The Cast Member

Wake up!

I was having the most amazing dream. I was finally walking down the halls at school as a popular girl. I was never popular at school because people would always judge me for my weight. It made me shy and afraid to talk to anyone. All of a sudden my classmates all started chanting my name. 'Summer! Summer!'. That was when I felt like I was shaking. Then I realized I haven't been in high school in 7 years. I'm 25 and in my master's program at college. What the...
"SUMMER! Wake up!" Katie screamed, shaking me awake on my bed.
"Oh my god! Who died?!" I asked, startled awake.
She chuckled. "No one, silly. You were sleeping in too long and I'm bored. I want to do something fun today!"
I sat up in my bed, stretching my arms above my head. "Okay, what do you want to do?" I asked, looking over at my phone to check the time. It was 6am! This girl was crazy for waking me up so early.
"Well... how about we go to Disney world? We haven't been there in soooo long and we have those annual passes..." She stated. We only lived a few miles from Disney World and we hadn't been there in months because of school. But now that it was summer break we had time to go. I'm still very much on the fence about going to places where there are a lot of people because of my past. I have a constant fear of being judged by others.
"Hmmm... I don't know...." I told her.
"Come on! Please!" She pouted her bottom lip.
"Ugh, fine! But you have to help me find something to wear!" I told her, knowing that she would love to help me. She loved giving me little makeovers.
"Hell yes! Go get showered up! I'll go look for an outfit!" She yelled while scrambling off my bed towards the closet.
I rolled my eyes, laughing at her enthusiasm. Walking over to the bathroom I turned on the hot water for the shower. Waiting a few seconds for it to warm up before stepping inside. Once I was done with all the necessities I dried myself off and went to brush my teeth. I caught my image in the mirror for 2 seconds before looking away. I don't like looking at myself in the mirror as I hate my self image. All I really see is a big ole fat blob. I've had low self-esteem since middle school when my peers would bully me for my weight. I'm about 250 pounds and only 5'1. Sometimes I just feel like a marshmallow. I did, however, like my face. It was my only redeeming factor in my opinion. I have light blue eyes and blonde hair that waved down to my waist.
I've always been told by my friends and family that I am pretty, but I just brush it off to the fact that they are my family and friends and they have to say that.
"Hey Katie! Am I doing my makeup, or are you?" I yelled over to her.
"I'll do it! I'll do your hair, too!" She said. I could hear the excitement in her voice. I smiled and walked out of the bathroom in my towel. Katie and I were like sisters so it was no big deals. She's seen me plenty in a towel. I sat down at my vanity table with all my makeup and hair supplies. Waiting for Katie to be done picking out my outfit.
"Ready when you are Katie!" I said. Letting her know I was done and ready for her makeover.
She walked out of the closet carrying a bunch of different outfits. Katie was tall, about 5'8, and the clothes still almost covered her face from my view.
"Oh my gosh, Katie! You do realize we only have 2 hours till the park opens..." I said, looking at all the clothes.
"I know, I know. We'll see what looks good once we go through them. You don't have to try all of them on." She said, dumping the clothes on my bed and walking over to me. "Alright, now, what look are we going for?" She asked.
"Whatever makes me look decent?" I said, looking at myself in the mirror and cringing internally.
"Oh hush, you're beautiful with or without makeup. But honey, I'm going to make your beauty come through!" She said, picking up different makeup products and applying it to my face.
When she was finished she spun me around to look at myself in the mirror. I had to admit, she made me look really good. My flaws were covered up by foundation and concealer, my round cheeks had a light blush color, my eyes had a smokey eye with eyeliner and mascara, and my lips had a liquid lip color in a muted pink.
"I really love the colors, Katie. They look good together." I complimented her.
Katie was already ready to go. She had her dark red hair half up in a bun and half down. She was wearing a Mickey Mouse shirt and ripped skinny jeans. Katie was also a plus sized girl, but since she was taller it suited her a little more. Even then she has always been a lot more confident in her looks than I am. I've tried to learn how to be confident from her several times, but my nerves always get the best of me. After all, she's gorgeous in every way. I'm just not, I guess.
"Yes, they do. They look beautiful on your pretty face." She said. "Alright, now for the hair."
She picked up my brush and brushed through my hair. My hair is naturally on the wavy side, so when it is brush out it gets all frizzy. Parting my hair down the middle, she took the curling iron and went through curling my hair in soft ringlets. She then ruffled my hair to loosen the curls a bit, which gave me more of a natural look. Topping it off with a light spritz of hair spray to keep it in place.
"Ah! Gorgeous!" She exclaimed, admiring her own work. "Now, for my favorite part! The outfit! Let's go!"
She grabbed my hand and pulled me up to drag me over towards the clothes. Great, this is the part I dread the most. Trying on clothes. But if it made her happy I was willing to give it a shot.
She stood there for a few seconds looking over all the clothing options. We spent the next half hour with me trying on different clothes.
"Ah ha! That's the one!" She said looking at me. "Oh my god it's adorable on you! That's definitely it!"
I walked over to the full body mirror in my room. Looking at my outfit. She had me in a cozy dress with the pattern of one of the little aliens from toy story. The hood of the dress had the face of the alien on it when you put it up. Although the dress was on the short side, I made sure to put some bike shorts under it so that my legs didn't chaff while walking around in the part. She had me wear some high top converse shoes, as well.
"Alright, alright, it's cute. Can we go now?" I asked her.
"Yes! Disney here we come!" She said, clipping her Fanny pack around her waist. We grabbed our essentials and headed out the door.

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Hey everyone! I'm pretty new to all of this so go easy on me. I just thought this book up this morning and couldn't wait to get started on it! Feel free to leave me a comment! I will be updating this book as often as I can!
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- Emily