"I could change up my body and change up my face, I could try every lipstick in every shade..But I'd always feel the same. 'Cause pretty isn't pretty enough anyway." ~ pretty isn't pretty { O . Rodrigo }
In which a young woman who's so desperate to...
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AS SHE CURLED the last section of her hair, Esai grabbed a mini mirror, inspecting every inch of her face. Her Eyelashes were all in place, her lipstick wasn't smudged, her foundation didn't look cakey, her hair wasn't greasy and all the curls were perfectly in place.
She smiled, there was no way her mother would say anything about her looks today. Today. Today would be the reaping..she dreaded this day every year.
She remembered how her cousin was apart of these games. She died. Made it to the top three but was brutally murdered by this boy from—god knows what district.
Esai pulled out the scale from under her bed, stepping on it she grimaced, 110 pounds. She had gained five pounds in 2 weeks..Her mother would scold her for hours on end if she ever gained weight and if she saw this, Esai probably wouldn't even be able to leave the house without a comment about her.
Shoving the scale underneath her bed, she opened her closet door pulling out a dark blue halter top-sundress situation with a clover print all over which finished just above her knees. She inspected her body, every inch of her felt imperfect, if she could. She would change everything about herself—but she couldn't so she had to make do with what she had.
"You look.." Esai turned around quickly at the voice of her mother, she smiled but her mothers face was more of a glare
"You look.. hideous. Do you have no self control and eat everything in sight?" Her mother snarled as Esai shook her head
Elsie walked out the room grabbing a long white patterned cardigan throwing it over her daughter's shoulder "You've got bad arms, like your aunt..god your father's family is just...ugly." The woman shook her head in disdain "Anyways, reaping is today, remember to try impress that plinth boy. Your life will be completely set if you catch his eye.." Elsie looked her daughter up and down "I'm not sure your figure can grab anyone's attention" She snickered leaving the room giggling to the herself.
Esai sat on the floor, defeated. How was she supposed to tell her mother that Sejanus already had a girlfriend? Well, everyone wasn't too sure who it was but rumours speculated that it was a young lady in the years below.
Grabbing her notebook she stared at the little page in the back 'July 4th, lunch with vipsania after reaping' Scribbling it out, her mother would never let her go out to eat after those comments she made.
'872637473' she dialled into the house phone waiting for someone to answer
"Hello, Sickle residence, how may I help you?" She hears through the phone
"Hiya, this is Esai, Vipsainias friend. Can you put me through to her?" She asks
"Of course ma'am" The lady says
After a while she hears someone start to speak "Hey sai! Why'd you call?"
"Hey sania!! I'm sorry I cant go to lunch today..I'm sorry, my mom just wont allow it" I hear her sigh
