Ohh, Baby Baby!

5

Allan's PoV

"Anorexia" panimula kong pagkwento kay Leila

"Huh? What's that?"

"Eating disorder. She fears being fat. Like you do"

"W-wait what?"

"She hates being fat that she ends up medicating herself with pills to 'remove' everything she ate from her body. She vomits her food out most of the time na sobrang laki ng pinayat niya"

"Does that mean I... I can also end up with anorexia?"

"If you continue doing what you did yesterday then yes"

"Omg"

"My sister is slowly gaining herself back thankfully but seeing you starve yourself from the cake shop and them yesterday... I saw my sister in you once again."

"It must've been hard for you"

"It's harder for her. But I hope she gains herself back anytime soon"

"Let's hope that"

"Kaya ikaw wag mong ideprive masyado ang sarili mo. Again there's nothing wrong if you don't have the perfect body. They only exist edited in magazines okay? Your body needs food to survive"

"Funny thing is... ako lang naman yung ganto sa pamilya namin" sambit niya

"What do you mean?"

"My family lives normal, eating everything they want. They don't really care about appearance"

"Really?"

"But I lived seeing how girls get mistreated if they don't look pretty or sexy. Iba ang trato kapag babae eh. Maaga ko nakita yun sa magazines and social media that I feared for it. I mean my dad keeps me grounded by his love for food but... yeah you get the jist of it"

"Does your parents know you starve yourself?"

"Well... no"

"I believe they won't like it if they knew"

"Yeah... I just feared so much of it I guess"

"Take one step at a time okay? I can help"

"Thanks Allan."

"I suppose we're friends now at this point?"

"Allan naman eh"

"What? Haha just making sure"

"Friends?" Sambit ko na lang offering a handshake

"Friends"

Leila's PoV

"Dad?"

"Hmm?"

"How do you maintain your body even with all the food you crave and eat?"

"Exercise" simpleng sagot ni papa saken

"Yun lang?"

"Balance eating lang din syempre"

"Yun lang?"

"Oo bakit?"

"I just can't believe how you maintain fit dad"

"Nak di naman ako fit nung edad mo ko haha"

"Really?"

"Have you even looked at our wedding photos, princess? Haha. I was a chubby guy back then"

"Really?!" How didn't I know that?!

"Wow gulat na gulat nak?"

"How... I mean... but you still love food up to this day?"