This is a little bit of a personal celebration: a few months ago, and for the past few years, I’ve hated pretty much every part of myself, from how I looked to how I always felt that I wasn’t good enough to my inability to keep friends.
Now, I’m preparing to go to one of the best universities in the world and study something I truly love. I wear makeup sometimes and am amazed to find that I actually like how I look in the mirror. I laugh a lot more and a lot louder, and don’t worry or panic about my every word when I’m around friends. After finding out that I’m pre-diabetic, I’ve gotten used to eating food that is good for my body and live off off regular exercise and am brighter and lighter than I’ve ever felt before - since finding out about my condition, I’ve lost over 10 kilos and my blood sugar levels have finally balanced out. My head is clear and my eyes are open and I’m ready, so ready, to take on this world.
Goodbye to everything and everyone who tried to hold me down. I’m ready to be free.

