I was once passing by the school-yard's basketball court... I was in 6th grade, so... 11ish... it wasn't closed up, so, as I was passing, a ball came to me, I lifted my arm and sent it back into the court... standard courteous thing and all...
The thing is, this stupid kid who was slightly taller than me and clearly from some troubled neighborhood was running from the court to catch the ball, and as I returned it, the ball landed on his face - slow reflexes on that guy.
He got pissed, I kept walking, he called me names.. I kept walking... he then threw an orange at me and dirtied my backpack.
I turned back, grabbed the guy by the neck and... I can't remember if I said anything... I remember his face slowly turning a darker shade approaching something reminiscent of purple... then I let go... the bell must have rang or something.
All his friends were around there and no one did anything.
I just remember this one other kid telling me not to go the way I was going (I guess, because the purple-face would come after me), but I just kept going as my next class was that way.... and nothing more came of it.
YES, fighting back WORKS! If you know you can pull it.
And I knew I was one of the fastest kids in school, if I needed to pull out quickly!
The thing is, this stupid kid who was slightly taller than me and clearly from some troubled neighborhood was running from the court to catch the ball, and as I returned it, the ball landed on his face - slow reflexes on that guy.
He got pissed, I kept walking, he called me names.. I kept walking... he then threw an orange at me and dirtied my backpack.
I turned back, grabbed the guy by the neck and... I can't remember if I said anything... I remember his face slowly turning a darker shade approaching something reminiscent of purple... then I let go... the bell must have rang or something.
All his friends were around there and no one did anything.
I just remember this one other kid telling me not to go the way I was going (I guess, because the purple-face would come after me), but I just kept going as my next class was that way.... and nothing more came of it.
YES, fighting back WORKS! If you know you can pull it.
And I knew I was one of the fastest kids in school, if I needed to pull out quickly!
