“I think I need professional help. The timing would work perfectly. Demi’s team is pushing a recovery campaign. I can go covertly with no press coverage and come back stronger for my final pilot season before I turn eighteen.” “You can’t take off that much time, you’ll lose momentum,” they answered flatly. “I know, but—” “Alyson, you’re not that anorexic. You’ll throw away your career if you take a break right now. You’re one role away from everything changing.” At the time, my ears interpreted their words as caregiving. They believe in me and I can’t let them down. I didn’t see their greed
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