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As she walked down the stairs, she heard
low murmurs behind her. She knew they were talking.
They all talk, but they don’t understand. They all make
fun of her because of her weight, but they don’t know
the story behind it.
She gained twenty pounds over a very long
and stressful summer. Her parents got divorced and her boyfriend
broke up with her the same night her sister was arrested for
drinking. She couldn’t confide in anyone, so she relied
on the food to comfort her. Usually and athletic person, she
sat in front of the television shoving handfuls of junk food
into her mouth. She tried to stop this habit, but she would
become depressed without the food.
When she went back to school, no one recognized
her. She was twenty pounds heavier, and three pant sizes bigger.
The moment her friends saw her, they abandoned her, and wanted
nothing to do with her. She heard rude comments all day long.
And every night she would go home, lock herself in her room,
and cry for hours straight.
Unfortunately, the bullying didn’t
stop there. In the halls, obnoxious teenage boys would knock
her books down, and laugh at her when she bent down to pick
them up. She tried out for soccer, thinking she could get
into shape again, but she didn’t make the team. People
would constantly talk extremely loud when she was near. They
would make fat jokes when she was around. She felt the kids
enjoyed torturing her, she couldn’t stand it anymore.
She talked to her parents, who talked to
the guidance counselor. The counselor tried to set up a program
against bullying, but it never followed through. And the bullying
kept going. She had no friends, only enemies. People would
knock her down and throw her papers everywhere. Even the observers
did nothing to help. They just stood there and laughed so
that they wouldn’t be picked on.
She still relied on food. The bullying only
made it worse, and she kept gaining weight. Her mom finally
realized that her daughter was in danger. After many talks,
they decided to move to a new district and start over. During
the next summer, she lost weight and started over at new school.
However, she was still scared for life. Her peers were so
cruel that it forced her to move. She will never forget the
pain she went through.
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