Ailen Perez PS 19 / HANAC

AN ANTHOLOGY BY 826NYC STUDENTS AT NYC BEACON CAMPUSES \\ 33

Ailen Perez

Maria the Imaginary Friend!

I felt insecure about myself. I looked in the mirror. I looked fat and I had pimples on my face. Every time I went to school I always felt like people didn’t like me or my outfits. I always got home and cried about it. But one day I looked in the mirror. I saw myself and I heard a nice, sweet voice. The voice said you are not ugly, you are beautiful as an angel. I was confused. I wonder who said that. Then I saw someone in my mirror. She told me that I was so pretty. She said different things about herself. Like she said her name was Maria. She was 12 years old and she said that she was my imaginary friend. She kept complimenting me every day. I was filled with emotions, my whole life changed. I felt butterflies in my belly. I felt like jelly. I was mixed as sad, happy, and even more emotions. She said that I was the most prettiest girl. And one day she said not to call myself any names.