DENIAL

"No one would be that mean to me on purpose. There must be some mistake!"

ANGER

"How dare someone treat me like that?  Don't I deserve to be treated with basic human respect? No one deserves to hurt me like that when I was nothing but polite to them!"

BARGAINING

"If someone would just say a kind word or wave a magic wand, I'd be right back in class and I'd be happy for the rest of my life".

ACCEPTANCE

I'll let you know when I get there.