Bad HeadGirl: The Origin Of Pink Lady

bullies, a principal that turned his

eyes away from injustice and a girl who

refused to stand up for herself. This is

the origin of Pink Lady. Hazel became

Pink Lady because bullies did not know

when to stop.

Immediately Sarah got home from school,

she ran to her mother. Mommy, tell me

the origin of Pink Lady. Her mother and

elder sister Sylvia froze. Sylvia looked

at Sophia. You told her dear mother Rita

quickly looked at Sylvia. You told

Sophia. Sylvia raised her hands

slightly. Sophia was being bullied. She

said then she looked at Sophia. Why did

you tell Sarah? Sophia side. Because

Sarah was also being bullied and I could

not protect her. Sarah looked at her

mother and her two elder sisters in

shock. Wait. Everybody knew about Pink

Lady except me. Their mother's face

suddenly changed. Wait, both of you were

being bullied and you did not tell me.

Mommy, that is over now, Sarah said

quickly. Pink Lady has handled the

bullies. Now I want to know the origin

of Pink Lady. Sylvia looked at her

mother and added, "I also want to know

the origin of Pink Lady. You only told

me her name was Hazel. And honestly, I

need some distraction while waiting for

my NYC posting." Their mother took a

deep breath. Sarah, Sophia, go and take

your bath and freshen up. I will tell

you everything. Go on, Sarah shouted as

she ran off. A few minutes later, Sarah

returned quickly. Sylvia, Sophia, Sarah,

and their mother, Rita, sat together in

the bedroom. Then, Rita began. It's a

very tragic story. A story I never

wished to tell. She paused for a moment.

Bullying in community secondary school

did not start today. 35 years ago when I

was a student there, we had very wicked

seniors who entertained themselves by

bullying juniors. And the worst part was

this. Many juniors were looking forward

to becoming seniors so they could bully

others too. During my days as a junior,

my friend Hazel and I were seriously

bullied. But Hazel suffered the most.

The bullying affected her self-esteem

and confidence. There was one senior who

tried as much as possible to protect us.

His name was Senor Edafi. But even he

could only do so much because Hazel and

I always seem to find ourselves in

trouble. Senor Edafi was nice and very

playful. Whenever he saved us from

bullies, he always asked us to give him

something in return. Sometimes we bought

him snacks. Sometimes we ran small

errands for him. Hazel and I never

complained. We were always grateful that

someone was willing to stand up for us.

Hazel loved the color pink so much just

like you, Sarah. Sarah smiled. Yes, pink

lady. Rita nodded slowly. Yes. The

bullies nicknamed her pink lady because

of her love for pink. [music] Her

parents were very poor. From Jess one to

Jess 3, Hazel wore the same long patched

pink dress for every graduation

ceremony. The gown was made from

different shades of pink fabric stitched

together. It was strange and uneven.

Many students laughed whenever she wore

it. That was how they started calling

her pink lady. But that gown was the

most beautiful dress Hazel owned. And

strangely enough, Hazel actually liked

the name Pink Lady. Well, just like me,

I like red. Sophia smiled proudly. Yes,

like mother, like daughter. For a

moment, the room felt lighter and all

four of them smiled. But Rita's face

soon became serious again as she

continued the story. In Jess 3, our

classmate Winnie had a school mother

named Senior Regina who was the head

girl. The head girl was dating the head

boy and the head boy was Senior Edi.

Winnie wanted to feel powerful. She

wanted the head boy and head girl to be

her school mother and school [music]

father. So she wrote a letter to Senior

Edi asking him to be her school father.

Senior Edafi wrote back to her

explaining [music] that he already had a

school daughter in her class. Then he

gave the letter to Hazu to deliver to

Winnie. When Winnie discovered that Hazu

was actually Senior Edi's school

daughter. She became furious. She was

jealous. From that day, she looked for

every opportunity to humiliate Hazel.

The first time Hazel got her period, we

were in Jess 3. She had been looking

forward to it for a long time. But the

day it finally came, she was humiliated.

When Hazel stood up in the class, Winnie

was the first person to notice the

stain. Winnie dragged Hazel in front of

the class and turned her around. Then

she shouted, "Guys, look. Hazel is

stained with period blood." The entire

class burst into laughter. That was how

Hazelu herself realized that she has

started her period. She ran out of the

class crying. I was furious. I

confronted Winnie. Why would you do such

a thing? You are a girl. You are

supposed to protect her. Winnie simply

waved me off and told me to mind my

business. I did not do anything to you,

she said. I ignored her and ran to find

Hazel. She was crying uncontrollably. I

tried to console her. I told her that

having a period was a normal thing and

that no girl should feel ashamed about

it. But the damage had already been

done. From that day on, Hazel became

extremely cautious whenever she was on

her period. Finally, we passed Junior

Wasek and got to SS1. We were happy to

be seniors now. But in essay,

who had now graduated, rejected her and

chose Hazel as his school daughter

instead. Her jealousy did not fade. If

anything, it became worse. Winnie

started bullying Hazu openly. Sometimes

she would wait for Hazel at the back of

the girl's host and beat her up. Other

times when Hazel was passing by, Winnie

would stretch her leg so Hazel would

stumble and fall for the class to laugh.

Hazel had been bullied by seniors for so

long that she had become used to it. So

when the bullying started coming from

her own classmate she did not even see

anything wrong with it. The bullying

continued when we got to SS2. One day,

Winnie came into Hzu's dometry room and

took all of Hzu's small provisions. When

I came to visit Hesu letter, I found her

crying. She told me what Winnie had done

and how Winnie had been taking her

provisions every time since JS3. I was

furious. I shouted at Hazelu. Why are

you so weak? Why can't you stand up for

yourself? We are in SS2 now. How can you

allow your classmates bullying you like

you are in JSS1? Hazel cried even more.

Then she looked at me and said, "What do

you want me to do, Rita? I can't fight

her. If I do, I will be expelled." "Oh,

you can't fight her," I asked angrily.

"But she can bully you," Abby. Hazel

wiped her tears and said something that

shocked me. "Her father pays my school

fees. My parents work for her father.

He's a good man. He pays my school fees.

But his wife and daughter, they hate

me." At that moment, I finally

understood why my friend allowed this

bullying to continue. Hazel cried and

told me that she just wanted to get to

SS3, write our sec exam, and leave the

school. But I could not sit and watch my

friend suffer like that. The entire

class already lost respect for Hazel.

Even juniors disrespected her. They knew

Winnie, her own classmate, was bullying

her. So the next day, I went to the

principal's office. I reported Winnie. I

told him everything. I explained how

Winnie had been bullying Jesus since

Jess 3. The principal listened quietly.

When I finished talking, he asked me a

question. Did Winnie bully you? I said

no. Then he said something that shocked

me.

>> So what is your business?

>> So what is your business? The

principal's name was Principal Kalistos.

It was his responsibility to protect us,

but instead he protected the bully.

Winnie's father was a very rich man. He

always gave the principal a cash gift.

So there was no way the principal would