I am not from this land. I come from a different country where I spoke Hindi, played cricket and was in a world where I was comfortable. Then, I moved to Australia in Grade 6. I did not fit in with this world. It was a different culture, a different world where I did not belong. I barely survivied primary school. Another change hit me as high school approached as a bomb ready to explode. . My high school was an open punishment field for the weaker kids. It was a fire pit of machismo, intimidation and dominance where all emotions were engulfed to fuel the weaponry of the stronger bullies. You could not get noticed the wrong way. It was survival of the fittest. Within this scarred battleground, there was no room for affection and trust. It was …show more content…
The kid who did show emotion as part of his identity. Therefore, I was already classed as a target. There 's this movie called Suffragette. The movie is based upon the hardships faced by women to achieve the vote. What the movie also vividly displays is how the women were treated before the vote. They were simply considered a lower race, a class of animals who existed to be tortured mercilessly. Well, we were no lesser than these powerless women within the social heiarchy of the school.
It was the grade 8 cricket tryouts. I bowled and next thing I hear, there are three kids insulting my belly behind my back. Constant, heartless, tortutous comments on my chubby cheeks and disgusting physique. Here, I made my biggest mistake. I cried. I cried in front of everyone. You might think I 'm pathetic, but I was 14 and already struggling through body issues. They did stop then. Not for long though. I was established as the target now. Now, I was within the victim category.
From the next day on, I was injured everyday for the first year, whether it be physical or mental. Taunted for the pregnant belly I had, harassed for my height and completely downgraded for an ugly face. It was hell for the first 6 months. I fought to stay myself but I suffered. The dark hole just kept getting