This was not easy to write about today. But I felt like I had to get the first draft of it added to my memoir. The boy who bullied me did apologize and I did see him at my class reunion. I forgave him but I can’t forget the harsh words he told me. I even forgive my 10th grade Algebra teacher. I think he should have fired though because I found via Facebook that I wasn’t the only student he bullied. Here is the first draft and I’m glad I finally got it written:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The algebra class was a toxic environment lead by the worst teacher who would bully students for not showing their work correctly at the blackboard. It didn’t help that I sat next to a boy who bullied me relentlessly. That boy called me ugly and stupid. Told me I looked like a monkey. It was then that I wondered what would happen if my teacher and this boy saw razor scars on my wrists. Would it make them stop knowing the hurt they caused me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the bathtub one day, I pressed the razor to my left wrist. I pressed it harder until it stung a little. A drop of blood appeared on the blue y shaped vein. I stopped. Put the razor down and washed away the blood. I couldn’t let my parents see that. They wouldn’t understand. They would lock me away in a mental institution. Yet, I still wondered what would happen if sliced my wrists up enough to leave scars. Would the bullying in my algebra class stop?
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