<sub>"People will stare. Make it worth their while."

i am so happy that i have placed first in my state and that my summer will be spent at nationals. and i swear to god that i will wear shorts no matter what anyone has to say about my thighs. you don't live only once. you live every day. and some day, i'm going to be dead, so i want to make the days that i have good. i want to be happy.

no more excuses. no more "i'm trying," when i'm really not. this is my life. and now i am trying. i'm not always beautiful on my outside. but i'm a damn good person, and that's enough to give me the right to feel beautiful.

i'm ready to start living.</sub>

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