My BIG FAT HORRIBLE school year!, 6-8, p.1

    It was a couple of months into the school year. I figured everything was going well I had friends, I was getting good grades. It was just another normal school year. Ha boy was I wrong that was the worst school year of my life.  All because of Cordell Bentley, His missions destroy my life. The very first day Cordell started messing with me was on a Tuesday around the middle of March. I was a normal sixth grade student, but Cordell well he was a seventh grader. I was heading to my next class witch happened to be Spanish my worst subject. I was laughing with my friends Christopher and Jason and wasn’t paying any attention and bumped into Cordell. He quickly turned and gave me a very nasty look. As he said Watch were you’re going weirdo, and pushed me to the ground. I thought that was going to be the end of it and we were never going to meet again. Chip and Jason were a little bit ahead of me. So I ran to catch up with them. As I headed to Spanish class with Chris and Jason they were still laughing about what Jason did the other day. Something about a prank he played on his little sister. All I could think about though was that kid’s face he shot at me and why he pushed me. Wasn’t calling me wired enough? I hope he knew it was an accident. We finally got to Mrs. Webbers doors and I slow walked in after Jason and Chris and took my seat. I knew class started and the teacher was taking attendance, but after that I was thinking so hard all I heard was Blah Blah Blah!  When the teacher called my name to see if I was here I didn’t even notice. She repeated herself a couple more time before I noticed. She just kept saying Carlos, Carlos. Finally Jason hit me and I jerked my head up from my Spanish binder. I thought I was in trouble by looking at Mrs. Webbers face. She kept giving me a face that said do you need to go to the nurse. I then said here as laughter started to fill the room. For the rest of the class Mrs. Webber kept asking me if I was listening and how do you say this. I was so out of it that when she asked me to say Hot dog I actually said hot dog. She got so mad I had to stay after class and talk to her. When everybody left she asked me if I was ok. I choked up as I said yes. She seemed disappointed and said you need to pay attention if you don’t I will move you away from your friends. Ok I will jumped out of my mouth as I walked to the door. I turned the corner and there he was just standing there staring at me. As I walked by he and his friends all started say things like Freak, and nerd. I knew this was going to get worse. That wasn’t what I was worried about though. I was worried about what my teacher was going to say to me when I showed up late. I got to my locker and started putting my Spanish stuff away and grabbing my Science things. Just then my teacher came out and asked me what I was doing. I hurried to say grabbing my books for your class. He started laughing. I kept asking myself is there something on my face. Its lunch time though Carlos, not Science. OH ha-ha I knew that. I started putting all my things back in my locker and ran to the lunch room. I looked for where there were people I knew. So I could just hurry up and sit down. Over here someone yelled from across the room. I don’t know who it was but I started walking toward them. As I approached the table I realized I didn’t know anybody from the table. Two kids said sit right here by me. So I did when I looked at the kids face around me I noticed it was a trap. All the kids I was sitting with were friends of his. The ones that called me a freak or a nerd. I got up real fast acting like I was going to get my lunch. I hurried and looked for somebody I knew. I saw a lot of people but nobody I knew. Carlos somebody said I looked thinking it was that same table again but it wasn’t I looked around. Carlos somebody said again then I saw that it was Jason. I walked as fast as I could without looking suspicious. When I got to the table I took a seat in between Jason and Kyle. Everybody was talking about the girl sitting one table over and how she is so cute. I was adding in a few comments, but I was really thinking about what he was going to do next. I knew if I could survive one more class I could get to go home. The bell rang meaning lunch was over, and I was headed to my locker and to my last class for the day. For Science I was focused and on task just in tell he walked by. That’s when I started to get nerves. The teacher sent me out to do something for him. He wanted me to take something to the office. As I walked through the halls I kept looking around for him. I had a feeling if I didn’t he was going to pop out and yell at me or something. I got to the office and handed them to the lady at the desk. Thanks she said as the door shut behind me. I ran back to my class when I got in the door the bell rang. Time to go home Mr. Keene said. I packed up my things and left to go get on the bus. When I got home I ate some food and played video games for the rest of the night well until about ten. I woke up and it was morning I was so scared to go to school. I was afraid I was going to see him again.  