pretending to be real

* related to entry 021 *

She feels slimmer when she buys new jeans, which is odd because she only does this when she needs the next size up.

She feels taller when she wears glasses, so she's less likely to forget them when she leaves the house.

They hurt her feet, but she'll wear heels to make herself feel more like a grown up (it's that clacking on the pavement that does it).

One day, she hopes, she'll either learn how to use all that makeup she's got in the wardrobe, or overcome the compulsion to keep buying more.