Starface Contest Entry

Starface Competition

Amaria woke up one Monday morning feeling groggy, nevertheless, she persisted and went to the bathroom. Where in the mirror she noticed an inflamed pimple right smack dap on her forehead! It was huge! And she had to go to school later today and deal with all the social pressure. The kids who went to her middle school weren't kind. They'd point out the pimple right away and ask incentive questions like whether she washed her face or not. Of course, she washed her face! She had a whole intensive skin routine she choose after researching like crazy on how to get rid of acne. Her heart plummeted just thinking about school. It wasn't like she could cover up her acne with makeup since she had none. She would have so she could look perfect like all the other girls in school, but her parents refused to buy her any. Amari didn't understand why she was so alone in this, she just wanted to blend in for once. She didn't want anyone to point out her flaws just so they could feel better about themselves. Just pondering over this reminded her of Mackenzie, a pretty girl, who never failed to make backhanded comments to her. Just yesterday, when Amaria sat down to eat lunch, Mackenzie leaned over from her seat beside her. 

"Hi Amaria! Oh, you're eating a salad, that's good! Really going to clear, " Mackenzie stopped to gesture towards her face, " all that up." 

Amaria swallowed down a sharp retort that day and just shrugged. Just then a bright light filled her bathroom and a yellow club appears in her room. What the heck? 

The yellow cube smiled at her and Amaria recognized it. It was Starface's mascot, Big Yellow. She has seen their commercials before. 

"I'm here to help!" exclaimed Big Yellow, handing over a pack of hydro-stars. Amaria took them gingerly still processing this situation. 

"Thanks," she finally muttered, looking up in amazement. Big Yellow squatted down beside her, "I know it's hard to remember, but you're not alone. Acne is nothing to be ashamed of, I'm sorry others made you believe that but you are strong and you can get through this." 

Amaria blinked, holding back tears, and stood up. A grin overtook her face, "Yeah, I got this!" She took the Hydro starts and applied them on her face where the acne was most inflamed. The stars were bright against her skin and they were cute! Big Yellow stood beside her and for the first time in the last few months, Amaria didn't feel dread when thinking about going to school. She would get through this. That didn't mean the words or judgmental glances would hurt any less, but she is strong and she will prevail.