In UK, there's a boy named Tom. He's almost perfect. He's smart, charming, and handsome. He had a lot of fans. one of them is Laura. She's Indonesian. She had tan skin, fat, and not pretty anymore. One day, she wanted to tell her love to Tom. So she called Tom to the cafetaria and said she wanted to borrow his sketch book.
Tom : Here you are. Make sure you bring it next week.
Laura : thank u. btw, Tom, I want to tell you something.
Tom : umm?Laura : to be honest, I love you. I've admiring you from a long time ago.
Tom : is that a dare?
Laura : no! I do love you, Tom.
Tom : umm, sorry Laura. but you're not pretty enough. u're Indonesian, i don't think it's bad. Indonesian girl is exotic. and you have tan skin but it's not exotic anymore. you such a fuckin nigga, and... look at your body! you're like a pregnant elephant. oh, shit. how the fuck u thought i'll like you?
She stand still for a while, she's almost cry.
Laura : if I could be prettier, would u be mine?
Tom : hmm (impossible!)
Then Tom walk away and leave the poor Laura.
Three months later, Tom was looking for Laura take his sketch book. He asked to her friend where is she.
Tom : Have you seen Laura? she borrowed my sketch book and I want to take it back.
Friend : I haven't seen her for the last 2 months. My girlfriend told me she is sick.
Tom : shit! where have she been? i need the sketch book, the teacher is going to check my design tomorrow!
Friend : just go to her house, dude.
Tom : ok.
After school, he went to Laura's house. But her maid told him she's in hospital. Tom really needed the sketch book, so he decided to go to the hospital.
In hospital, he saw Laura was lying in the bed. But she looked so pathetic. She almost lost all of her hair and her body looked like just a skull and skin. Not far from her bed, he saw his sketch book. He opened it and almost cry.
On the first page after his design, she drew a fat girl with caption, "The story about a fat wallflower to get her love"
2nd page is told about how much she loved him.
3rd page is told that she really wanted to be beautiful.
4th page, the sad story begun. It's wrote, "He said I'm like a nigga. So I'll start to make myself brighter. I've tried so many traditional way to make my skin brighter. But isn't working at me. I decided to go to the doctor to inject myself with whitener. I don't have enough money, so I go to illegal practice. I can't tell my parents... they would be so angry with me."
5th page, I have a deep eye bags. I know they're very annoying. I was looking for the way to .........."
6th page, I want to make my teeth whitener.
7th page, how to hide my scars........
and 12th page, "After almost 1 month I tried to make myself beautiful my friends start to call me pretty. I was so excited.  But then, I realized. He ever called me fat. So I tried to diet. I was trying so hard, I can lost 14 kg in 1 month. my weight was 46. My parents asked me to stop, but I won't. 
Every time I look myself on mirror, I see a pregnant elephant-just like he said. So I try harder to lost my fat.The next month, I can lost 10 kg. My parents was so worried. They told me to go to the doctor. But I don’t. 
The next day, my hair start to fall out. My weight continued decrease and I’ve not menstruation for the last two months. At the night, my brother came to my room and brought some articles about anorexia. In those articles written about some characteristics of anorexia patient. And I have all of the characteristics. With sad eyes, my brother asked me to stop the diet.
Once again, I denied. I don’t know why, but now I hate the food. When I look to the food all in my mind is, “Why the fuck I must eat? They’re just make me uglier.” I know it’s crazy. And you might can’t imagine my suffering when I try to not eat. But as I promise, I’ll be prettier. I’ll do anything so Tom can love me. So I can be his princess. But you know, with this passion I enjoy all of my suffering when I’m starving.
The next week, my mom brought me to the doctor. The doctor said I have Anorexia Nervosa. Anorexia nervosa is a potentially life-threatening eating disorder. It is a serious psychological disorder characterized by either a significantly reduced appetite or complete aversion to eating. They said I needed the therapy. The doctor forced me to eat, because if I don’t I’ll die in next 2 month. Now my weight 25 kg.
In hospital I always scream at the nurse and refuse to eat. Every time they force me to eat, I’ll vomit it back. I don’t understand what they see. My parents and the doctor told me I’m like the life-skull. But all I see in the mirror is the pregnant-elephant………..”
In the last page, there is a sentence written by capital letter, “AM I PRETTY ENOUGH NOW?”
Tom was staring at Laura, and didn’t realize his tears were coming down. “What… what did I do?” asked Tom to himself.
He came closer and hold her hand, “I’m sorry… you’re pretty in your way. I should realize it. I’m sorry Laura… I’m so sorry…”
Laura was staring him back, and her tears fell like the first rain drops in the summer time. Her eyes was saying, “I love you, Tom.” For the last time.
The electrocardiograph was beeping and showing the flat line.  She’s gone……………

So, girl. The message of the sad story is be grateful! You might be not as pretty as Kendall Jenner or as hot as Megan Fox. But believe me, you’re pretty in your own way. We’re pretty, girls! So, let’s say NO to anorexia. By the way, you can see the pic of anorexia below. Thank u for reading!

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