Chapter One In hindsight, I should have seen this coming. I grew up in a poor family. I wanted better for myself. I knew I didn’t have the brains to get ahead, so I would use my looks. During each annual school physical, I was be diagnosed with kyphosis (hunchback), and was warned that delaying [...]
Chapter One My mind wandered as she drove through the rain. “Everyone told me I was gorgeous; I should go to L.A. and everyone would be beating a path to my door! I would be a supermodel, actress, or spokesperson! Everyone would see my name in lights – Melissa Shaeffer – celebrity! Right after high [...]
Chapter One I lay on my bed, sobbing. My mom had just dropped me off from a doctor’s appointment. The doctor said that I had “idiopathic scoliosis and kyphosis”. Put into english, it meant that my back wasn’t the shape it should be – side to side or front to back. This quack said that [...]
After I arrived home and changed, I headed out in my wheelchair. I took the elevator down to the lobby to check my mail. I realized it had been a few days and as expected, the box was full. My mailbox is at a good height from my wheelchair, as I can see inside and make [...]