PUGNARE

Chapter 1

My alarm clock rings and I wake up crying. I don't feel like going to school and I don't know how to explain to my mother that I am a victim at school who is constantly bullied by everyone in the most brutal way.

Unfortunately, I can't tell my mother how badly they treat me at school and that I have to fight with myself every day. Now I'm sure everyone is wondering why I don't tell my mum, my mum is a single parent who works every day to make ends meet. Whenever my mother comes home she is extremely exhausted and I don't want to put more burden on her shoulders.

Of course, I asked all the teachers for help, but it didn't help. They themselves knew that I am Mia the bullying victim, but they all looked the other way and kept quiet because they realised that they themselves have no power over the pupils.

My father left my mother and me at a very early age. We say he died. We never say  he left us. Now I only have my mother and me. I can't afford a car like the others or have my nails done every month because we don't have the money, if I had the money I wouldn't waste my money on that either. I also have a job after school to support my mother financially.

I have long blonde hair and brown eyes, my figure is not the best because I eat only unhealthy stuff most of the time, we can hardly afford the healthy food too. Furthermore, I also know that it's not good to sit on the bed all the time and not do any sports, but unfortunately I can't overcome myself. However, I am well aware that not doing sports is unhealthy. I should definitely change my attitude to sport.

On the way to school I see Jakob and his lover Eneda grinning devilishly at me, I know that they are up to something evil again. Suddenly I am grabbed by the shoulder by Tom and Luca and carried towards the toilet. I, little Mia, tried everything to free myself, but of course it's hard with two big muscle-packed boys. The worst thing happened that I myself would never have expected. Both boys grab my face in the toilet bowl and let me feel the taste of the toilet.

I don't know whether to cry or scream or if it will do any good. All my classmates stand behind me and start laughing loudly. Suddenly I am pulled by Luca and Tom, the two boys, and thrown into the middle while they all make a circle around me and start insulting me. The leader Jakob comes forward and just spits right in my face as if I had no human value. None of the classmates had a hint of sympathy. Some of them laugh along because they are afraid of then being the victim themselves.

But I tell you one thing, if you see others being bullied, please help them, it shows inner strength. Bullying others only means that they doubt themselves. The people who bully others don't even like themselves.

There I am in a circle, surrounding everyone around me laughing. As if this pain wasn't enough, lover Eneda comes forward with a pair of scissors and cuts off my hair.

Eneda: So sweet, because you are so fat, unfortunately I had to cut your hair. You look much better now too, Mia. Believe me, my darling, your new hair suits you.

Mia: I hate you, Eneda is the only thing I can bring out.

Everyone around us laughs, of course. All of a sudden Eneda's boyfriend comes up and grabs my hair. He pulls it hard until he lets go and walks out of the toilet with everyone.

We still have three months left, I try to tell myself. In three months I will get rid of everyone and go to university. I don't understand why all these people only pay attention to a person's appearance and reduce them to their looks. For me personally, the only important thing is a person's character. It is important to me that he treats me well, I don't care about the looks.

But one thing I swear to myself, I will take revenge on them by playing with their means.