The Introvert and the Extrovert: From Friendship to Bullying

Oz Grossman

If you don't remember, then here's a rundown:

Milo and Jake are best friends living in the same foster home. Last story, they fought because Jake thought Milo was being ungrateful, and so this is the continuation.

This story focuses more on bullying.

Bullying is something that happens around us and yet many of us tend to ignore it. Bullying is when one person asserts dominance over another who is weaker and keeps on pushing their limits time and time again while the weaker one has nothing to do.

Milo

     The next day, Milo was walking to school. As he was walking, Jake came from the side and shoved him with his shoulder, knocking Milo to the ground. Milo decided to ignore it as he continued walking to school. When Milo entered the classroom, he saw that his desk was piled with junk, ripped up papers, and broken pencils. By the time he cleared it all away, the teacher came in and started the first period.

     As the day progressed, Milo thought about what happened the other day. How he had just lost his best friend.

     A silent tear rolled down his face, knowing that the school year was just going to get worse from there.

Jake

     As Jake was walking to school, he saw Milo. A thought entered Jake's mind.

He walked faster and shoved Milo with his shoulder, knocking Milo down.

     When he got to school, he had a few of his friends make a pile of ripped papers and broken pencils on Milo's desk. 

     “This is what he gets,” Jake whispered under his breath. “I warned him this would happen, and I will make sure that I am right.”

     The first period started once the day went by. At the end of the day, Jake saw that Milo was walking casually, unbothered by all that Jake had done to him. Jake got angry at that fact and walked towards Milo.

Milo

     Milo saw Jake walk up to him. Fury was in Jake eyes, and he stopped right in front of Milo, staring him down.

     Jake asks Milo how he has not been getting angry or reacting to what Jake was doing to him. How is it that he is not getting angry? Milo looked up and answered that it's because he knows that it's not harmful to him and he knows that it never will be. Then, Milo turned to leave. Just as he was turning, Jake punched him and walked off. Milo started shaking with rage and fury because he had been actually punched by his friend.

Even though it was one day, it still brought out rage that Milo was holding for years. He got up and walked up to Jake. Jake turned around, Milo clenched his fist, raised his hand, and… 

This is the end of our second part