she wakes up as early as the sun
she wakes up her mom
to say her new dress is ugly
and cannot be worn
it is coming soon
to pick her up
and she is anxious
other people
will see her
and they haven't in awhile
she needs to turn her brain back on
she needs to start staring
at the graphs
and the words
and the adults
she is sparkling
she is fresh
and everyone is waiting to see her
she knows
she is different than before
and they are too
she takes a deep breath
and after a picture is taken
she steps on
and sits down
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Ficción GeneralJonathan and Cole are starting college. Cole is nervous, excited, and ready to meet new people. Jonathan is alone in his room, trying to overcome his obsessive thoughts and panic attacks and fears about meeting new people. Cole spends his first nigh...
