“Alright,” I said, looking myself in the eyes in my mirror as I pushed a piece of crimped hair out of my eye. “Today’s the day.
Today will be different. Today, I’m going to do it. I’m going to look somebody in the eye and say hi!’” I felt the edges of my resolve begin to crumble at the prospect, but I couldn’t let myself back down.
This was something I had to do if I was ever going to like myself at all. I tried to deliver that message to myself through my eyes, glaring at myself in the mirror and adjusting my clothes a little more.
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