Its been a long road for me in my life like most teenagers Iv'e struggled but i've struggled more then most I was bullied for about 4 years of my school life on & off  but it got worse when i came out as gay. All of the sudden i was being pushed around & singled out. I was called butch,dyke,fag,pride,rainbow,worthless,ugly & other names i refuse to repeat. My friends were all ok with who i was. But i kept the bullying a hidden from them. All of them. Till long after the fact. After the bruises healed & the cuts became scars. I carry the pain & scar inside me day after day its hard but you can do it i know i have found a way. it's gets better. Speak up. I promise I'll be here for anyone who needs it. You can get out.  As my family started to find out they were mostly ok. I come from a small town. Some have money & others are barley making it. I have always been picked on for me not having money,nice clothes, my dad always around & my familes choices. Its gets better. My school was like a war zone for me half the students & teachers loved me for who i am. The other half hated me wanted to make my life hell that's what they did but  the worst mistake i made was blaming my self & keeping it from the good half. Speak up its gets better its not your fault. I remember one night coming home from practice I had to out run a girl who wanted to beat me up i knew i couldn't hit her because it was a cop's daughter she hated me for un clear reasons but the next day i was called to my friends house & asked to remove my sweatshirt & they saw the damage that other kids  had caused  me suddenly my life got a little brighter i found out i had a fighting partner in the war  i still remember the hug my friends mom gave me.  As of now thats my story.