Grade 11, Rena Le Lona
There was a beautiful girl named Nolwandle, which means the female great ocean. She was chubby and cute. Ever since she stared schooling, she never liked her body because of what people said. She always wore covering clothes to cover her body. Even her family members discouraged her. She tried committing suicide but her journey was not going to end this early. She never knew that she was the chosen one to be the voice for all.
When she started high school, she had no friends. At high school, things became worse. Her schoolmates made fun of her, even on social media. Some days she would not go to school. She hated school with her whole heart. One day she saw a beautiful girl who was every girl’s dream, meaning every girl wanted to be her friend. That girl’s name was Bontle.
She thought that Bontle will never be friends with her, even when she tried talking to her. Bontle loved Nolwandle, andmwanted to be her friend. One day, Bontle went to Nolwandle and asked her to be her friend. Nolwandle did not believe it, but she said yes. Bontle did everything for Nolwandle. She became her pillar of strength. When they went shopping, Bontle would make Nolwandle buy tight clothes. She made her love her body.
Every time when Nolwandle talked about how she hated her body, Bontle would say, “People judge you because you were the first one to judge yourself.” She would also say, “Love yourself and accept yourself the way you are, in order for people to love and accept you.”
Nolwandle always knew that no one will love someone who doesn’t love herself. She needed to understand the words that her friend told her before changing her mindset. After that day, she changed her mindset because her friend made her understand that before changing your attitude, you need to first change your mindset, because what you think about yourself changes your attitude towards yourself. She started being a model and went to photo shoots. She started loving her body and was willing to make others love theirs too. She opened an Instagram page and a Facebook page where she posted her pictures showing her body, wearing bikinis, and also motivating others.
She also made a brand that says, “Beauty has no size.” She became a voice for all. She made people gain confidence. People started loving her. One day she posted her video telling everyone that, “You may be small or big, but you have the perfect size for the one who is meant to love you.” That video made people love her even more.
One day she saw a post about her. The post was about her saving more girls, even boys, and they really loved her.
She became a voice for all.