One woman turned to Reddit to recount her story of being endlessly harassed by her high school bully.

Absent work would result in deducted points and no workafail.

Ever taken revenge on someone who did you wrong?

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How did it feel?

Did you do it fast, or bide your time?

And why do we, as humans, take revenge?

Picked-on teen in classroom silently plotting, notebook in hand, bully unaware in foreground.

We went looking for answers.

Check out the results:

Text describing a teen’s experience being picked on and taking revenge by trashing bully’s final.

Text detailing a bullied teen’s experiences with harassment from a classmate.

Picked-on teen avoiding peers while leaning against a wall outdoors.

Text excerpt about final exams and the need for complete work to avoid failing the course.

Picked-on teen finds bully’s folder in classroom, contemplating revenge.

Teen holding yellow folder, wearing a plaid shirt and backpack, symbolizes an academic setting involving a picked-on student.

Text describing a covert act by a teen who disposed of a bully’s folder in a dumpster behind Starbucks.

Text describing a bully failing his course due to missing work and behavior issues, leading to summer classes.

Overflowing dumpster on a street; trash scattered, symbolizing covertly trashed items.

Online comments discussing a teen’s methods to counteract bullying and successfully pass a class.

Comment displays “I hope you wrote HAGS in his yearbook,” referencing picked-on teen and bully situation.

Comment discussing consequences for bullies and addressing retaliation from a bullied teen.

Reddit story about a picked-on teen’s clever trick with finals, resulting in the bully failing.

Picked-on teen recounts sabotaging bully’s final assignment, causing failure in the course, shared on online forum.

Reddit comment with advice on managing folders, related to teen, bully, and schoolwork.

Screenshot of a comment saying, “Good for you. Say nothing and live well. Real G’s move in silence like lasagna.

Text screenshot discussing consequences for a bullying student.

Reddit comment saying, “Well done. Revenge is a dish best served cold,” highlighting a discussion about revenge.

Reddit comment with 27 points, expressing sympathy for being bullied.

Comment expressing schadenfreude over a story about a bullied teen and a bully’s failure.