Emmeline Drummond

My name is Emmeline Jacinta Drummond. I am 16 years old and I am your typical teenager except for, well, everything...
I hate myself with every fibre of my being; every bite of food I take I feel horribly guilty; one tiny serving of fruit salad and I dash to the bathroom and dip my fingers down my throat once again; starving myself for the next two days to find I’ve lost only a pound.
Some days I’ll wake and feel okay about myself; I’ll suck in my tummy and put on a little makeup and tell myself:
“You’ll be okay today, just breathe.”
Then there are the days where I wish I had never woken up, looking in the mirror to find a whale; some sort of monstrosity.