These aren't the stories your mother told you.

No, these are the other stories.

140, written by Ben Erington,

narrated by Ian McEwan.

Hashtags and filters are my weapons.

While some have words, fists, guns, knives, or sticks and stones,

my 140 character limit is all that stands before me and my ultimate goal,

composing something so devastatingly wonderful on social media that it goes viral.

At Elaine Insane is my handle, and quite fitting really.

Although some would find it tasteless, it's a moniker that I am sure will

eventually become notorious. Plus, it's catchy as hell. I designed the typeface that I used on

the logo myself, and once I was convinced it looked shit hot, I added it to all of my pages.

I felt a swell of delight at the sight of my brand.

It wasn't hard to pick a target.

It had to be somebody Facebook famous who had amassed a huge amount of followers over a short amount of time by posting six-second

vine videos that weren't half as hilarious as his fans thought they were. But the person

couldn't be innocent, no, they needed to be worthy of receiving a rightful punishment.

Charlie Chokeslam, not his real name, of course, was the young man who I eventually decided upon.

He seemed pretty likable on the surface.

His blue eyes and stubbled chin made him quite adorable, actually.

His sense of humor, however, left a sour taste in my mouth. He had a popular

social media presence across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and more, but he was a woman-hating,

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