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Human beings, cruel, deceitful, unwelcoming, and selfish. Tina knew better, people are so… heartless. Her bullies, they could not possibly have a heart. How could a person possess the satanic evil to permanently damage another being? The frustration of being human is that others are so cruel. She remembered the comments other people remarked at school. Bullies apparently don’t know the pain. They always say, “Aww, does the baby-”, “Kill yourself, no one cares about you!” One winter like day, after school, Tina sulked home. She felt burning tears welling up in her eyes as she recalled the horrific day. Mikayla, her main tormentor, and her wicked followers, they managed to get ahold of her belongings and dumped them into a toilet.They humiliated …show more content…

Finally she stepped outside of her room and crept downstairs. Ring! A small ring at the doorbell made her jump. Was it Mikayla? Tina cautiously looked out her peephole and saw a small package. Tina grabbed the package and took it inside, she hastily ripped of the packaging and stared at the artifact that had been brought to her. Tina looked at the return address confused. Hell. That weirdness was inscribed on the return address. She was going to toss it into the trash when she caught a glimpse at the strange object title, The Hater Board, it was etched in wood. Tina finally caught on, it was a Ouija board she was holding! In smaller writing it said “the spirits will hear your problems of your tormentors”. Tina felt giddy as she brought it to the floor, a plan devising in her head. It may be a trick, but there’s worth trying. She set the board in the correct position and begun to talk. “I am Tina and I am a victim of bullying. I’ve suffered countless days of crying, countless hours of contemplating, and countless hours of devising ways to escape my wrath. Mikayla hates me to hell. Her minions, they also hate me.” Suddenly, the air grew completely still and the board began to crack. The noise was frightening and Tina screeched, running out of the room. She was absolutely terrified. When it stopped, the board seem to have thin lines that seem to say

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