Many people think that being in a ‘‘looser’’’s shoes is the last thing they'd want. Well I totally agree! More or less....
I can't say I'm a super popular guy, because I'm definitely not, but the contrary. Yes, I'm a geek nerd who's always physically, verbally, emotionally abused when I step on the school's property. It usually goes fast, or perhaps it's because I'm used to it after all these years.
My daily school life usually is like this: When I first get into the school, I'm awaited by my hunter, Radu next to the corner. I'm brutally forced to lend him all my money I have, including those for my lunch. If I'm lucky enough I can get away with my home made lunch, or sometimes it happened to lose that too, on top of that I got my eye shriveled. I really don't mind at all, since I think, as my friends tell me, that I've lost all my confidence.
However, after a time Radu became a nuisance, first I thought not to care about it, but he ruined all my chances of getting into an elite college. He destroyed my recommendations; I've been working like a dog to get! Secondly when I've finally got my first date ever, after school, he locked me in a locker and I managed to escape, after hours of yelling for help, when the janitor noticed that someone was left in school. Since then I've been treated worse than ever not only by my bully, but the rest of the school: my friends started to exclude me from their meetings and funny activities. I was a nothing and I dead mean it! It felt like I was no longer part of this society, like I vanished somewhere, anyone forgot about me, I’ve never existed....
One night, as I was fretting in my bed, I suddenly realized the ball was in my court:’ This must come to an end. I can no longer endure this. It has been going like this for way too long. I'll face him! I'll face Radu!''
So, confident in myself I went directly (however he would have popped up) to Radu and faced him! Despite he was going to beat me to death, I was surprised (in a good way) and relieved that my friends, alongside teachers interfered in this quarrel. The injures cured very fast and the jerk was expelled from the school due to ''behavior problems''.
Since that day, all of the other preys like me have stood up against their bullies and pointed out their opinion! As for the heckles they had to attend a lot of ''communication meetings'' and take part in interactive games, along us and some of them even learned what respect and teamwork is. Actually they thought that respect is aka teamwork, but never mind at least their low brains figured this as a positive thing. No more bullying in our school! And this is a story told by one of the victims!
By Nico P. grade 8th
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