I was so scared I faked being sick. Luckily my mom is super gullible, and will believe anything she hears. I knew it wasn’t going to do me any good by staying home because I would still have to go to school tomorrow, and would have to make-up my homework. It was nice not going to school though and not being scared to walk down a hall because there were no halls I needed to walk down. I didn’t really know what to do for the whole day so I slept in, and then ate and played video games. It was the next morning and that same feeling was back. That feeling that you’re scared to go to school. I slowly got ready and was headed out the door. When I got to school the morning announcements came on. There is an assembly today at two o-clock. We have no birthdays today. The announcements seemed normal maybe today was just another normal day. HEYY!!!! Someone shouted from across the room. I glanced over and it was him. Ha-ha it’s the freak. Why weren’t you here yesterday? I needed money for my lunch. I don’t know why I would take it from you though you’re too poor. I need to get to class I’m going to be late I said. Oh yes you are he picked me up and shoved me in my locker. Then he slammed the door almost smashing my fingers. Jason came out at the perfect time. Hey get him out of there he doesn’t want to be in a locker. Why not? Cordell said. Well would you want to be in a locker? No you wouldn’t. Oh shut up. All I heard then was a loud laugh start to get softer meaning he left. Hey are you ok Carlos? Yah I’m fine I answered. Ok well what’s your combination I’ll get you out? Ok its 17-26-36. The locker door swung open and I came tumbling out. Are you sure you ok. Yah I’m fine. Ok well let’s get to class. The bullying didn’t stop it just kept going on. Jason approached me. Hey Carlos. Hey I said. Listen man you need to tell an adult it has to stop. You have been getting bullied for three weeks now. I know I said but I can handle It myself ok. I don’t want to talk about it. Ok but if you don’t do something I will. Ok I got it. It was two o’clock meaning the assembly was about to start I went to the gym and found a seat near my friends. Jason kept giving me these looks like he was next to me or something. The assembly started and turns out they just wanted us to know about our next school field trip. That’s cool and all but we already knew about though. They have been telling us about the field trip for a month now. I looked around the gym and saw Cordell. That’s when it struck me. If I don’t do anything about Cordell it’s just going to keep happening. Nothing will change. I told myself I would give it two days and then tell an adult. All the sudden I heard a bunch of clapping. I guess the assembly is over I said.
We all started to head out of the doors. We were like a flash mob trying to get out. As everybody was rushing to get out I sat, and sat, and sat. Then I looked up and everybody was gone. As a started to look around I saw our school principal walk in.  She sat down next to me and asked if everything was ok? I didn’t want to look her in the face because I felt like she could see right through my lies. She understood me. I kept looking down at my shoes and said yah everything is fine. Really everything is fine. Carlos I’m here for you if you need to tell me something. It’s funny though even when I tried not to look at her she still knew something was wrong. Carlos she said again. I took a deep breath and then I began to say well there is this kid. His name is Cordell Bentley and I bumped into him in the hall one day. It was an accident, but I don’t know if he knows that. Anyways after that he has been messing with me.  I just really didn’t want to make it worse so I didn’t tell anybody. She mumbled something under her breath but I don’t really know what it was. Then she said ok thank you Carlos. I’m glad you told me I will have a talk with him as soon as possible. Go home now and get some rest. The next day I didn’t see him or the next. I didn’t see him for a few days. He came back on a Thursday and walked right up to me. I was so terrified that he was going to shove me in my locker, or trip me or something like that. He didn’t though he came up to me and said hey man I’m sorry I shouldn’t have done that. After that well everything went back to normal. Well except one thing I ended up getting really good grades in Spanish. So good that my teacher asked me to tutor someone, Later on I found out it was Cordell. You know he is not that bad when he isn’t trying to bully you. He ended up not needing a tutor anymore and was doing well in school to. He also never messed with anybody again. All because I told someone that he was messing with me. I don’t know what the principal talked to him about but I’m glad I let someone know. That day I learned something. I learned that it’s ok to tell someone that someone is messing with you. People shouldn’t go to school to make an enemy they should go to school to learn. After school that day I stayed after and talked to my principal about have an anti-bullying group. Today the anti-bullying group is still happening and it’s letting kids know that if they are ever getting bullied they can come in talk to people. That was what my big fat horrible school year was like.