I Was Teased Throughout School – At Our 10-Year Reunion, Nobody Recognized Me, so I Took Advantage of It
Only Mom never let me believe them.
Whenever I came home crying, she’d sit beside me and say, “One day, you’ll see yourself the way I see you.”
I’d always huff in return.
Then she’d add, “And one day, everyone else will too.”
I used to think she said it because she had to.
“One day, you’ll see yourself the way I see you.”
Now I wasn’t sure.
“What if they still see me as her?” I asked.
Mom’s face softened. “Eva, that girl deserved kindness too.”
My throat tightened.
She pointed at the screen. “Put the cardigan down.”
“Mom.”
“Put it down.”
“Eva, that girl deserved kindness too.”
I dropped it on the bed.
“That dress isn’t too much, honey,” she said. “It’s exactly enough.”
“I almost threw the invitation away.”
“I know.”
“Then why did you tell me to go?”
