8 year old me looked up and started asking questions, ‘’what happened to me? I don't understand why I feel so gross? Was I in the wrong?’’ 10 year old me looked up and started asking questions, ‘’what happened to us? Why do you look so tired?’’ 12 year old me looked up and started asking questions, ‘’did it get better? Do we accept ourselves?’’ 14 year old me met my eyes and only asked one question, ‘’why are we still alive?’’ 16 year old me met my eyes and asked the same as 14 year old me. 18 year old me met me in my eyes ‘’so did it get better? Is that why we’re still alive?’’ 20 year old me met me in my eyes and only smiled sadly.








