"I got thick skin and an elastic heart, but surely your knife may be too sharp.

I'm like a rubber band, but don't try to pull to hard. I may snap and I move fast.

You won't see me fall apart, 'cause I got an elastic heart."

"Elastic Heart" by Sia

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This story is dedicated to the usual rejects of society, the ones that try to fit in with the crowd yet end up being left out in the cold.

This is dedicated to the ones who yearn to belong, the ones who wish to be seen and taken seriously yet end up being silenced by the naysayers and the elitists.

This is dedicated to someone who's been on the edge, ready to let go of it all after being denied their right to be unique and unapologetic.

This is dedicated to someone who lost a friend, a loved one, or even a lover to the hands of suicide when things became too much and the pressures to conform outweigh the hopes of being free to live life.

This is dedicated to someone who knows what to fight for in life even when things became too intense and rejections come flying left and right and all around.

This is dedicated to someone who dares to dream despite those who say that we're to think and be the same. This is for the ones who stay in the battle even when the odds are stacked against them.

This is dedicated to all of these people mentioned because we know that the present belongs to the top dogs and the people who live life in the fast lane without a care in the world but the future...

Oh, yes, my friends.

The present belongs to the popular crowd but the future will soon belong to the underdogs and the outcasts, the people who work behind the scenes and the ones who have to hustle hard in order to stay alive.

The future belongs to them...and can belong to myself and to you.

This story is dedicated to everyone who was known to be placed in the losing team.

This is dedicated to those who have been ignored and tossed away like unwanted garbage.

This is dedicated to the bullied, the socially repressed, the regressed, the oppressed, the wrongly suppressed.

This is for dedicated to me...and I dedicate this out to all of you.

-Sir Jay D. Evers.

It's a bit long for an epitaph and a universal dedication page, but I felt like I had to write this because we know that we were once bullied or rejected at school, work, and even in our own family and social areas because we're too different from the normal crowd.

I should know because I was bullied back in seventh grade- the same time when I lost my maternal grandmother to murder in 2003. I was bullied for being scrawny and autistic. I had a few teachers on my side, but I was mainly seen as a punching bag or a whipping boy by my classmates.

So yeah, I felt the need to compose this dedication page for all those who have been rejected by society and have either lost their lives, know someone who has lost their lives to suicide, or those who still dare to fight against the popular crowd and know what they want in life- to be seen in a newer light and be taken seriously. I dedicate this out to each of you who fit in this category as well to myself and to you.

With that, ladies and gentlemen, I hope you are ready for a story of a lifetime. Now, show this writer some love and remember to...

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