It was so long ago but it was still in all of their minds; they had watched her as her life spiraled down into despair. She just wasn't strong enough to fight it; at first no one had even noticed what was going on until it was too late. She was great at hiding her problems and even better at hiding her disease.
If Donna hadn't walked in on her when she was changing no one would have noticed her bony complexion. She was wasting away and making sure that no one would be able to help her.
At first she would just simply say that she was trying to loose a couple of pounds for cheerleading; but soon she had herself totally convinced that was what she was doing. In fact, her snobby cheerleading friends had convinced her that she needed to loose more weight if she wanted to look pretty; but it wasn't just her friends, it was everybody. Her mom made sure to tell her how ugly and overweight she looked and that if she didn't do something about it she would end up fat, miserable, and alone. Her mother then started to talk about her beauty and how she has always had the thing that men always found attractive about her. Oh how she wished that that bitch never came back into her life. She was right though, she had to be right because everyone was telling her that she was overweight.
She hadn't realized at the time but even Hyde had said it, but he hadn't meant it he was just being sarcastic but with everyone telling her to loose weight she didn't take it as sarcasm at all. So began her battle with anorexia and depression.
(One Year Earlier.)
She sat in Donna's bathroom afraid to jump onto the red head's scale but she had to. She had an exact goal and it had to be carried out in a matter of months or else. Everyone was still asleep but she couldn't sleep anymore. The first time she had stepped onto the scale she had weighted 110 pounds; wow, she thought to herself, I've gained 15 pounds. That was two weeks ago and now it was time for her jump onto that same scale again and see where she was at.
At first it had been hard for her to stop eating; but then she thought about all the weight she would be loosing and how much more everyone would like and love her and that was all it took for her stop eating. Maybe when she finally lost a couple of pounds she would finally gain the respect and love from her mom that she had so desperately wanted and need all these years but had never actually received. She started out by dressing into her jogging clothes and then grabbing a glass of water for breakfast; her not really eating in two weeks had become part of her life so much that she forgot that she was even doing it.
Looking back, Donna began to cry; she should have seen that her best friend was in serious trouble but she hadn't. She didn't even take the time out to see that she on a path of self destruction, but then again no one had.
That morning she arose at seven o'clock to see friend's bed made; there was absolutely no sign of her at all. Donna thought she probably decided to annoy Hyde and quickly went right back into her bed for an extra hour of sleep.
Donna wasn't the only that hadn't noticed the changes she was undergoing, Hyde thought she was trying to build up her tiny arms and so therefore didn't think much about it until it was too late. Kitty cursed herself every time she looked back, she was a nurse and even she didn't pick up on Jackie's health.
Anorexia wasn't the only thing she was hit hard with; Jackie started to become depressed and upset. She wanted everyone to notice how much she had lost and she wanted everyone to be happy with her especially her mom but all she did was criticize and ridicule her every chance she got. Jackie began to feel real tired and so she asked for some help from her cheering buddies; and they gladly helped her by giving her pills to help keep her awake and more energetic.
She was soon back on her feet; she began to indulge in binge eating and after a major binge went days without eating. No one paid much attention to her and continued on happily while Jackie was falling apart from the inside out. Depression soon hit her harder than ever and she began taking double dosages of the pills she was given but instead of feeling energetic she felt tired and unhappy. She began to spend more time in bed; but it was just passed off as being tired from practice.
Instead of getting better it got worst; she went from sleeping in a little to missing school altogether. Sometimes she wouldn't get up until the afternoon was almost over; but finally someone did say something but it didn't help because she was able to turn around.
"Hey Jackie, is everything okay?" Kelso had asked her.
"Yeah why?" She asked him.
"Well, it's just that you've been missing school and all." Kelso said.
"Well, I don't see what the big deal is because you guys use to miss school all the time." She said.
"Yeah but you like school." Kelso said back.
"You know what I really don't have time for this; I've got to go." Jackie says.
"If you don't stop it; I'm going to tell Hyde." Eric said.
Jackie turned around and faced Kelso; she began to feel worried that he would tell.
"Michael you can't say a word." Jackie said.
"Well then what's wrong?" He asked her.
"I'm feeling a little bit under the weather that's all." She said.
"Hey what's going on in here?" Hyde interrupted.
"Nothing at all; we were just talking about the big game tonight; that's all. Isn't that right Michael?" She asked him.
"Yeah that's right?" Kelso said.
When she had finally gotten rid of them, she breathed a sigh of relief. She had to get ready for the game. She was going to bathroom when the phone rang; she picked it up and soon heard Cindy the head cheerleader on the other line.
"I'm so ready for the game tonight." She said excitedly.
"Well, I'm sorry Jackie but we don't need you anymore." She said.
"What?! Why?!" She asked.
"You've gotten to be way to thin and well, you're just not pretty enough." She said and then hung-up.
