Chapter 42

" Okay, that's good to hear. "

" Hmm. " Rose replied as silence descended between them once again.

" Why didn't you decide to take care of your family business? "

" Well, I didn't want to be on the bad side of my uncle's, and also they have been managing it for years already, and deciding to take it back might cause trouble within the family as my uncles are greedy people. " He replied.

" Oh, They might even try to kill you if you try to drag the company with them. "

" That's true and that's why I decided to start my modeling agency from the scratch. "

" Hm, it might have been a hard task trying to look for beauties. "

" I have to admit that it was pretty hard at first but as how agency began to expand it wasn't anymore. "

" That's how it is. "

" Why don't you join my Agency instead? " Daniel suddenly requested.

As if already expecting this question, Rose replied immediately.

" I can't just jump from Agency to the agency as I like as I'll have to sign the contract termination fee. "

" Oh that, I can lend you the money for the contract termination and you'll return it to me later. "

" Really? "

" Of course. "

" Am sorry to Refuse you but I can't accept your money, I am not terminating my contract with my agency not because I don't have the money for the termination fee but I have become so attached to the agency that I don't want to leave. "

" Oh, is it because they were the ones that made you who you are today? "

" Yes, that's part of my reasons and also because I don't want to be seen as a coward who will run away at the sight of oppression. "

" You must be very bold and courageous, uh? "

" Not really but I learned to be over time. "

" How? "

" Well, it's a long story. "

" But you can break it short, right? "

" Yes. "

" Okay, I am listening. "

" Well, during my junior high school days I was often bullied by the Rich kids not because my parents weren't rich but because of my figure, I was so thin and tall then which made the subject of their bullies, though they didn't go physical they often hurt me with their Awful words, Some of them often called me Miss Broom while others called me, Miss Tree which was very hurtful, during those days I would cry myself to sleep in the night as I never for once cried in front of them, I didn't give them the satisfaction of being vulnerable in front of them I didn't want them to know that their insults got to me though I was indeed hurt, those times I had no one to talk to as my parents were always busy with building up their business, always traveling from country to country for business so I was often left alone with my Nannies who I couldn't confide in. "

[ She was bullied for being Thin while I was bullied for being different. ]

" So how did you get over all of that? "

" Oh, I haven't finished my story yet. "

" Okay, continue. "

" Hm, due to their hurtful words and so on, my self-esteem started to drop till I became body-conscious and so on, I started to isolate myself and spoke less and soon I realized that I had Depression, I cried often and was always sad most of the times, I started to feel like my life was a mess and that Living wasn't worth it, I started to think of committing Suicide but an Article I came across changed my view. " Rose took a deep breath before she continued.

" The article was about a young girl who went through almost the same thing I did and how she was able to overcome it, the Article also had websites of where you can go through Counselling, soon I searched for the website online and after registering myself and my details I was given a mentor Later on, my new mentor was a Young lady of about Twenty Two then, we often chatted Through Email and sometimes through Video calls, she was the one that gave me advice and guidance , she became my guardian angel and my only Friend, she taught me how to defend myself from those bullies, she also told me that it isn't a bad thin to have a figure like mine and also that those girls who were bulling me were only jealous of my figure and so they wanted me to feel bad and insecure about my figure and she was right , I soon started to ignore them and didn't let their hurtful words get to me, I became a different person, I started to focus more on my studies and not on them and by the time the results for final examination of Junior High highschool were released, I ended up being the student with the best result in my state. "

" Wow! "

" Yes, my parents who never had Time for me were surprisingly Present during my graduation day to receive the award, they Complimented me and told me that they were very proud of me, when I told My online mentor, Rose Mary about this, she was very happy for me, After this, All those insults and everything stopped, I was promoted to Senior Secondary school leaving some of the bullies behind and that was how I was able to overcome depression though it wasn't an easy task. "

" Hmm, I am very Proud of you. " Daniel Exclaimed.

" Thank you. "

" You welcome. "

" By the way, how was your school life like especially after your parents died? "

" Not bad, my Grandparents Were always there for me so I wasn't bullied though I was always called different names for not having Parents but I didn't mind it after all I didn't lack anything and my Grandparents were very caring. "

" That's good. "

" Yes. "

" I hope that people with depression can be able to overcome it, I hope they know that they aren't alone and there are a lot of people suffering from it too. "

" Yes, I hope they realize that being depressed isn't their fault and they shouldn't be blamed for it, just like how a person shouldn't be blamed for falling Sick or Being diagnosed with one disease or the other. "

" True, I wish most parents can learn to understand their children more and not just judge them for being depressed and so on. "

" I agree. "

[ If you are suffering from depression, just know that you are not alone, you can find help online, just search for Online Mentors on your browser and Drop your details and your difficulties, you'll be allocated to a Reliable Mentor within 48 hours at most. ]