Elena The next day—well, last night, Andrew had been telling me to not limit myself, and to not suppress my appetite. If I'n hungry, I should eat then and not hold myself back from eating. Last night, he kept saying that if I feared gaining weight just by eating, I should exercise after—that he would join me to exercise whether to jog outside late at night or to go to the gym, I could give him a call if I wanted to. Honestly, that night, I've never felt comfortable and refreshed. As if I was able to breathe properly just by talking to him. He made me feel seen and... I couldn't describe what I felt that night. Like as if someone was saying I don't have to pretend to someone I am not. That I shouldn't suppress the real and authentic version of myself. And at the same time,

