Not Their Kind Of Beauty
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size duckling struggling to fit into a society where the standard of beauty
I attended a prestigious high school where only the top 1% of society could enroll, so you could call it a haven for demi-gods. Prime High had a soci
our status compared to other students using a h
y school barely remembered my actual name anymore. Growing up, I've had a phobia of clothes like gowns, crop tops, skirts, and leggings because society's judgements have distorted every
size 8, 5'5", effortless beauty; a fashionable, social butterfly. She was the kind of girl everyone
le my mom died some minutes after she was rushed to the hospital. Since Rachael was a single parent who had never been married, Dahlia had no one to take her in when Rachael passed. Rather tha
barely two chapters in when Dahlia appeared at the open door of my b
see me sprawled on my bed. "Why aren't you dressed yet?"
lied without looking
asked in a di
on't fit in there. They're just going to
e me. "Is this about what happened a
ny Diaz, the entitled rich kid of a well-known business tycoon, self-crowned queen of the populars',
er, then quietly leave after a few minutes. I was beyond skeptical about at
tly because I was curious to witness what goes on
was seated on my bed, immediately stood up when she saw me, her lips curling up into an amazed
light as she smiled even w
ran through my thighs, which I had always covered up with pants, were now in plain sight. And my large arms felt ev
ridiculous," I blurted, he
op me. "No, you don't. You l
any's party. Plus, I always felt Dahlia only said things like this to make me feel better about myself, when in fact, t
w up in these. Either I change, or I
hands to the air. "Fine. Wha
ew seconds later, I rushed back in and grabbed a sarong, wrapping it firmly ar
lled up at the entrance o
ol party?" Dahlia asked with an excit
smile, followed by a s
me and shooting me an encouraging smile. I t
out to explode. My mouth practically flew open when we finally got to the pool. Virtually everyone from Prime
l Dahlia was holding my hand, and luckily for me, no one
t to her from a distance, and Dahlia smiled a
was also on the school's hockey team. When he first started courting Dahlia, Dahlia went on and on about how she felt
o separate the lovebirds. Trevor and
ooking at me. Her puppy eyes were fixed on Trevor,
watched the two of them, slightly a
finish my sentence, and like a butt
of surprise that I was literally just abandone
s waist, lifted her up in the air, and
re they being so dramatic when they literally saw e
us. I was going to be 18 in a few months, and I had never had a boyfriend, let alone kissed a guy. I yearned for this kind of love in my l
es roamed to some of the popular girls in Prime High, giggling by the pool. I admired their slender figures, wishing I had their bodies so I could confidently show off like th
ll-defined abs and an athletic build that made girls literally swoon over him. He
him, and whispered something to them. They turned in my direction, and Tiffany's lips parted in disbelief, a wic
ckling'
irls in school, gave me a bitchy look, and I suddenly felt smaller. As I snapped my head away from her hosti
looks, motioning towards me like she was about to poun
assy tone, while Mason sniggered beside her. "Why are you sitting here all by yourself?" her voice dropped to a gentle ton
ed through my body. "Why don't you take off the sarong so we can see what's underneath?" he let out a t
ou don't have to be shy. I promise
going to have to take that..." Tiffany sh
ht out of my mouth, surprising me. I
?" I heard Tiffany faintly s
to embarrass me. I reached the poolside and scanned through the crowd for Dah
off to?" Mason snicke
ing me," I squeaked, struggling t
Come on, Donna, take it off,
phone and began to video me so she co
ol as I struggled to free my arm from Mason, and at th
it came off, making me lose my balance
las
Tiffany's laughter, erupting like fireworks, while Mason and Heather laughed their hearts out. Everyone who had initially been
s one thing
keep my head above water, I caught a glimpse of Dahlia and Trevor dodging through the clustered crowd to probably see what the commotion was
ied out in panic, throwing
, hurling himself into the pool and swimming ahead of Trevor with powerful strokes. I couldn't get a clear glimpse
learly saw the fa
ian Wal
emerald eyes of the last person I expected to see. I
the weight. Trevor and Christian swam with me to the edge of the pool,
ouring out of the
ahlia asked in a shaky v
e you okay?" his concerned eyes searched mine for an
curve I despised. I looked at the crowd of mocking face
ather chuckled gleefully beside her. A cluster of girls huddled together at the side of the pool snickered, cove
eyes, blurring my vision as I fough
s have to be the court
o Dahlia. She took the towel from him and choked out a thank-you, wrapping it arou
cruel
d on my feet, but I wouldn't budge no matter how hard she tried. How could I
her face, Tiffany extended my sarong
th glare, then yanked
pick up the remnants of my self-respect. I made a move to stand, and Trev
eyes watery, as we retreated,
y the mi
ent, an unfamiliar warmth flashed in hi
f what looked like a margarita
yself for not knowing my
ave never