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So, I begged Mum to let me have another day at home, but she would not have a bar of it.
I felt so sick on the way to school. My guts were all tied up, and I couldn't even eat
breakfast. Just the thought of school made me wanna spew. Hadn't even seen the school
counsellor before today, as in not even knowing what she looked like. I was expecting her
to yell at me, but she started asking me questions about school and friends, and there was no
third degree at all. With Mum there, I didn't feel like saying much, 'cause I actually get
on okay with my mum, and I didn't really want her to know what's going on. I didn't know
what it would do to her. Like sure she knows I'm having a hard time, but I don't want her
to know that I have no mates, and I just hate being here.
Then the school counsellor, Alice, asked if we could have a chat without Mum being there.
It was like she was asking me for permission. So I said "yeah", and Mum said she'll wait
down the hall. Then Alice made us a cup of tea, and we started talking, and we didn't
even talk about what got me suspended. I told Alice about being bullied in junior school,
and that's why I'm not friends with any of the girls in my year. Hadn't thought about
that stuff for years. Alice said that being bullied can affect your self-esteem after
years that it happened. I hadn't really thought about that. The good thing was, I didn't walk
out feeling like a total loser and that was my biggest fear. And that she would pay out
on me like the way Mr. Fletcher did. But she didn't, yet. Okay, so now I'm gonna go to
Susie. She's dying to hear what happened. See you.