How I was changed.

Hi. I’m 13 years old and have a story to tell.  I have been bullied for years, for a stupid reason. For being short. People call me a midget, which is offensive, and I’m not a midget. Everyone is at least 5 ft tall. I’m 4’11. What difference does that make? It’s not okay to bully someone just because of their looks. The thing was, I was too scared to say that one word. Stop. I was known as the happy girl who always smiles. So on the outside I laughed along. On the inside…I felt horrible. I just couldn’t say stop. I couldn’t stick up for myself. The bully moved and I felt better. But then other people called me short, and some called me fat. I didn’t care. This year, I wanted to change. I wanted to be normal instead of the happy girl. I wanted to be able to have a straight face without anyone saying, “are you okay? You aren’t smiling.” So I worked hard on being normal. I wanted to fit in. So I had the guts to fight back for once. I want to prevent bullying. I may be young, but I know how far bullying goes. It makes me sad to think that this is happening out there.
Also, life has been rough the past month. My friends are drifting away. I have nothing to say to them anymore because they are always talking about what they do together, so I’m left with nothing to say. I’m left out of the conversation. I’m just the follower that doesn’t talk. I sit with them at lunch, but we never talk. Just them. They always have fun, but i don’t. Luckily, there’s this one girl that’s been really nice. We are really good friends now.
Never be the follower guys. Always stick up for yourself, and be an independent person, just in case if most of your friends bail on you, like me😕
Thanks for reading this.