Sesi 1 · Be Yourself ✨

Bayangin ini… Monita dan Pipit lagi liat iklan kecantikan di medsos. "They are just perfect," kata Pipit. "I wish I looked like them." Mereka jadi minder — model di iklan itu putih, tinggi, "no flaws at all". Tapi Kak Shinta yang kebetulan denger, bilang: "We are beautiful just the way we are, with or without makeup!" Ada juga cerita pendek yang menyentuh soal satu kalimat yang bisa melukai: "You'd look prettier with makeup on." Bab ini ngajarin kita: embrace yourself — terima dirimu apa adanya! 🪞

"Have you heard of makeup?" I threw her a glance. She came to me in the morning, waiting for the class to begin.

"You'd look prettier with makeup on." She looked at me intently; her eyes were scanning every inch of my face. Every dent, every scratch, every line. Every flaw.

Suddenly, all the words I had made friends with throughout my life vanished. I didn't say anything to her for a solid minute.

"Yeah, I know," I finally managed. She turned away to do her work, humming a song — apparently not aware of how much her words had hurt me.

Maybe someday I'll prettify my face. But for now, I'll learn how to embrace every imperfection, flaw, and part of me that needs to be painted away. Maybe someday.