did not have to wait long because thirty minutes later, the sound of the garage opening ended the tied up game. Steven quickly told his friends to hide in the closet, and stay out of sight. His mother had no idea of the tied up revenge Steven had planned so Steven was getting butterflies in his stomach and it started to hurt for real. He distracted his mom into making dinner, when he quickly rushed to untie his brother, and get him cleaned up. Ryan went to his bathroom nearby to take a shower, and came out in ten minutes. Steven and his brother went to the kitchen, when they were asked one question by their mom, where is the pizza ingredients?
The boys gasped, as just moments ago, the pizza ingredients was used to torture Ryan, so now they could either tell their mother the truth and get into trouble or walk away as if nothing had happened. What do you think the boys should do?
To be continued