CHAPTER SIX

Trigger Warning: The content and discussion in this chapter deals with Eating Disorders which might be triggering. Much of it will be emotionally and intellectually challenging to engage with. Read at your own discretion. ⚠⚠

WORK BECAME more stressful than usual because I stopped eating. I stuck to water and that only, and when I succumbed to snack on something, I rushed to the bathroom to puke. That was the new routine; eat and puke or just avoid food altogether. It was either water or nothing.

During lunch breaks, Kelvin was constantly at my desk asking if I needed anything, and I always replied that I ate before he came. By the following week, I was getting so weary and tired. On some days, I could barely get out of bed. My face was looking gaunt and lifeless, but I tried to cover the bags under my eyes with concealers and setting powder. Wearing makeup was never a priority to me, but now I relied on it daily.