The Bittersweet Thorns Of Revenge

Chapter Four: The Flight

4 days after the concert, life was low for Tom. He had no reason to keep going with his music career. That's what he thought, until he got an email from the Chinese Government! Somehow, the Chinese loved his music, and were begging for a tour in China. So, Tom accepted. Tom decided to permanently move to China. He said his goodbyes to the school, he was still very much missed by the students and the teachers. Tom had already packed his things and sent them in boxes to China. As Tom approached the airport, sadness washed over him. He couldn't forget how much the school had done for him. Despite his abysmal salary, Tom truly made an impact there, for the better and worse. Tom's reflection was interrupted by his whiny son saying "Dad, why do we have to move to China?"
"BECAUSE I SAID SO!" Tom screamed at his son.

People glared at him but Tom didn't care. He would be rid of all pain soon. He crossed the security check, and waited. Finally getting on the plane, Tom was finally free of all the bullying, or at least so he thought. While Tom did not know at the time, Lom had also gotten on the plane. Not as Lom, just as a regular person, but Lom vowed to make Tom's life hell, no matter what it took. Tom's poor teaching had cost him a spot at his dream Sixth Form, which likely would've got him into Oxford University. Tom's poor teaching abilities cost him the grade he needed to do Physics. Lom wanted to make sure nobody would be let down by Tom ever again. While Lom was glad that Tom would not teach at Gillotts, or any UK school, he could not be certain that Tom would resume teaching in China.

The plane finally landed, and Tom felt an immense surge of relief, knowing that nobody could ever find him here. He took a taxi to his new house in Beijing, which was still nice, but he preferred his old house in England. Tom was excited, he was a celebrity here! Tom unpacked all his stuff, he was having the best time of his life, when he heard his son say "Dad, I'm hungry!"

"YOU, CAN YOU JUST SHUT UP FOR ONE DAY!!! I HAVE HAD IT WITH YOU, STOP BEING A WHINY BITCH AND DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR LIFE!!! I WILL SEND YOU TO THE GAZA STRIP THE NEXT TIME YOU FUCKING SAY YOU ARE HUNGRY. MAKE FOOD FOR YOURSELF, I DON'T CARE IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY, I DON'T CARE IF YOU ARE FIVE YEARS OLD, YOU ARE A LIABILITY TO ME!!!" Tom ranted at his child, sending the child into a deep depressions.

Tom still isn disbelief that the Chinese government had actually reached out to him, so he checked the email once again. He noticed there was an abnormally large space under the message. Tom wondered whether there was something underneath the main message. So he scrolled. And scrolled. And scrolled for around an hour when he saw the worst possible outcome.

Tom, this is a joke, but you probably have moved to China now. Well, I know on that teacher salary you can't afford to move back. Also, I made sure that you can't get any job here. You can focus on that Music career I guess.

Lom

Tom was livid. Lom had tricked him into leaving everything behind. Now he had to save his mediocre Music career. How would it be possible? He threw a tantrum on stage. Tom could never recover from that. So, he changed his music style to Chinese Jazz. He was interested in Jazz, and wanted to join the prestigious Gillotts Jazz Band, but he was rejected because he was not a student or a Music Teacher. The Jazz Band was just perfect. The exaggerating Sax, the instruments blended together well, and the music choices were just, perfect. But Tom knew there was no use reflecting on the past. Tom remembered that he had never posted the Gaza documentary. So he went to but found out it was blocked in China. Tom realised that he would not be able to see if Lhomas had uploaded anything. Tom had learnt a bit of Chinese on the flight, and asked around on how to access YouTube, and heard about something called a VPN. Tom had never heard of one before, and found it very useful for watching Netflix. Lhomas had not uploaded anything new, so Tom decided to schedule one of his re-recordings. Tom decided to schedule an upload for one of his songs, Oh My God for next week's Friday.

One day before the premiere, and Tom decided to check Lhomas' channel for any new uploads. Much to Tom's dismay, Lom had scheduled premieres half an hour before his premiere. The two original diss tracks were premiering with two new ones as one EP, The Ethereal Diss Tracks. Tom threw a tantrum, having flashbacks to his horrendous train wreck of a concert. Tom could only pray that the new diss tracks were absolutely horrible, but even then, redemption would be difficult. Tom could only hope.

And all that hope was for nothing.

Tom broke down in tears. The diss tracks were absolutely ruthless, and far superior than anything he had done. Tommy decided to go on a walk to clear his mind. He wished he had never started his music career. It had cost him everything that mattered to him, as Richard had no interest in Tom after not being able to get a refund for his ticket, especially after how much of a train wreck it was. Tom made his way towards the city centre when-

No. This can't be happening.

Lom had come to China as well, and he was hosting a concert!

"TOM, DON'T YOU DARE GO ANYWHERE! I WILL MAKE SURE YOU NEVER ENJOY LIFE EVER AGAIN!!!"