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“Hey, Tahlia!How's the model?”
I had just taken a bite of my hot dog 1 I heard a familiar voice yelling at me from across the crowded school yard．I saw a group of popular girls who were all 2 ．
“What kind of 3 are you going to do?An ad for a Frankenstein movie?”More laughter．My stomach twisted into a tight knot．How could they humiliate(羞辱)me like this, 4 the entire school?As I walked into the cafeteria, I 5 the dark scars on my right hand．
At 9 months old, I knocked over a tea pot and dumped boiling water allover my hands and stomach．My parents 6 me to the hospital, but I had to have skin graft(移植)operation．I was in so much pain!But what 7 me most were the cruel things people said about how I looked, 8 that day at lunch．
The girls were being supermean to me because they'd heard I was considering doing some modeling．A close friend had suggested that I shouldn't let my scars limit me and that I might 9 a good model．
But after that 10 at school, I was sure I'd made a huge mistake．Upon arriving home, I covered the mirror with a blanket, fell on my bed and sobbed．
The next day, I 11 myself to go to school．At lunch my best friend Jesse tried to encourage me：“You can't 12 forever, Tahlia．So what if you have a few scars?Just go outside and show them that you're just as good as they are．”Although I knew he was right, I couldn't 13 standing up for myself like that．
However, that night as I sat on the bed, my friend's words replayed in my mind．I'm 14 hiding from myself, I thought．How stupid!Slowly, I stood up, walked over to the 15 , and tossed the blanket aside．There, in the mirror I saw a slim, dark-haired, blue-eyed girl, looking just fine, 16 with a few scars．
The next day I wore a comfortable T-shirt to school．What's more, I had lunch outside the cafeteria, 17 beside those mean girls．They were shocked that I should dare to walk into their territory．I felt 18 too－free and happy．
Sometimes people still look at me strangely．They 19 and stare, but I don't let it get to me．I have applied to several modeling companies, and at least one company is considering me for jobs．Maybe I'll never 20 posing on the runway, but I do know one thing：I'm done．
