I'll Be the One

by Lyla Lee

Why should I have to stand up for myself all the time? Just because I’m fat doesn’t mean I have to let myself get hurt by these people over and over again. I’m not some spokesperson for all fat people, nor am I some martyr. I’m just one girl trying to achieve her dreams and live her own life.

“You are beautiful,” I whisper to myself. “Don’t let anyone, not even yourself, tell you any different.”