Girls' Day

"How honorable is that move you did for your grandfather." Anran says.

I decide to act innocently and pretend to agree with her fake ugly smile.

"Oh... That's nothing, I love grandpa so much... That's what we do for family, I guess." I say, staring at her despicably.

"Yes, I guess so too, but you know... It was your grandfather's decision in the first place. Maybe that's what he thought was the best for you, to show a model." She says, spitting the last word like any hypocritical person would do.

"I don't think so," I say, opening the door for her to start heading out. "because if he really thought it was the best decision, he would've changed it for nothing in the world. Not even for me. Trust me. I know him better than anyone." I pursuit with a mean tone.

She gets out and I jump on my bed, my phone in the hand to call my best friend from school, Jin Yu to tell her what just happened. She has always been my 'teacher' when it came to talking. I used to throw words at people's face instead of really shutting their mouths. I'm hit by a sudden headache, while which I have visions of my previous life. I hear Anran and Meixing's voices cursing on us, wishing us to go to hell from the outside of the hotel room's door. I 'wake up' and try to get up and find my way to the bathroom. I weigh myself and realize I'm fat again. I get down on my knees in front of the toilet and put my finger deeply in my throat to make myself throw up. It should be okay this time. When I get out of the bathroom, I make sure nobody sees me. My mother has been trying to fix my anorexia problem for so long, I'm scared of her reaction if she finds out I still have a problem.

***

That afternoon, I meet Yu at the commercial center to buy dressee for Su Lin's party this weekend. Su Yang is the best. Her family is nice to everyone and she learns from them very fast. She might just be fifteen years old, she's the most mature of all my friends. Su Yang's parents have a clothing line. Apparently, we're close enough to her to have privileges around the stores. We enter the store and a Mister comes to us.

"You must be Mei Lin and Jin Yu? We were waiting for you any minute. Your dresses are ready. Your friend Su Yang spent much time designing them. I hope you like it." He says.

Before we can even say a word, he walks in direction of the back of the store, where the 'VIP' treatment is accorded. There are five plastic mannequins standing tall on a platform making a circular form.

"Which one is your favorite?" The guy asks.

"I like this one." I'm pointing at a gorgeous dress. The top is blue and shiny, but it goes darker and darker as it becomes a skirt, which is light purple. I'd bet the bottom falls directly on my knees. Su Lin knows me better than anyone else.

"And I prefer that one." Jin Yu points one dress to the right. Its style is very different as mine. It's all black with sleeves and multiples belts just below the chest. It must fall take on the floor in the shape of an oval, like a wedding dress when the bride advances towards the altar. Shortly, not my style.

"Great! You can try them on. The cabins are just over there." He says, showing us the big changing cabins.

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