Bullying pushes teen to the brink
By Ashleigh Plemper
Farmer Staff Writer
“I hope by telling my story, it can help somebody else,” says Mollee Francis, of becoming suicidal during her junior year at Watford City High School (W.C.H.S.) in 2019.
When someone is young and pretty and has the world at their fingertips, it’s hard to imagine them being in so much pain that they’d want to take their own life. But for Francis, after a year of being bullied and battling depression, the combination of the two pushed her to the edge.
“A lot of it is blurry, but at the same time, it’s very vivid. It was such a big thing in my life,” says Francis, of her darker days.
When Francis moved from Omaha, Neb., to Watford City in 2016, she expected to undergo a big change in her life, but felt ready.
“I was very excited,” she says. “We didn’t do so well in Omaha. So I was definitely ready for a fresh start.”
As Francis began her 8th grade year at W.C.H.S., it was one of any ordinary teen.
“It was a change, but I adapted pretty quickly,” she says.
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