Those Three Words

by Alexis Winter

room. “In trouble again, I see?” I didn’t realize Miss

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“There’s no point in pretending, Margot. The only person you’re fooling is yourself. If you can’t be happy with who you are as a person at night when your head hits the pillow, only you can change that.”

“Sweetheart, there’s no point in others liking you if you don’t like yourself.”

She poked my nose and then kissed it softly, reminding me that no matter what I chose to do in life, she’d still love and support me. She also reminded me it wasn’t a failure to join the dance team and hate it; we have to try different things in life to find out what we love and sometimes, it’s an uncomfortable choice that lends the best reward.