School

My school has a zero tolerance policy for bullying.
If you tell someone you’re being bullied, they’re required to look up from their cellphone briefly.

I’ve been hurting for a long time now. When someone hurts you, you become their victim. It’s what you are. Our school is full of victims, usually the brightest, most talented kids. We are the emotionally damaged future. When someone hurts you it knocks a piece out of you until one day you just fall to pieces. It takes a long time. Everyone sees it happen. The teachers see it. I guess it’s easy watching someone else’s kids being eaten, like the maggoty kids on Third World commercials.

It just doesn’t pay to care.