My story starts in elementary school. I would get bullied basically almost everyday, even though I don't remember it today I'm sure I was. I remember being made fun of in 5th grade and in 6th. It didn't really have an effect on me until 7th grade. It got wore and worse. I went into depression, but NOBODY knew except my BFF. She's the only one that knew because I saved her from leaving Then I fell into what she fell into. I felt like I wasn't good enough for anyone except her and my teachers and my friends. I put on a fake smile everyday and I let myself get bullied (which was really dumb.) I'd go home and act all normal like nothing happened. I would only tell my BFF who bullied me and how. She gave me advice on ho to just not believe those words.. i tried, but it didn't work.  I cried all the time when i got ready for bed. I saw what the bullies saw. I didn't see what my BFF saw. I just got so tired of the bullying that I thought of suicide was the ONLY answer. I cried more and more. I believed in the bullies words more and more. I tried to believe in what my BFF was saying about me, the only positive words. and not trying suicide because its not worth it.   But to me it was. and right then and there it was all about me.  My BFF finally yelled at me and made me cry, but made me believe that I was worth something and i can be happy and I want to live life.  I told my parents what was going on. They are the number 1 reason i changed. No, it wasn't fast, but i was changing for t he good.  I told some of my friends what was going on. They took it all in & accepted it and didn't make fun of me for it like i thought they would because they know that suicide is a stupid idea. I didn't think that it would happen, but I made my 14 person group stronger. WAY STRONGER. We hang out a lot more now. Fight harder and stand up for each other  more now.   We are ALL happy with each other, life & ourselves.  I don't let the bullies get to me because i know that they cant and their words aren't true! My 13 friends and I are like Diamonds. We cant be scratched, broken, torn apart. But we can shine. And no one can take that away from us.