by Kelsie

When I was eleven I got knocked over by an ATS truck. I’m now fifteen and the incident has left me with great big scars on my knees, which my mum and dad say are my war wounds.

My scars have caused a lot of bullying towards me. The other day I wore a skirt to school and everyone that saw my knees seemed to dodge me, and my best friends avoided me all day.

When I was leaving for the bus, this boy shouted "kelsie's got rank knees”! This really upset me as he knows about my accident. But I'm over it now. I believe that if anybody wants to say something about me, then they can say it to my face.

Two-faced people are not the sort of people I want to know…

Although people still chat about me I’m ok if they just want to say something nice about me. But if they turn around and slag me off, then I get really annoyed when I find out. I also feel very strongly when people slag me off behind my back and then are all nice to me to my face. Two-faced people are not the sort of people I want to know. This happens to me a lot, as a lot of people are very two faced around me.

I’ve been bullied my whole life, and I don’t care if people slag me off any more. I understand if people don’t like me. But when I don’t like a person, then I say it to their face. There is no point in lying about them if you don’t like them.

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