=Mom and =Dad told =LittleSister and me to always stick up for each other. One day a bigger kid was picking on my little sister at the playground. I was embarrassed, but I said, "Hey, leave my little sister alone!" That's when it all started. Because that kid started to pick on me. On the school bus he would sit behind me and pull my fur or steal my hat and not give it back. He would try to trip me when I walked down the hall. In the auditorium he would shoot me with rubber bands. He would call me names and stick out his tongue at me. I told the teacher that the bully was picking on me. She said she would take care of it. But after she talked to him it got even worse. The next day I didn't want to go to school, so I pretended I was sick. I think =Mom knew I was pretending, but she let me stay home anyway. My little sister came in my room after school and said, "Don't let that bully get to you. Just give him a punch." But I was too scared to punch him because I might get beat up. On school project day the bully took my project away from me. I asked for it back, but he just laughed at me. So I tried to pull it out of his hands. He wouldn't let go and my project broke. "I'll get you later," he said. I was nervous all day. Finally the bell rang. Sure enough, he was waiting for me by the bus. I was real scared. I tried to walk by him, but he pushed me. "Just leave me alone," I said! He said, "You're not going anywhere," and pushed me real hard. So I took a deep breath and started swinging. I think he hit me a lot more than I hit him. When a teacher broke it up, we got a good scolding. Then we had to get on the bus. My legs were so shaky that I could barely walk. All the kids gave me five. As the bully walked to the back of the bus, my little sister was waiting. She yelled, "Hey, fathead! Leave my big brother alone!" Then she shoved him real hard. The bully didn't do anything to my little sister. He didn't dare. He just walked to the front of the bus and sat down. There is one thing for sure. My little sister it tough. The bully better not mess with me or her ever again.