'Some of us don't...'
'Wait wait wait. Don't tell me you don't think you're beautiful,' he said, frowning slightly.
'No, not me. I actually do think I'm quite beautiful. But by some of us, I mean other women,' she said, pressing her lips together in an awkward smile.
'Oh okay,' he said as his expression changed into one of surprise. 'Unexpected answer.'
'Well I don't mean to sound snobby or up myself in any way but yes, I'm confident with who I am and certainly think I'm quite beautiful. But not just me, I think everyone is beautiful, handsome or whatever they want to be called in their own ways. Unfortunately, some people are just too blind to see it.'
She watched as his eyes widened in amazement and his jaw dropped.
'What?' She asked, confused by his reaction.
He blinked slowly and closed his mouth for a moment before opening it again. 'Sorry, I just... wow. It's so refreshing to hear someone talk so highly of themselves – not in a bad way of course – instead of putting themselves down.'
She looked down at her shoes and bit her lip, feeling her cheeks heat up at his words. 'Huh, well I actually used to be one of those people, I never really did think so highly of myself. Of course, I didn't always put myself down like some others but I still had a very low self-esteem. Then I tried this thing where even though I wasn't, I pretended to be very confident and bloated up my ego and believe it or not, it actually helped. I mean, I'm still not as confident as I pretend to be but even just faking it actually boosted my self-esteem and somewhere in there, I also became more accepting and proud of who I am, despite my imperfections.'
'Well I think you're still very brave,' he smiled. 'And it's pleasant to hear you getting more comfortable about yourself as well as thinking such nice things about other people.'
