I actually have 3 school bullies and since we all still live in the same town, I've had the pleasure of watching them grow up.
Bully number 1:
Let's call this bully Quan. Quan was a boy that was in my class in 1st grade. He use to taunt me and say extremely mean things to me. I don't remember exactly what, but I do remember being very upset by them to the point I would cry myself to sleep some nights. As the year was almost over, I finally broke down and told my mom who in turn told my teacher. After a conference with his mom (I have no idea what was said), Quan came up to me the next day and said “I didn't realize what I was saying hurt your feelings so bad, I'm very very sorry. Can we be friends?” I said yes and the rest was history. He never picked on me again through out the rest of our school days. He went off to college, played for his college football team and is doing great now. I wish nothing but the best for him as he turned out to be a really great guy.
Bully number 2:
Let's call this bully Rhett. Rhett bullied me from 3rd grade until I was in 7th grade. It was the usual things like shoving, calling me a fata**, making up really horrible rumors about me and my family. I never told anyone about him but karma does work in mysterious ways. In 7th grade I started dating a guy much too old for me (that's a totally different story). One night he asked me if I knew this kid named Rhett that was in my grade. I told him yes and mentioned the fact that that was my bully. He reply by telling me that was also his nephew (he was about 11 years younger then the boys mom who had him as a teen) and we dropped it. Once again I don't know what effect it had, BUT Rhett never bullied me again. We were never friends and I didn't want to be, but at least he never bullied me again. Rhett's life actually turned out pretty sad. In high school his parents divorced and his mom started dating a known meth dealer and thief. During that time he never knew what or who he would find when he got home from school. Once he arrived to his front door kicked in and police officers searching everything with his mom and her boyfriend in hand cuffs. Last I heard, he was working (washing dishes) at a place owned by his father as he never amounted to much.
Bully number 3:
Let's call this bully Veronica. Veronica was a lot like Rhett, but she was worse. Anyway she could hurt me she did for YEARS. It only stopped when she got pregnant in high school and I was one of the only people not bullying her. Veronica’s life actually ended up pretty sad. She got pregnant multiple times in school and ended up with 5 children before she turned 22. To her credit, they were all by the same dad and they had a great life for a while. However, the dad cheated on her multiple times and ended up marrying one of the girls while she was pregnant with baby #5. She couldn't pay their bills alone so she lost her house and car, and last I heard she is raising her kids while living with her parents and working a minimum wage job. I harbor no resentment towards her and I really hope things end up getting better for her.