I was a kid who was always treatedunkindly. One day, I was in the bathroom talking with my friends Maya andLizzie. When Kristina, one of the bullies1in. To my great surprise, she said thatshe was2 forthe way she had treated me and wanted to be friends.
Maya and Lizzie didn't believe3shesaid. But I decided to accept her. Laterthat day, I sat with the popular girls4 the first time, feeling important.
Over the next few months, I startedspending5 timewith Kristina and her friends and less time with Maya and Lizzie. When my newpopular friends gossiped", I laughed. Sometimes I did feel bad about it,6 I didn't want to be a nobody again.
Then one day, Lizzie7 to talk to me, which made me happy. But Lizzieshowed her anger with me for being mean*to Maya. A8 broke out between us. Feeling angry, I pushedher. She looked at me in terror*, shouting9 ,"You are a bullet*!"
I10 stood there with regret. She was right. I hadbecome a bully, one who I had always disliked so much. I cried all the way home.That night, I decided that I was going to11 being a bully*. The next day at school, Itried to say sorry to Lizzie, but she turned her back on me.12 would talk to me. I felt like the loneliestperson in the world.
Not13 whatto do, I told everything to the counselor*. With her help, Lizzie and Mayadecided to give me another14 .It took a while to win back their trust.
I thought I needed to be popular to besomebody. I was wrong. I am somebody because I am special and15 to my friends. Best of all, I like me again,too.
