The Moment I Realised That I Could be a “Someone” By Emma Holt
The Secret Garden. From the body of work titled ‘The Spirit Within’. ©Emma Holt BA(Hons) .
Time & Reflection. From the body of work titled ‘The Spirit Within’. ©Emma Holt BA(Hons) .
Yes, I was a victim of bullying. Something which has been part of not only my childhood but my adult life too. My bullying was not just name-calling, it was severe physical bullying too, the type that makes you want to circle up in a corner and cry, or maybe even take your own life.
I felt the back of my chair being kicked and then my hair being pulled aggressively... ...I knew that today was going to be another horrendous day 94
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sharp, painful punch to my side and another big kick to my chair… I wanted to escape the torment of the classroom, to fling open the classroom door and to run down that long, narrow corridor and to escape… to actually take a breath of freedom, to have this heavyweight of ridicule and torment, finally taken away from me.
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I remember, being pushed from person to person, as a large gang of kids circled me, calling me disgusting names and spitting in my face, then a sudden push from behind and I was pushed down an embankment into a pile of broken glass bottles. The fear overpowered me as tears came rolling down my face… yes, this was actually during lunchtime on my school playing field. WHY AM I TELLING YOU ALL THIS? You see I grew up feeling like I was average, perhaps even worthless, as a teenager I felt like I couldn’t strive to become a someone. To be accepted. www.lancmag.com
