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Title: Brittany
Date: October 24, 2013
By: Cassie Parameter
City: Ogdensburg
State: New York
Age: 15
Grade: 10
Brittany was the usual girly girl. She wore skirts, her room was painted pink, and she played with dolls. She always wanted to be as popular, pretty, and skinny like the models in magazines and like her dolls. Brittany had dyed her hair blonde, bought prettier clothes, went on a diet, and exercised a lot. She lost some weight but she still believed she wasn't pretty enough.She then would eat, go to the bathroom, and throw up her food. She was at home one day after eating lunch, when she passed out because she threw up. Her friend Emma knew what Brittany had been doing but was scared she would have lost her best friend if she told people. When Brittany passed out, she woke up to Emma with her telling her to stop what she was doing. Brittany listened to Emma. Two weeks later, Brittany was healthy but still didn't think she was pretty. Brittany had been started to throw up her food and was barely eating again, but she kept it a secret so she wouldn't get in trouble.