For the first time since before that night in the hotel, when those words had wormed their malevolent way into her head, she looked at herself in the mirror and felt uncomplicated pleasure. In fact she couldn’t stop looking at herself, sheepishly grinning and turning her head from side to side. It was embarrassing just how much genuine happiness she was gaining from something so superficial. But maybe it was natural? Normal even? Maybe it was OK to enjoy her appearance. Maybe she didn’t need to analyse it any further than that, or to think about Saxon Banks and society’s obsession with beauty
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I love this! <3 It's okay to take pleasure in your appearance without tutning it into some complicated social issue. It's normal. That confidence is a good thing. @>-,-'- '-
