Bullying 101

Rule One: They Smell Fear

My story starts when I was born. You probably thought this was about some guy that came in and broke me or some sort of twisted abusive love story. Nope this is about me and my satan spawn of a twin brother and how he ruined my life.

But you don't want to hear that you want to get right to the juicy stuff.

Well here you go.

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Around fourth grade life started to get rocky. I mean life had always been a bit off for me but now it was starting to get more obvious. Now I had always had the same group of friends that I did almost everything with but things started to change and real quick.

"Oh I see you wore another t-shirt and jeans today, how original." Tess one of my friends said one random morning in fourth grade when I had walked past her to go to my cubby and hook.

My face fell as I looked at my usual outfit, a t-shirt and jeans, wondering where that comment came from because friends shouldn't make that comment.

"Ha yeah I get." I laughed along with my friends still not understanding what was wrong with my outfit of choice.

"Lets just get out of here guys wouldn't want 'it' too near us." She laughed flipped her hair and walked away with my 'friends' cackling along with her.

I just stood there dumbfounded and heartbroken. I had tears sitting in the corner of my eyes not quite sure what had just happened. I figured that they were kidding and would start to be nice to me again after the bell rang.

I walked into the classroom and started toward the usual table me and my friend sat at. My footsteps stopped short when I realized there was no room for me at the table anymore. My crestfallen face was covered up as I shuffled towards the table.

"Um.. guys you didn't leave a seat open for me." I whispered afraid of what was inevitably coming.

"Oh really, well I guess you'll just have to sit somewhere else." Madie said with a fake frown plastered on her face. The rest of the girls tried to stifle their giggles as to not make the obvious too obvious.

My neutral face struggled to stay so as I turned to find a new place to sit. I didn't know it then but every step I took away from them was a step towards my obscurity.

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Four Years Later

(Freshman Year)

It was the day before school started up again and I shuddered at the thought. After that day in elementary school life just got harder. It seemed the more I tried the more obscurity shrouded me. Middle school might as well have been Hell.

My old 'friends' became part of the Group. They were the most popular group of kids in the whole school. Now I really wouldn't give a crap about this stupid Group and my old betraying friends if it weren't for Satan's Spawn.

It just so happened that when I fell from grace my brother rose to glory. NO he didn't take my friends I mean he is a guy but he was the reason everything turned to crap. A good brother would have stopped the bullies. But as I have said before I didn't have a good brother.

Having a nice caring brother would have been to easy for me. Why give an easy life to an almost broken person. No that's no fun to watch it's way more fun to see them crumble.

The thing is my brother wasn't always evil he used to be my best friend but as he soon found out when a ship is sinking jump or go down with it.

Guess what he chose.

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School is today and I am so excited to see all of my loving peers. I smell sarcasm in the air.

Anyways as usual and so beautifully pointed out by Tess, I am wearing a t-shirt and jeans. The only adjustment over the years is now they are skinny jeans and band shirts. Yeah I basically keep bands in business with how much merch I buy.

I sprinted down the stairs because I was going to be late after I over slept. I need a lot of sleep to maintain this mess ok.

I grabbed an apple and by passed the bananas cause um gross.

I just grabbed my backpack when the bus pulled away from the stop across the street. "Ugh stupid fudging bus being freaking on time for once." I yell and kicked the wall.

"OWWW." I screamed in pain and hop around on one foot my hands holding the other.

My dad walks on chuckling at my clumsiness. "Sweetie why would you do that?" He asks with an amused smile

"Because I missed the freaking bus." I say mad that that I'm gonna have to walk to school.

I know this bod makes you think I work out but I don't and at about lap one I'm dead.

"Just ask you brother." I cringe at the mention of The Spawn. Why you might ask would I not want a ride in his nice air condition, leather seated, music blastin, four wheelin, gods hand me down of a car? Think of it this way would you willingly jump in front of a train? Didn't think so and it's basically the same thing so nuh uh not ever will I get in that car.

Crap how did I get in this car?

Oh yeah it involved a lot of questioning and screaming and tackling.

I was now riding in his car trying not to look it in the eyes. I heard they can smell fear. I sniff my pit just to check but I don't smell anything so I think I'm good.

A thought pops into my head so because of my nervousness I just blurt it out. I start to smack the air and say "Taste that, it's tension." I giggle a little and my own stupidness until I feel the car stop two blocks from school.

"Get out so no one knows I know you ok?"

It's funny he asks it like I have a choice but you might have well as made me disabled for how little freedom I have in this chaotic and messed up world I live in.

I sigh and get out.

Great way to start freshman year.