When I Stood Up for Myself

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“Hey sheep, it’s my notebook. Fill it before coming to school tomorrow or all your belongings will vanish without a trace!” That mentioned herbivore was no other than me, and the one who just threatened me named Chi, the tyrant. And clearly from this threat, I was bullied. Yes, I, the confident and courageous one as others often regard, was bullied.
6th grade, new girl, it was a whole new start for me as I just moved from another place. I tried to be cool and friendly with all. I tried my very best in the class and followed all the rules. My grades were impressive, and I was popular among my teachers and friends, except for …Chi. Twice as big as others, and rude, Chi declared herself the “tyrant”. And I was her victim. She called me “sheep”. She pushed me whenever she saw me. She stuck glue on my chair. She even put gum to my 3-year-grown hair, forcing me to cut it. Nobody đứng ra to protect me. All my classmates were afraid of Chi. Telling the teachers was useless because thanks to Chi’s “influential” background, they closed their eyes to her aggressive behaviors. I couldn’t tell my mom either because Chi’s parents were her employer. This only stopped when I “granted her request”. She just threw any kind of exercise on me and I had to finish it carefully.
Until…
Chi forced me to give her the answers of the final exam test. If I got caught, my paper would be cancelled and all my hard work would vanish. Her order drove me crazy. It was beyond my endurance. For a moment, I left my fear behind my back and said. “No!” “What?” – Raising eyebrows, she asked. “From now on I wouldn’t do any irrational thing you ask me.” – I replied. Surprised, Chi told me: “There is no second chance. So I’m asking you again. Are you sure about your dec...

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... dare to think of the consequences. I was betting my everything into a “fight” I hold 1% of winning. I flipped the ball. One, two, three,... My heart seemed to stop beating. And ... Goal!! The ball was in the basket, for real. I burst with joy...
That turning point has made me believe more in myself. I always try to my very last effort till the last second however hard it sounds. Thanks to that principle, I have been able to overcome many obstacles, and gain others’ appreciation. I have become the confident president of a 120-member-club, the enthusiastic leaders of many major environmental projects in Vietnam and the potential global youngster.

Yet restraining my happiness, I turned back and talked to Chi: “I have won. And now it’s time for you to follow our deal, as you know that if I want something, I will put my entire mind, heart and strength to achieve it.”

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