Kailyn Macias PS 19 / HANAC

AN ANTHOLOGY BY 826NYC STUDENTS AT NYC BEACON CAMPUSES \\ 21

Kailyn Macias

Leah’s life isn’t hard nor is it easy. She always felt underweight until a pandemic hit; then, she gained some weight and that’s when she started to feel insecure. She felt as if she wanted to lose weight. People started telling her that she looked skinnier but she never believed it. She hates things having to do with weight. Ever since she gained weight, she started wearing sweatpants and sweatshirts.

But at times, when she felt good about herself, something always brought her down. She started losing some weight because of school and stress. School was sometimes hard for her; but when she went home, she had responsibilities which stressed her out because she would also sometimes need to finish homework.

At home, she had some problems which would stress her out. But at the end of the day, she just had to live life and go through her ups and downs. At times, when she was at her best, she would be so happy. But, when she was at her lowest, she wouldn’t tell anything to most people. Instead, she would wait until nighttime, listen to music and cry. If she wanted to, she would write it in her notes but she wouldn’t because she was afraid someone might read it.

The one thing I wanna be able to hear is that I’m able to do it and just have to be strong and just express myself.

YOU’RE WORTH MORE THAN ANYTHING \\ 22