TW: THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS MENTIONS OF ANOREXIA

A few years ago I had fallen into a really dark place. This was a result of the abuse that I had suffered at the hands of my mother. My thoughts were full of self-hatred and I could barely look myself in the mirror. Everytime I looked in the mirror all I saw was something ugly. Something so ugly that it couldn't even be called human. This scared me.

So I stopped looking in mirrors. I stopped taking care of myself. For days on end I wouldn't eat and when I did eat I would eat a lot and cry when I realised that I couldn't hold myself back. I was a mess.

But then one day I saw Kacy and she was beautiful. Her skin was a sun-kissed olive colour and her hair was golden brown and wavy. She was the complete opposite of me. Next thing I know she trips me up. "Maybe you should look where you're going next time" she sniggers, "and while you're doing that take a look in the mirror". And then she walked away.

So I took a good long look at myself. My once beautiful dark skin had gone pale and dry, my lips were cracked and peeling and my hair..... My hair was matted. It was once my pride and joy in all of its curly glory, but now it was dry and matted against my head. I stifled a sob. I realised that I looked sick

I couldn't believe I'd let myself turn into this. So that day I made a promise to myself. Never again would I let something hurt me like this. Not at the cost of my health. This became my motto.

That day my life changed. I started to eat more and had a balanced diet. I even dragged myself to exercise every once in a while. And my cocoa skin glowed once again. My hair had regained it's shiny bounciness and I felt good. In fact I felt amazing. I had finally built myself back up again

After that I decided to muster up the courage to actually speak to Kacy. But the biggest shock was when she spoke back to me.

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I haven't written anything in ages because I couldn't find inspiration but suddenly I feel like writing again.

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