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Being bullied changedmy life…..for the better

 

Being bullied changed

    
 

my life…..for the better

 
1    “School was really difficult for 
 me. I find it hard to talk to new 
 people and make friends with 
 them, because I am very shy. 
 At the beginning of secondary 
 school, I was even known as the 
 ‘silent twin’ because I wouldn’t talk 
 to anyone except my sister. I felt 
 no one was interested in what 
 I was saying, so I just closed down. Chantal Reefs, 17
2    Some of the kids at school 
 started bullying me and calling me The rest of her family were still in
 names. As I didn’t have anyone to Africa and she lived on her own in
 go out with, I used to buy piles of a shelter for the homeless. It made
 magazines and spend my week- me realise how many people have
 ends reading them from cover to things to overcome in their lives.
 cover. I loved clothes and I dreamt5    The months leading up to the
 of being a designer when I left show were the busiest I’d ever
 school, but I never thought it would had. I learnt about so many
 happen. different aspects of making clothes
3    When I saw a poster from designing to selecting
 advertising a fashion show project, materials to use. I also found out
 I was interested to find out more. how I wanted my collection to look.
 The winners were going to make I needed to find models. I used
 their own collection of clothes with girls I knew from the group as well
 the help of some well-known as hair and make-up artists, and
 designers and put on a catwalk had to choose the music.
 show at the Victoria and Albert6    On the day of the show I was
 Museum in London. Designing terrified. My models turned up late
 clothes was something I’d always and I thought everything was going
 wanted to do but I never believed to be a failure. I even found myself
 I’d be good enough. I was nervous shouting! Luckily everything ended
 but I decided I had to take part in going smoothly and all my hard
 the fashion show project. work paid off.
4    I couldn’t believe it when7    Now I’m studying fashion at a
 I found out I was chosen for the local college. I still find it hard to
 project. When I went to my first speak in class, but I’m much more
 session, I felt absolutely sick with confident. I want to work in fashion
 nerves. I had to work together with and feel so lucky that I’ve had the
 Asabi, who was a refugee from chance to turn my life around.”
 Nigeria.