When I was in the 5th grade, I moved to a new school. I had no friends and I had no idea where I was going. In the 6th grade, I had a hundred friends and I had one in particular that changed my life around. She was my best friend. We did everything together. We slept over at each other's houses almost every weekend, walked to classes together, played sports together; we were inseparable. She became my other half and I thought that we would be best friends for the rest of our lives.
It wasn't until the 9th grade until I realized how bad of a friend she was to me. I was constantly being put down for my hair, my body, the way that I dressed, for how smart I was, and everything in between. But the only problem that I had was building up the courage to stand up for myself. I knew that if I would discontinue my friendship with her, she would turn everyone against me.
And that's exactly what happened. I stood up for myself, I decided to be strong, and I lost all of my friends.
I finished out my freshman and sophomore year still continuing to get bullied by not only her, but all of the people that she turned against me. I got so overwhelmed with it all that I decided to switch schools and finish off my final two years of high school away from all of the unnecessary drama.
At my new school, I realized that I didn't need a bunch of friends to help me get through high school. I had a few close friends and my family and that's all that I ended up needing. I'm now probably one of the most happiest people around because I got rid of some of the most negative people in my life. I got a new start and it really saved me.
To all those people who bullied me I would like to say thank you. Thank you for showing me that I don't need a big group of people to be happy. You helped me become independent and gain the strength to not take anybody's negative actions or words towards me. You gave me an opportunity to rise above and become the person that I want to be, the person that I am today. Because of you, I continue to not take anybody's crap. I'm happy, and that's all because I got rid of you.
