The Bully (Calamity Montana)
The Bully: Diary 1

Dear Diary,

Cal threw water on me today. He did it on purpose too. When Mr. Gregsmith confronted him about it, Cal lied and said he tripped. It was his word against mine. I think maybe Mr. Gregsmith believed me, but I’m just a scholarship kid so Cal got off with a warning not to walk around with an open water bottle. I was talking to John at my locker when Cal did it. Maybe John was flirting with me? I don’t know. Cal came walking down the hallway with his horrible jock friends. Why couldn’t he just keep on walking? Why can’t he just leave me alone? He didn’t even pretend to trip. He just flung out his wrist and I got freaking soaked. And you know those stupid white uniform shirts are really thin. Everyone in the hallway started laughing. Some guy cracked a joke about my nipples and then John started laughing too. Do you think maybe he was in on Cal’s joke? That maybe he was flirting with me to help Cal? Whatever. John’s not even that cute. His bottom teeth are crooked. Are my nipples big? I don’t know what size is normal. Is there a way to shrink them? Like a cream or something? Maybe Mom will let me buy a padded bra the next time we go shopping. I still have some birthday money left over, and Mrs. Murphy would probably pay me to mow her lawn next week. I was going to use my savings for a new backpack, but I’d rather Cal tease me for the duct tape holding the strap together than because I have weird nipples. I hate Cal Stark. Like, a lot.

Nellie