Thin by Huian La (the speed reading book .TXT) 📕

Dinner was a disaster

An awkward affair where no one cared

Mother was scowling

Father was drinking

And no one would eat

Dinner was a disaster,

One I would love to forget

Too bad for me

Things never worked in my favor

The next morning came

Bright and early and full of chirping

I didn't want to get up,

I didn't want to go to school

But I did anyway

And look where it got me

There was a new girl at school today

A heavy girl

Bigger then even me

But she wasn't a thing like me

She didn't slouch like I did

She didn't hide behind her hair

In fact, I fear I might have seen what looked liked a smile

Slithering across her face

The new girl is interesting to everyone now

They all couldn't understand how someone so fat

Could look so happy

I couldn't understand

How she looked so comfortable

I felt funny inside, like something was eating away at me

It took me a second to realize what

I took me a minute to squish it back down

No, no no

I won't allow it,

I can't allow the past me back out

She would only make a mess of the work I'd accomplished

The new girl was standing in front of me

How did she move so fast with her short little legs?

I stare at her, she stares at me

Then she smiles brightly

"Hey," she says, "I'm Amber."

I nod slowly, not trusting my voice

She returns my nod with another revolting confident smile

And turns to leave

I hate the new girl already

Physical Education isn't fun

Everyone watches you

They always do

I don't feel comfortable in shorts and a tee

Each step I took the fat jiggled on me

I wanted to hide 

I didn't want them to see

But I was already out there

They've seen me now

So I sucked in the fat and pretended I didn't care

Physical Education isn't fun 

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Publication Date: 05-18-2013

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Dedication:
To those who wished to be perfect. You're already perfect just as you are.