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Chapter Six

Another couple of weeks went by and I could barely fit in my clothes now. No, I wasn't too fat; I was too small. I was literally wearing my jeans with all my belts in the last hole, and I was still tugging on my pants throughout the day. You know what the really sad part was? I still thought that I was insanely overweight. I would look in the mirror and see a fat little girl. Odd, I know considering I wasn't fat from the beginning. My self-image was warped, and I was completely caught up in it.

No one could say anything to me at this point. I was a real bitch to everyone. Don't cringe, does my language offend you. I'm just telling it like it is. Anyway, people were beginning to notice that I was losing a lot of weight. Now, they were really whispering about me at school. Jessica told me to just ignore them. They were jealous because I was popular and beautiful, and like a fool, I believed her.

That's when my parents hit me with unexpected news.

"Chloe, we're taking you to see a doctor." My mom said plainly as I pushed my at my food with my fork. I instantaneously dropped my fork. The clatter of the utensil against my plate resounded through the stock-still room. I peered at my mother with frighten eyes.

"Why? There's nothing wrong with me." I protested my voice barely higher than a squeak as my throat tightened.

"Honey, you're losing too much weight. We're all worried about you." Mom said. Riley bit her lip and concentrated on her plate.

"Mom, you shouldn't worry about me. You have a company to run." I said bitterly, stabbing at a string bean.

"Nothing is more important than my girls. Besides, Manuelo is skilled enough to take are of the company for one day." My mom said cheerfully.

I knew my mom's mind was made up, and there was nothing I could do about it. What did I have to be ashamed of? I wasn't really hurting myself, was I? So, why was I so worried?

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Notes: Sorry it took so long to update. I've been extremely busy these past couple of weeks. This is extremely short, but I will update soon.