A friend of mine told me this :

''So what happened was, after school i decided to cycle together with a female friend of me. I don't remember exactly what happened before, but out of nowhere she slapped my arm because she thought it was funny. So i slapped her back slightly harder and told her that "I will slap back lol". But she slapped me again and as said, i slapped back slightly harder again. And so it went on for another 2 or more times. (Btw i did not slap her on her face or anything, just on the arm)

Did i handle this correctly or could i have done something better?''

He was curious about your opinions.