by Amelia Lorrison

I used to be really happy at my school. I had loads of great friends， my 1）confidence was improving， and my grades were right on 2）target...That was， until we started year nine last year.

Several new students joined， including a boy named Chris. I didnt think anything of him at first， apart from the fact that he gave off a bit of a 3）creepy 4）vibe. I soon discovered my 5）instincts were right when， at the end of October， he tried to hug me. It sounds like a small thing， but I didnt know him at all—why would he try to hug me？ I avoided the hug quickly and went to my friends who were nearby.

我在學(xué)校曾經(jīng)很快樂(lè)。我有一大幫很好的朋友，信心不斷增強(qiáng)，成績(jī)也越來(lái)越接近我的目標(biāo)……直到去年我們進(jìn)入9年級(jí)為止。

幾個(gè)新生來(lái)到學(xué)校，其中有一個(gè)男孩名叫克里斯。起初，我沒(méi)怎么在意他，不過(guò)覺(jué)得他給人的感覺(jué)有點(diǎn)怪。我很快就發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的直覺(jué)沒(méi)錯(cuò)——10月底的時(shí)候，他試圖要抱我。這聽(tīng)起來(lái)沒(méi)什么大不了的，但我根本不認(rèn)識(shí)他，他為什么要抱我呢？他要抱我的時(shí)候，我迅速避開(kāi)，走到附近的朋友那兒。

We 7）dispersed for half term and everything was normal， but when we came back， things started getting 8）weirder again. It all started with my name. Chris would call out my name in class and then pretend that he hadnt done anything. At first， I would stare at him until he looked back to make him realise that I knew what was going on. I wanted to scare him out of doing it， but it didnt work.

Then he began to 9）take the mickey out of me. I told him to leave me alone but he wouldnt， and after Christmas he would 10）constantly turn around in his chair and stare at me. He kept on calling my name out. It was really weird. Sometimes he would come over and 11）lean or stand right over me. It could definitely be classed as bullying， so I went to the teacher about it. She spoke to him and things improved for a couple of days， but then he 12）stepped it up a gear.

期中假的時(shí)候我們沒(méi)有見(jiàn)面，一切都很正常。但當(dāng)我們回到學(xué)校以后，情況又變得越來(lái)越奇怪。事情是由我的名字開(kāi)始的?？死锼箷?huì)在班上喊我的名字，然后裝作什么都沒(méi)有發(fā)生。一開(kāi)始，我會(huì)一直盯著他，直到他看回我，我想讓他意識(shí)到我知道發(fā)生的事情。我想嚇唬他，讓他別再那樣做，但沒(méi)有用。

然后，他開(kāi)始嘲笑我。我叫他離我遠(yuǎn)點(diǎn)，但他不肯。圣誕節(jié)之后，他老是轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身來(lái)盯著我。他繼續(xù)叫我的名字。這實(shí)在很奇怪。有時(shí)候，他會(huì)走過(guò)來(lái)，挨著（桌子）或就站在我前面。這絕對(duì)屬于欺凌，于是我為此事去找老師。老師找他談了話，情況好轉(zhuǎn)了幾天，但馬上他又變本加厲。

One day after school， an unknown number kept ringing my phone over and over. When I answered it， there was only silence. I was a bit confused because Id never given Chris my number， but the next day， during 13）ICT， I saw that he was able to 14）access the class list of phone numbers for us all. I couldnt prove to anyone that it was him because when I tried to ring the number back， no one would pick up.

This happened for weeks. Each night Id get 15）up to eight calls， and every day at school Chris would do something. He started putting his hand on my shoulder or tapping me on the back； sometimes he would throw things at me or try to hug me again. He also started taking the same bus home as me， and would sit either across the 16）aisle or in the seat behind. It was like he was everywhere I went.

Then， during the February half term holiday， things reached a 18）peak. I called my friends and asked them if they wanted to go to the cinema that night. They agreed and， just before they left， one of them posted something about it on Facebook. We arrived， and bought some popcorn—but minutes later Chris arrived with some boys we didnt recognise. He looked right at me 19）triumphantly， and in that 20）instant I knew that his appearance wasnt a coincidence.

