Transparent Friend
How can that happen?
How can one person think that?
She used to be just like me,
And even then she was skinnier
But she is the one in the hospital
She used to eat her food
Without a second thought
We used to laugh about
Stuff like that, and how
We would never stop eating
I guess we just never realized
How big of a problem it was
But then it happened to her
I didn't notice right away
That everyday after lunch
She would secretly slip away
Into the girls bathroom
But one day I caught her
She made me promise not to tell
But how could I not?
I couldn't honor my promise
When it meant saving her life
I told a teacher, not sure
That telling her parents myself
Was the smartest thing
When they took her to the hospital
She knew it was me
I went to visit her everyday
She didn't talk to me
For a long time
I would just sit in there
And watch her play with her food
Only ever eating a bite or two
How could this be her?
That girl I used to spend
Every minute with
This couldn't be
This girl was a stranger
Her skin so white
It seemed transparent
Her bones sticking out
Face looking sunken
I couldn't believe it,
But I never gave up on her
I came everyday
I would eat in front of her
And eventually she began to eat too
A bite more each day
It was slow, but a start...
Now she is back in school
She eats her lunch slowly
But still eats every bite
Her face has came back a bit
The slightest bit of cherry red cheeks
I have to stay with her
Whenever she goes to the bathroom
To make sure she doesn't puke
It's a gross job
It's taken a long time
But finally I have my friend back
And I will never let her slip away
Again...
This isn't about me, or anyone I know, but please pray for those people, who can't seem to get it in their
heads that they aren't fat. It's not just about not eating, it's a mental disorder, and it might not seem like
something to happen, but it's more real, then many think...
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Jen H. | Year Posted 2009
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