Category : Stories

Sub Category : YoungAdult

Every time I open my social media account, I am always get depress. I always read a posts or messages from my classmates who frequently bash me on line for being fat. Calling me Fatso or everything that hurts. Insulting my knowledge, embarrass me or worst, degrading me. I always log out every time I'm seeing it. 

What's wrong with being fat? Is it a crime? Is it a communicable disease?Am I gonna die with this?!  What?!! As for me, there is nothing wrong with that! Nothing wrong if you get fat or thin. It's a choice! It's a freedom! It all depends on you! Yes you if you're happy of being fat or thin. I am happy being fat! I am happy with my life being fat! The only problem is them! Are they envy of me? What's wrong with them?!!

Sometimes I want to deactivate my account but how will I contact my father whose working in Canada, he finance my schooling. How will Tita Anna, a doctor, contact me whenever my epileptic brother needs help? Or block them but they're too many? It's a waste of time! Or fight them back but I don't want to get into trouble so I just let them bully me. I only want peace!

One day I open my account. I have one friend request. A man named Flavio Valiente from Davao. He is older than me. I accepted his request. The next day he chat me. I have no homework and no class so I answer his messages. I never know he is knowledgeable and a good advicer. I learned that like me, he also been bash on line every day. He is bash for being too smart because he knows everything and he likes research. We became online bestfriend. 

We chat everyday after my class. Exchanging different ideas and sometimes explaining them. He became my teacher especially in math, my weakest subject. I admit that I learned a lot from him.

Until one day... He never answer my chat. The next day before I go to sleep. I open his profile only to find that he's dead. His friends are messaging him with saddness.

"My dearest Kuya, you're death is so untimely. We will miss you dear brother.", message posted by his sister.

I never sleep that night. Feeling shock of his death. I felt saddened and I can't stop crying. I learned that he died of motor accident. I will never forget him! He been the great friend to me. I'm very much thankful to him. If not for him, I'm not confident in social media. I will always treasure what he said to me;

"No matter how many times they bash you, you may fight them back in a calm manner. If it did not work report them or block them. But more importantly is you're confident all time and you know yourself. You know what your saying. And remember, bashers lacks attention. Just ignore them!"

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