A Bully??

Sorry I'm not my usual happy self today, but my life has officially spiraled out of control.

Today was supposed to be fun. A good day. I had a late arrival day, so I got to sleep in, even though I missed the sunrise (Insert sarcasm here). I'm not a morning person, so sleeping in an extra two hours did not suck, that's for sure. I got to school and walked into the lunchroom, which was like walking into a holding pen for zoo animals. There were easily 500 people in there, of all shapes, sizes and colors. I finally found my group of friends, who were spread out between two tables, but there were still no open seats. I tossed my bag onto the table and milled about, talking to friends and chilling while we waited for them to let us into the school. I was talking to a friend when one of my friends, let's call her Zebra, said to a guy friend of mine, let's call him Soccer Ball, "Hey you're not allowed over here." I asked Zebra why Soccer Ball wasn't allowed over here and she told me that he'd broken up with his girlfriend, Ladybug, AGAIN. He'd been doing this make-up and break-up thing since May, and we were all sick of it. So, I pretended to slap him, by just tapping him on the chin. And here's where it spiralled out of control. Soccer Ball suddenly hits me on the right side of my head three times, and it wasn't lightly either. My head still hurts from it.

So I got out of there pretty quickly, tears already in my eyes. My friends were quickly rallying around me, trying to get boyfriends to go beat him up, or even threatening to do it themselves. I got out of the lunchroom only by telling the guy guarding the door that I had a "feminine emergency" that I needed to go to the nurse for. He practically jumped out of my way and I made it to the nurse's office, where I told her what happened and asked for an icepack. The Dean was called, I told her what happened, and she called Soccer Ball in too. He claimed I was bullying him. Sure, we goofed off and shoved each other around, but it went both ways. I never, never, NEVER thought I was bullying him. I would never want to. He was like a brother, and I feel awful that I hurt him like that. I can't believe this got so out of control.

Nevertheless, I got suspended for two days and was threatened with arrest. So was Soccer Ball, but that's besides the point. I won't learn the last part of Avatar in marching band, and I might not get to march the full halftime show with all my band friends. I just wish he would've SAID SOMETHING!! if he felt like I was bullying him. I wonder what Asian Guy will think, when he hears I got hit. I hope he'll ask me what really happened, instead of listening to the rumors. I hope he won't pity me, like everyone else. I hope his friend, that stupid sophmore sax player, doesn't jump up and down and say, "See, I told you she was an awful person!!" I hope my friends don't hurt Soccer Ball that badly, since he already broke his collar bone playing soccer. I hope life will go back to normal after this.

Well, as normal as my life gets.

Love always,
Sarah Snarky