Bullying killed her.
There and then, Carmen decided that
she couldn't take the bullying any
longer. She planned to stay behind,
that evening, after school, and tell her
teacher what had been happening.
Unfortunately, her decision came too
late to save her life.
After lunch, her teacher announced
that the school was holding a fire
drill. When the alarm sounded,
Carmen and the other students filed
out of the classroom and assembled
in the yard outside. As the teachers
read out the roll call, the gang of five
girls decided that this was a great
opportunity to embarrass Carmen in
front of the whole school during the
fire drill.