30th December 2011
Dear Diary,
That was it. I couldn’t tolerate anymore. I couldn’t tolerate how he was being bullied by the opponent team leader in basketball match. Why? Just because he was better than his players and he himself? I don’t know why people just prefer dragging down others better than them rather than developing their own selves!
The opponent team leader is a well known bully in our school. Everyone’s afraid of him. The leader never lost in a basketball match to anybody, until ‘he’ came. He was a gifted player and all his moves were smooth which increased the leader’s jealousy to a major extent that after the match ended, the leader along with his ‘minions’ began hitting him harshly with basketball. He wasn’t as strong as compared to the latter so the only thing he could do was get hit. Everyone were watching the show, nobody dared to oppose the leader in fear of getting bullied in return. Not even his friends were coming up to help him. So useless!
That’s when I decided to intervene.
“STOP IT!”
I shouted which turned everyone’s attention to me. I didn’t know from where I got that much courage to speak up. Was it because of my love for him or because I had gone through the bully phase once that I never wanted anyone to go through it like me? The leader looked at me with narrow eyes disbelieving that someone dared to oppose him. He too looked up at me, his hazel brown eyes showed pain which made me soften.
“If you don’t stop, I’ll record it and show it to teachers.”
I managed to say confidently knowing well that I didn’t have a phone at all. Thankfully they believed me as they backed out and left the court and along with that, the crowd dispersed.
I walked upto him and sat with the support of my knees. I scanned the bruises he got after getting hit. It had turned dark and looked painful. I helped him get up and take him to infirmity where nurse started applying medicines on his wounds. He kept hissing with every drop she applied. I was feeling pain that he must be going through.
But I couldn’t stay longer to accompany him since I had classes to attend, so I left quietly while he was being medicated.
I never knew how brave I was since today. If I had showed the same bravery by speaking out when I was the one getting bullied, then I wouldn’t have gone through that. But atleast, I could stand up for someone, and that was the person whom I love wholeheartedly.
Love
Your Owner
