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The Most Important Day Of My Life

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It was the 23rd of April 2014. I set my alarm to go off at seven o’ clock to get ready for the most important day of my life. I spent a good half an hour in front of the mirror, however, the more I stared at myself, the more flaws I noticed. My frizzy hair stuck out in all directions and red pimples emerged out of my oily, white skin. At the age of fourteen I considered myself too young to use makeup or style my hair using a blow dryer. Despite, all my flaws I had a great sense of humour and was quite intelligent in school; I hoped that others would take my good qualities into account when judging me.
Being ugly has caused me a lot of misery in my life. It took me many years to accept the fact that I was too short to be a model, too unattractive to be an actress, and I didn’t have the voice of a singer. But none of this could ever compare to the agony that Jade caused me to suffer through.
Looking back I can now understand my high school bully Jade; there was no doubt that I was an easy target. If I had to blame anyone for this life of mine, it would be my parents. Firstly, they should have known that my mother’s predominant nose and my dad’s wide jaw would combine to make an unattractive baby. Secondly, they should have prepared me for the bullies and torment I would be forced to endure during my high school years.
My first experience with Jade was on my first day of high school and marked the beginning of our beastly adventure. I knew trouble was coming towards me when I

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