Second of two parts Read part 1

Yuki Ujiie's first year of junior high school was agony: He was beaten by bullies, ignored by his classmates and forced to eat alone when everyone else lunched in groups.

Though Ujiie put up with the situation for months, the final straw came when his teacher suggested that he join a girl's group during lunchtime in late October. He stopped going to school the very next day.