THE SCHOOL BULLIES

er kids who thought it was funny to pick on younger students and make their lives miserable. The leader

op them. They thought they were above the law, and that no one could touch them. They would often pick on ki

ll, making fun of someone's clothes or hair, and then gradually escalate to more serious forms of bullyin

the hallways, and they would never dare to stand up to them. The teachers and administrators seemed

been trying to avoid them ever since. But it was hard to avoid someone who s

ee Jake and his friends in the hallways, and he would feel his heart racin

nds standing by their lockers. They were laughing and joking, and Max t

, his voice loud and

rted to follow him. They walked behind him, laughing

t following him. They were getting closer and close

m, spinning him around. "Hey, I was talking to

p, but he held tight. "Let me go,

d his grip. "Or what?" he

ack down. He looked Jake straight in the eye

rtainty in his eyes. For a moment, Max thought he had w

said, his voice dripping with

new that Jake was right. He was sca

elief wash over him. But he knew that this wasn't