The Girl in the Mirror

"Pro ana," whispered Katy, in school assembly.
That evening, April typed the words into the search engine of her computer.
She had taken her first tentative steps towards self destruction.
The websites were frequented by kindred spirits. April had found her new home.
When she hit puberty, April slammed her body into reverse gear and floored the accelerator.
Eventually, her periods stopped.
Every day she would look at herself in the mirror and see a fat, ugly girl. Her self-image had disintegrated.
April died two days before her fourteenth birthday, her emaciated body weighed less than her parents grief.