Reneé went back to her room, her eyes caught the image of a girl in the mirror. The mascara and the eyeliner that lined her lifeless eyes ran down her cheeks and her dark brown lipstick smudged over her chin while her hair stuck to her face. She looked horrible and scary, she couldn't stand to look at her hideous self. She tried to rub away the residue of makeup with her hand, but it ended up looking worse.
She pulled the zipper of her dress down, undressing. She eyed the way her body was puffed up unattractively, her legs like huge blobs of meat and stomach like a lard of cheese. She eyed the blade in her basket, can she cut away the extra skin on her body like cheese? She wanted to try.

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One Balloon Away
Fiksi RemajaJust when eighteen-year-old Renée Martin is about to commit suicide, an unexpected note meant for someone else leads her to the city she has always dreaded, Paris. Join her on this disastrous journey as she struggles with self-esteem, anxiety and th...