To the first person who bullied me,

I want you to think back and remember all those years, back in elementary school, when you humiliated me and made me feel worthless. Yes, you probably didn't think you were lowering me and making me feel terrible against your standards; even though you saw me crying. I want you to remember all those times you called me names and placed targets on my back. I want you to remember all those hurtful things you did to me, so I felt less part of a group and more part of a bystander.

To the first person who bullied me I want to apologize,

I want to apologize to you because you felt you needed to target me. I feel bad for you and whatever reasoning you had behind hurting me. I feel bad for whatever misfortune you had in your childhood that made you want to cause so much hurt on someone else. I don't know what made you feel like I was your target, but again, I'm sorry.

To the first person who bullied me, I hope your future is what you wish,

I'm not one to think bad things on someone else, and I hope your future is everything you wish it to be. I hope you get to enjoy your summer months in the warmth or maybe in a fast car enjoying the breeze. I hope you enjoy the fall months and notice that first witness of cold air as it escapes down your arms. I hope you enjoy those winter months when it's time to hide indoors for those long days, but the house is warm and you're with your family. Finally, I hope you enjoy those spring months. When the days start to get warmer and the leaves start to bloom and turn greener.

I hope you get to remember those days. I hope you find the perfect someone and eventually have a child that has your DNA wrapped in your arms. I hope she is a girl. I hope she is everything you wish and more. I hope you protect her and if she ever gets bullied, I hope you hold her in your arms and tell her everything will be all right.

I hope you live a good life, and I want to thank you. Thank you for everything you put me through. I'm stronger than I ever was before. I'm happier, and I'm no longer afraid of people like you. I'm happy that I was your target, because maybe if I wasn't, I wouldn't be here today — living an amazing life, creating amazing memories and making my dreams into a reality. So finally, thank you for making the person I am today. You have sculpted and molded who I am and I couldn't have done that without you.