Hi, I don't know if you remember me, but I'm the girl you used to bully all throughout middle school. Ah, yes, middle school. It's hard to believe it's been nearly five years. You wish you could go back, because things were simple then. However, for me, middle school is full of repressed memories. Now that I am older, and you are too, I think it's time I let go of this bad blood between us.
You may have forgotten me, since you were so caught up with being mean to the girls who weren't like you: the ones who didn't have a thousand friends on Myspace, the ones who were too afraid to wear shorts in gym class and the girls who didn't have a new boyfriend every week.
You used to laugh at my friends and me for what we looked like. Our small group of friends would slowly turn into a group of insecure girls who lacked the self-esteem we needed to do simple things such as wear what we want and feel comfortable. I remember hiding away in baggy hoodies all of my seventh grade year because you called me fat in sixth grade. I've not forgotten that, even now that I'm in college. I still carry that with me no matter what. It just goes to show that once you break a plate, you can never truly put it back together and have it look the same way ever again.
I also want to take some time to thank you. Thank you for allowing me to realize how amazing and supportive my friends are. Without them by my side every moment during your seemingly never-ending torment, middle school would have been a lot less enjoyable than it already was.
Also, thank you for allowing me to see what it was like and how it felt to be bullied. I would never wish it upon anyone, even my worst enemy. The mental and emotional pain was almost too much to bear, and I wasn't even a teenager yet. Because of you, I have never bullied someone, and I will never bully anyone as long as I live.
You taught me to be stronger and to keep holding on, even when things are rough. You taught me a lot.
Thank you for making me become a stronger person and helping shape who I am today. Good luck with your lives and I hope all goes well for you.
