My Brother’s Fiancée Was My Childhood Bully So I Gave Her a Wedding Gift She’ll Never Forget

When my brother announced his engagement to Nancy, my childhood bully, I was stunned. She hadn’t changed—still dishing out veiled insults at their engagement party. I remembered her irrational fear of butterflies from high school and ordered 200 live butterflies delivered to their home as a “wedding gift.” They arrived in a beautiful box, set to be opened indoors. At the reception, Nancy bragged about my missing gift, and I assured her something special awaited her.

The video showed her opening the box, unleashing the butterflies, and descending into a screaming, sobbing panic. My brother called, furious, saying I’d traumatized her. I reminded him of the years she tormented me. I still have the video—and for the first time in years, I slept peacefully.