The Hatred And The Monster

The club's bass vibrated through Mark' s bones as he showered the squalling women with champagne.

His wife, Sarah, lay miles away in a hospital bed, kept alive by tubes after a hit-and-run, the money from their house sale meant for her treatment now being thrown away on a lavish display.

Suddenly, Sarah' s parents, the Smiths, stood before him, their faces etched with grief.

They watched in horror as he publically humiliated them, throwing crumpled bills at his kneeling mother-in-law, even striking the woman on his lap.

"You bastard. That' s her money! That' s the money for her treatment!" Mr. Smith roared, his face red with fury.

Then, with chilling indifference, Mark told them Sarah was a vegetable and would die soon, revealing an "inoperable tumor."

Mrs. Smith collapsed, bleeding from her mouth.

The city exploded with outrage as videos of "MarkTheMonster" went viral, but he reveled in the hatred, driving straight to the hospital.

There, Mr. Smith launched himself at Mark, screaming, "You killed her! Sarah is dead! And it' s your fault!"