Chapter 10

Staring at my reflection while I brushed my teeth, I didn’t think the latter would happen. The more I saw it, the more I liked it, until I was practically bursting with newfound confidence as I crawled into bed with my laptop.

I went straight to Fisher’s blog where I found a brand-new post from this afternoon. It was short, but sweet.

Inspired by recent comments, I want to know what acts of bravery you’ve done lately. Big, small, doesn’t matter. We should be taking inspiration from each other, and what better way to do that than sharing?

The post had over thirty comments already, but I knew by the second one I couldn’t let this entry go by without making my own.

Bleached my hair tonight.

In the scheme of things, it wasn’t much. But I was going to keep the color, at least for a little while, and there was no telling what kind of flak I would need to endure.

I crashed in the best mood I’d had all day. It was a shame it couldn’t last. 4