Unrecognizably Yours — A Brave Choice for Chase

from all over the world. Sometimes he was in the background. He was tall and in great shape. If he saw how fat I was,

there was no way he'd like me in real life. Still, I really liked him. Chase was outgoing and fun. Whenever I was upset, he stayed up talking to me.

Sometimes he would even drop GIFs in the game chat and get everyone online to cheer me up. In the end, I said yes. I hid my weight and everything about myself

because I was terrified he would look me up. I tested him once too. What if I'm not pretty? With a voice like yours, no way you're ugly.

Baby, stop messing with me. When are we finally meeting? I miss you. Let's go to same college.

Then I can see you every day. I stared at those messages for a long time. Then I finally decided to lose weight. I changed my eating habits and began training consistently.

It was difficult, but I refused to give up. Over the next year, I became healthier and stronger. By the end of that year, I was down to around 110 pounds. I started learning skincare, makeup, hair, and how to dress.

During that year, Chase tried to come see me several times. I always found an excuse to stop him. I never felt pretty enough yet. Then the boys in my class started looking at me differently.

Love notes started showing up. Strangers began asking for my number. Some of them blushed while telling me I was beautiful. That was when I finally realized it.

Maybe I really was pretty now. For the first time, I felt brave enough to meet Chase. I chose the same university he did. We agreed to meet when school started,

but apparently to him, none of it had ever been that serious. I thought all those sweet things he said were real. Now that I thought about it,