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  1. Big Boned
  2. CONTENTS
  3. Dedication
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 4
  8. 5
  9. 6
  10. 7
  11. 8
  12. 9
  13. 10
  14. 11
  15. 12
  16. 13
  17. 14
  18. 15
  19. 16
  20. 17
  21. 18
  22. 19
  23. 20
  24. 21
  25. 22
  26. 23
  27. 24
  28. 25
  29. 26
  30. 27
  31. 28
  32. 29
  33. 30
  34. 31
  35. 32
  36. 33
  37. 34
  38. 35
  39. 36
  40. 37
  41. 38
  42. 39
  43. 40
  44. 41
  45. 42
  46. 43
  47. 44
  48. 45
  49. 46
  50. 47
  51. 48
  52. 49
  53. 50
  54. 51
  55. 52
  56. 53
  57. 54
  58. 55
  59. One Month Later
  60. Acknowledgments
  61. About the Author
  62. Copyright
  63. About the Publisher
  64. Backad 1
  65. Backad 2
  66. Backad 3
  67. Backad 4

With shaking hands, I went to Instagram and chose a filter. This time I wouldn’t use black and white. This time it would be in full color. Because I was color. I was every single shade of an artist’s palette. And for the first time in my life, I wanted the world to see me like this. I took a deep breath and was just about to post the picture when I stopped. I lowered my fingers to the keyboard and typed #bodypositive.

Things I Like about Myself by Lori Palmer

I’m a good sister.

I’m a real artist (despite what Blackwell says!).

I, Lori Palmer, am officially good with parents!

I have a voice. There is power in my art.

I am brave!

I am a great kisser!

I’m a good friend (even if I don’t really want to be just a friend).

My voice can start a movement!

My body is a work of art!

I have great boobs. I mean . . . AHMAZING!

I am hot!

47

WhatsApp Group: How You Doin’???

ANDILE: OMG, how gorgeous is that photo of you?

LORI: Thanks

GUY: Serious, how amazing do you look?

LORI: Okay, brace yourselves . . . because you won’t believe it

LORI: I am going to the dance

GUY: With JAKE?!?!

ANDILE: OMG!

LORI: No, not with him. With Thembi

LORI: Her boyfriend was cheating on her

ANDILE: As they always do

GUY: Don’t bring your crap into this Andile

LORI: What crap? What happened?

ANDILE: Well Mr. “I’m not gay” had another “I’m not gay” fling with Trevor

LORI: The saxophone player???

GUY: I am so tempted to say something about blowing a horn, but I won’t!

LORI: Ha-hah! You just did!

ANDILE: Can we stop mocking my broken heart here and get back to the story please

LORI: Okay. Sorry. So Thembi broke up with the douchebag, so we said we would go together

GUY: When is the dance?

LORI: This Friday

GUY: Interesting . . .

LORI: What?

GUY: Will Jake be there?

LORI: Probably

My phone beeped while I was texting.

LORI: Hang on, it’s him

GUY: Ooooh

LORI:

JAKE: Hey

I checked Jake’s message.

My heart fluttered and I felt an instant blush.

LORI: Hi

JAKE: Nice Insta post

LORI: Thanks

There was a lull in the conversation, and I watched the little typing dots start and stop over and over again. I held my breath, waiting for the message that didn’t seem to come. And then when it did I felt disappointment.

JAKE: Did you see the pics from Natasha’s vigil?

LORI: I was there

JAKE: You did that

JAKE: You made the whole city come together like that

LORI: You helped

JAKE: Barely . . . that was all you

LORI: Thanks

There was another lull and I could feel him wanting to say something, and me wanting to say something and neither of us saying anything and then . . .

JAKE: You look beautiful