When I attended Thorton Junior High School, I was real skinny, therefore, I felt like an outsider. I was thirteen years old and wearing a size one, whenever a big gust of wind came, it nearly knocked me down. People often teased me and called me names like Olive Oyle, Wilma, or Skinny Minny. Whenever we had gym, I was scared to show my body because it was so bony and I knew people would laugh, when they laughed, I felt like an outsider.
It wasn't until my freshman year when I joined the track team that my classmates realized there was more to my skinny body that just something to laugh at. The coach convinced me that with such a small frame I should try running, I joined the track team and became one of their fastest runners. I set various
It wasn't until my freshman year when I joined the track team that my classmates realized there was more to my skinny body that just something to laugh at. The coach convinced me that with such a small frame I should try running, I joined the track team and became one of their fastest runners. I set various