一天放學(xué)后，一個(gè)未知電話不斷打我手機(jī)。當(dāng)我接聽(tīng)的時(shí)候，沒(méi)有任何聲音。我有點(diǎn)疑惑，因?yàn)槲覐臎](méi)有把自己的號(hào)碼給克里斯。但第二天在信息技術(shù)課上，我看見(jiàn)他可以進(jìn)入班級(jí)名單，上面有我們所有人的電話號(hào)碼。由于我打回那個(gè)電話的時(shí)候沒(méi)有人接聽(tīng)，所以無(wú)法向別人證明那個(gè)人是他。

這種情況一直持續(xù)了幾個(gè)星期。每一晚，我都會(huì)接到多達(dá)八個(gè)電話。而在學(xué)校的每一天，克里斯都會(huì)搞一些花樣。他開(kāi)始把手放到我的肩上，或拍我的后背；有時(shí)候，他會(huì)朝我扔?xùn)|西，或者又想抱我。他還和我坐上同一趟公交車(chē)，坐在過(guò)道另一邊或者我座位的后面。好像我走到哪里，他就跟到哪里。

然后，在二月的期中假期間，事態(tài)發(fā)展至頂峰。我打電話給我的朋友，問(wèn)他們那天晚上要不要去看電影，他們說(shuō)好。就在他們出發(fā)之前，其中一個(gè)人在“臉譜”上發(fā)布了這個(gè)消息。我們到達(dá)電影院，買(mǎi)了一些爆米花——但沒(méi)過(guò)幾分鐘，克里斯和幾個(gè)我們不認(rèn)識(shí)的男生出現(xiàn)了。他用勝利的眼光直直地盯著我，在那一刻，我知道他的出現(xiàn)不是巧合。

I didnt understand why Chris had such an 21）obsession with me， but I didnt like it. I was 22）genuinely terrified of what he might do next， especially when my friend told me that hed asked her where I lived. Luckily she lied for me and said she didnt know.

This was the final straw. I went straight to my teacher and 23）broke down completely. He took me to the 24）deputy head， who listened to my whole story and called Chris in herself.

Things stopped straight away after that. Chris was told that he is to 25）have nothing to do with me—hes not even allowed to talk about me with his friends. It turns out he got 26）expelled from his old school for 27）stalking someone. Ive moved classes so that now were only in maths together. I lost my confidence for a whole year afterwards， and I now find it very difficult to trust boys at all. Im still scared of him， but I know I did the right thing by telling my teachers.

My advice to anyone in a similar situation is to tell someone. Tell your friends， your family， even 28）contact the police if they start standing outside your house. Keep a diary of what they do， and on what day—this can be used as 29）evidence. Chris really 30）messed with my head， but because I trusted my instinct I never let him get close to me. Im just thankful its all over now.

我不明白克里斯為什么對(duì)我如此著迷，但我不喜歡這樣。我真的很怕他以后會(huì)做出什么事情，尤其是我的朋友告訴我，他曾向她打聽(tīng)過(guò)我住在哪里。幸好她幫我撒了謊，說(shuō)她不知道。

我實(shí)在無(wú)法忍受了。我直接去找老師，我完全崩潰了。他帶我去見(jiàn)了副校長(zhǎng)。副校長(zhǎng)聽(tīng)完我的事以后，親自叫來(lái)了克里斯。

在那之后，一切馬上停止了?？死锼贡桓嬷荒芎臀矣衼?lái)往，甚至不準(zhǔn)和他的朋友談起我。原來(lái)他以前就是因?yàn)楦檮e人而被開(kāi)除出校的。我調(diào)整了課程，所以我們現(xiàn)在只在上數(shù)學(xué)課的時(shí)候碰面。在隨后的一年里，我都失去了自信，我發(fā)現(xiàn)現(xiàn)在很難相信男生了。我還是怕他，但我知道，告訴老師是正確的。

對(duì)那些和我處境相似的人，我的建議是（把情況）告訴別人。告訴你的朋友、家人；萬(wàn)一那些人站在你家外面，你甚至要聯(lián)系警察。用日記記下他們的行為和日期，這可以成為證據(jù)?？死锼勾_實(shí)讓我方寸大亂，但我相信自己的直覺(jué)，從不讓他接近自己。謝天謝地，現(xiàn)在一切都結(jié)束了。