Jackie sat there crying for at least a half an hour; but was soon interrupted by Hyde once again. Why couldn't anyone leave her alone? She thought and then it hit her, the only way for them to go away was for her to do something drastic; but just how drastic should she go?
If Donna hadn't walked in on her when she was changing no one would have noticed her bony complexion. She was wasting away and making sure that no one would be able to help her.
At first she would just simply say that she was trying to loose a couple of pounds for cheerleading; but soon she had herself totally convinced that was what she was doing. In fact, her snobby cheerleading friends had convinced her that she needed to loose more weight if she wanted to look pretty; but it wasn't just her friends, it was everybody. Her mom made sure to tell her how ugly and overweight she looked and that if she didn't do something about it she would end up fat, miserable, and alone. Her mother then started to talk about her beauty and how she has always had the thing that men always found attractive about her. Oh how she wished that that bitch never came back into her life. She was right though, she had to be right because everyone was telling her that she was overweight.
She hadn't realized at the time but even Hyde had said it, but he hadn't meant it he was just being sarcastic but with everyone telling her to loose weight she didn't take it as sarcasm at all. So began her battle with anorexia and depression.
(One Year Earlier.)
She sat in Donna's bathroom afraid to jump onto the red head's scale but she had to. She had an exact goal and it had to be carried out in a matter of months or else. Everyone was still asleep but she couldn't sleep anymore. The first time she had stepped onto the scale she had weighted 110 pounds; wow, she thought to herself, I've gained 15 pounds. That was two weeks ago and now it was time for her jump onto that same scale again and see where she was at.
At first it had been hard for her to stop eating; but then she thought about all the weight she would be loosing and how much more everyone would like and love her and that was all it took for her stop eating. Maybe when she finally lost a couple of pounds she would finally gain the respect and love from her mom that she had so desperately wanted and need all these years but had never actually received. She started out by dressing into her jogging clothes and then grabbing a glass of water for breakfast; her not really eating in two weeks had become part of her life so much that she forgot that she was even doing it.
Looking back, Donna began to cry; she should have seen that her best friend was in serious trouble but she hadn't. She didn't even take the time out to see that she on a path of self destruction, but then again no one had.
That morning she arose at seven o'clock to see friend's bed made; there was absolutely no sign of her at all. Donna thought she probably decided to annoy Hyde and quickly went right back into her bed for an extra hour of sleep.
Donna wasn't the only that hadn't noticed the changes she was undergoing, Hyde thought she was trying to build up her tiny arms and so therefore didn't think much about it until it was too late. Kitty cursed herself every time she looked back, she was a nurse and even she didn't pick up on Jackie's health.
Anorexia wasn't the only thing she was hit hard with; Jackie started to become depressed and upset. She wanted everyone to notice how much she had lost and she wanted everyone to be happy with her especially her mom but all she did was criticize and ridicule her every chance she got. Jackie began to feel real tired and so she asked for some help from her cheering buddies; and they gladly helped her by giving her pills to help keep her awake and more energetic.
She was soon back on her feet; she began to indulge in binge eating and after a major binge went days without eating. No one paid much attention to her and continued on happily while Jackie was falling apart from the inside out. Depression soon hit her harder than ever and she began taking double dosages of the pills she was given but instead of feeling energetic she felt tired and unhappy. She began to spend more time in bed; but it was just passed off as being tired from practice.
Instead of getting better it got worst; she went from sleeping in a little to missing school altogether. Sometimes she wouldn't get up until the afternoon was almost over; but finally someone did say something but it didn't help because she was able to turn around.
"Hey Jackie, is everything okay?" Kelso had asked her.
"Yeah why?" She asked him.
"Well, it's just that you've been missing school and all." Kelso said.
"Well, I don't see what the big deal is because you guys use to miss school all the time." She said.
"Yeah but you like school." Kelso said back.
"You know what I really don't have time for this; I've got to go." Jackie says.
"If you don't stop it; I'm going to tell Hyde." Eric said.
Jackie turned around and faced Kelso; she began to feel worried that he would tell.
"Michael you can't say a word." Jackie said.
"Well then what's wrong?" He asked her.
"I'm feeling a little bit under the weather that's all." She said.
"Hey what's going on in here?" Hyde interrupted.
"Nothing at all; we were just talking about the big game tonight; that's all. Isn't that right Michael?" She asked him.
"Yeah that's right?" Kelso said.
When she had finally gotten rid of them, she breathed a sigh of relief. She had to get ready for the game. She was going to bathroom when the phone rang; she picked it up and soon heard Cindy the head cheerleader on the other line.
"I'm so ready for the game tonight." She said excitedly.
"Well, I'm sorry Jackie but we don't need you anymore." She said.
"What?! Why?!" She asked.
"You've gotten to be way to thin and well, you're just not pretty enough." She said and then hung-up.
Jackie sat there crying for at least a half an hour; but was soon interrupted by Hyde once again. Why couldn't anyone leave her alone? She thought and then it hit her, the only way for them to go away was for her to do something drastic; but just how drastic should she go?