Dismissively

Andrea waves a hand dismissively.

“You should’ve tapped,” she says. “Pride is a sin, you know. You could’ve been knocked out.”

You sputter, furious, but unsure what to say in retaliation.

“What was that, Simon?” Stacy asks you, walking to your side with confusion on her face. “Could you really not get out?”

“No… No, I could!” You protest. Andrea gives you a taunting gaze that says “oh really, little boy?”

Now you’re feeling really angry. You can’t let Stacy think you’re some bitch. Andrea just got lucky. She can’t honestly think she would choke you to sleep in a real fight. She’ll never respect you again if she thinks she can just strangle you like an anaconda. And Stacy won’t either.

But how can you retaliate? How can you prove your strength to both of them?