For years, I have gone through life wearing an imaginary mask. I have stood in the background and no one had paid much attention to me. I am not ugly, nor boring. Others have merely never noticed me because for so long I have been afraid to speak up. I was quiet and discreet in everything I did. I had wandered through life like a rat in a maze. I was doomed to be part of the background and I realized I didn’t want to be that person. I was going to fight my way tooth and nail until I was comfortable in my own skin and stood out in the crowd.

I am on my way, slowly but surely becoming the girl who people notice. The girl that is happy just how she is. The girl who doesn’t let pointless gossip seep into her and tear her down. I am no longer i the scenery. I am moving closer and closer to center stage and I will one day be who I want to be.