By: Katelyn Tijerina
When I was eating three meals a day and exercising daily. When I weighed a little more than 160 pounds standing at 5’4” you came to me, put a hand on my shoulder, titled your head and said
“I’m concerned for your health” I started to eat less. Three meals became two and eventually one. I used to indulge in the savory taste of meat. Meanwhile, no more then water passed through my chapped lips. My weight collapsed. Lose hanging skin replaced firm muscle, droopy, tired, colorless eyes replaced what used to be a warm brown.
I came to you for help.
“I think there’s something wrong. I can’t eat without throwing up” you put your hand on my shoulder with the same sympathetic eyes
“But you look so good” It was a sickness I could not overcome without the support I had thought would be waiting.
And now, I lay in this stiff bed, nutrients being funneled into me with plastic tubes and needles. You gaze at me with the same unchanging head tilt and place your hand on my shoulder
“Why did you do this?”
The world goes dark
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