Chapter 12 "The H Word" Summary

The author describes male humiliation. Men won't talk about it, but they all feel it and the result is to seek vengeance. The result of Adam's humiliation is to build his muscles by working out in the college's fitness facilities. He wants to achieve a look that says, "Don't mess with me!" Adam knows he is small compared to the other guys working out, but he works out hard anyway and afterward is walking down the stairs and passes the cardiovascular room. He looks in at the girls working out and sees Charlotte on a treadmill and remembers her from the library. He decides that he has to go and talk to her. He gets on the treadmill beside hers and starts running but he doesn't know how to use the machine and he falls...