A shy schoolboy found himself the victim of merciless bullying by his school bus driver.<\/p>\n
The child tolerated the abuse until one fateful bus ride saw him finding the confidence to stand up to the nasty adult.<\/p>\n
Redditor Cormorant11 was a shy child who never made friends his age. His only way to pass the time during the brief bus journey home from school was by reading.<\/p>\n
He kept to himself all the time, but that didn\u2019t save him from amassing trouble.<\/p>\n
The original poster (OP) would sometimes sit with his older brother on the bus, which somehow helped him make some new friends older than him because they were all his brother\u2019s friends. When OP moved to middle school, he ran into a new bus driver who separated children by age before allocating seats.<\/p>\n
OP thought the guy was impolite. The driver had yelled at him a few times for sitting with his older brother. Frustrated by the man\u2019s nagging, OP decided to move to the front row, hoping he\u2019d be spared at least now.<\/p>\n
As a little boy, instead of being idle, most of the time, he sat alone in the front and read books. He was shy and didn\u2019t like talking to children his age. OP\u2019s routine on the bus didn\u2019t go unmissed. The driver had been noticing him reading books and, at some point, started to taunt him about how he must be intelligent reading all the time.<\/p>\n
A few days later, the driver picked at him again, but this time, OP knew what to do to shut his taunts permanently.
\nEventually, the driver came up with a quirky nickname for OP\u2014the \u201cBook Boy.\u201d Every time OP boarded the bus, the man would say sarcastic things like, \u201cHeya, book boy\u2026whatcha reading today?\u201d<\/p>\n
The driver exceeded his limits by also poking fun at OP for not having any friends. The boy patiently put up with him, but the final straw on one such bus ride tested his patience to the extreme.<\/p>\n
The man announced over the intercom: \u201cWill someone come sit with book boy?\u201d OP was startled and felt ridiculed. \u201cHe needs to make some friends,\u201d added the driver about OP, who was then 10 years old.<\/p>\n
OP was distraught and went home crying. He narrated the incident to his mother and was surprised by what she told him. OP\u2019s mother comforted him and advised him not to let the driver affect him.<\/p>\n
She praised him for being a bright boy, one who would grow up to be successful, unlike the bus driver, who was probably just upset with how his life turned out. The woman\u2019s words breathed some fresh air into OP\u2019s mind, and they quickly brewed an idea in the back of his head.<\/p>\n
The little boy had never felt so confident about himself. He started reading with great intensity and remained indifferent to his bullies. A few days later, the driver picked at him again, but this time, OP knew what to do to shut his taunts down permanently.<\/p>\n
While dropping the child off at the stop, the driver sarcastically asked Cormorant11, \u201cSo, book boy, why are you always reading so much?\u201d OP knew this was the right chance for a little payback. He didn\u2019t miss a beat and merrily hopped off the bus, saying, \u201cSo I don\u2019t grow up to be a bus driver!\u201d<\/p>\n
The boy never looked back to see the wreckage. Years later, OP took to Reddit\u2019s \u201cPrettyRevenge\u201d subreddit to narrate his experience. The story was soon met with an overwhelming reaction from people online.<\/p>\n
Reddit users were amazed by Cormorant11\u2019s story and rushed to the comment section to share their opinions. \u201cThis made me smile so big. The fact that you didn\u2019t look back at him makes it even colder and more awesome,\u201d user brendanvista wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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