Can You Hear My Scream

Lyra, 7 PM.

Lyra:

7 PM.

    Wow! Steak and mashed potatoes for dinner! So great... not.

    I started rearranging the mashed potatoes on my plate so that it looked like I ate some. I cut the steak into little bits to give the illusion that I ate more. To add onto the effect, I began burrowing the pieces into my potatoes.

    Then, the scent hit my nose. Yum! Mashed potatoes and steak! I hadn't eaten anything since two days ago, and that was only an apple.
   
    What was I doing? Did I really want to be fat and ugly? Eating made me fat and ugly. I gained weight consistently. I mean, I weighed 100 pounds. Whenever I looked in the mirror, I felt like throwing up. It looked as if I were still eating by the time my parents left the table. They never spoke to each other. I think it was their silent feud. I bet they didn't even remember what they were fighting over.

    Well. Since nobody was here anymore, I guess I could... I lifted a spoonful of mashed potatoes to my mouth, and a small piece of steak. Yup, never mind, I thought as I ran up the stairs to the bathroom in my bedroom. I put one finger down my throat, and one hand to pull up my hair as I felt the small portion of food come up my throat. It was as if a river with a strong current was coming out of me, and I couldn't stop it. Tears flew down my checks, and I sat there thinking of my life. I was so fat, this was the only easy way to make me skinny fast.

    Yeah, I have a problem.