By Leslie Aquino
Whatever the story, it has made them the wonderful person they are today.
My name is Leslie.
A few years ago, people knew me as the girl who was always smiling, who was filled with happiness and laughed at everything.
But they never knew the real girl hiding behind that smile. They never knew my darkest secrets.
You know, the things that killed me little by little inside.
Every morning I had to pretend I was okay.
As soon as I walked out of my house, I was automatically wearing a mask.
The mask that told everyone “I’m okay, I’m fine.”
But as soon as I got home, I took off that mask.
It was a routine for me. I got used to it.
I guess it’s true about what people say
Sometimes the people who smile the brightest are the ones who hurt the most.
For a big part of my life I was always physically there. But I wasn’t there at the same time.
My body was there, but my mind and soul weren’t.
I wore a mask on my face only because I didn’t want to be asked if I was okay.
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