I watched as an older lady attempted to cross the road. Immediately, I stepped towards her. 

“Do you need help to cross the road?” 

The lady nodded and I extended my elbow for her to hold on to. The older lady chatted politely as we crossed the road. Once we got to the other side she turned to me, “Thank you, young man.”

I nodded and pulled my hoodie over my face and walked away quickly. 

My story is pretty unusual, and it changed my whole life.

I’ve always been very picky with what I eat and the number of times I exercise each week, because I am a competitive swimmer. When I sat with my friend during lunch, I’d comment about the other girls who were larger than I was but were on the swimming team. I told my friends that those other girls didn’t deserve to be on the swim team until they lost weight. 

I was also a popular girl and dated the most handsome guy at school, Kendall, who was the captain of the hockey team. 

“Gigi, you really should stop speaking about your teammates like that,” Kendall said during lunch one day. 

“Why? I’m not saying anything wrong. If they lose a few pounds then maybe they can win a match or two, instead of the rest of us having to push harder to hide their flaws.” 

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