I apologize to a person who went to my middle school and is also attending the same high

school I am currently in. The name is going to be kept confidential as we do not want this to
spread. I apologize to him for bullying him to the extent of making him cry. It started like this: In
Grade 8, our class went to the computer lab to work on a project. I was not doing any work and
was bored, so I was calling him names like "fat" because he was a bit overweight and other
words that cannot be said in a Catholic high school. I thought of a way to make his life more
miserable by making a poster on the computer with an image of an overweight, wrote his, then
put AKA (also known as), and worst of all printed 40 copies of those posters. The printer was
making a lot of noise because there were a lot of copies directed to be printed. Right after the
printer was going off, a classmate went to the printer and saw many posters of what I made, and
that person told the entire class what it was. Not very soon, the whole class crowded the printer
and was laughing at him, including me. People asked if I did it and I said "I do not know what
they are talking about", but they started laughing even more because they knew it was me. The
person whom the picture is of started crying and told the teacher. The teacher then asked if I did
it, I denied the accusation; which was very bad according to my morality. Even though it has
been 4 years, I still have not yet apologized, but at times talk to the person. I believe its wrong
how I never apologized and basically forgot what happened; what is wrong remains wrong
even after forgiveness is given. I recognized the wrong and identifying the wrongdoer, and
paying back for the injustice I caused. By apologizing I am seeking for repentance, to turn
around, change my mind and heart, and be open to Gods Grace. Next time I see him I am going
to say, Im very sorry for what I did to you, and I know I should have done this sooner, but now
I want to impose a penance on myself. If and whenever you need help I will be there for you. I


sometimes get the car to drive to school, so I can give him a ride to school. At times, I see him
weeding his lawn and now that I think of it, I can help him with the weed work. I will also ask
him to join the table where we sit for lunch, and invite him to places where my friends and I go;
this would be me paying restitution because they lost friends and people bullied him, as he was
seen vulnerable. As a result of doing all of this, I wish to achieve restorative justice for the
victim and moving up in Kohlberg stages of moral development. By doing all of these good
deeds, I hope for reconciliation. If I was in his shoes, I would be very upset if someone did that
to me, I would be hurt. I would hate the person for doing such an awful act. After the person
would apologize and make up for what they did, I would heal. I regret for having caused the
inconvenience, hurt, and damage. This includes an expression of empathy towards you, including
an acknowledgement of what I have done. Having empathy for you being hurt or angered is the
most important part of your apology. An acceptance of responsibility for my actions: This means
not blaming anyone else for what I did and not making excuses for my actions but instead
accepting full responsibility for what I did and for the consequences of my actions. I am truly
sorry and hope for your forgiveness.