A girl named Annie is struggling with her weight and wants to do something about it without her parents finding out. She sneaks out of her house in the middle of the night to go running, she'll wake up early in the morning and go running. At lunch she won't eat anything and just sit there till the bell rings. When its dinner time she tells her parents that she already ate and that she's not Hungry. She wears layers and layers of thick clothing so that she looks the same. One day her mother saw her hopping into the shower and realized that she didn't look the same. When her parents found out that she was extremely losing weight without telling anyone they knew that this had became an addiction and that she wouldn't be able to go back to school. Her parents knew that it would be best if they sent her to a sanctuary called The Dedicated Sisters. Its a place where teenage girls get help with their weight conditions and be able to get back on the right track. Her two younger twin siblings had woken up one morning and were confused why all of Annie's things were gone, they didn't know why. They had asked their parents where Annie was and they pretended like they didn't know what they were talking about. The twins knew that they would have to figure out where Annie went even if they were to get grounded and never be able to hang out with their friends again. Annie's parents were very serious about her getting help so they knew that they had to do something fast and unnoticeable. "Annie Got in Trouble and their folks shipped her off in the middle of the night. She didn't even get to say good-bye. It happened like that! One day the twins were sitting on the plaid sofa in family room watching TV with good old Annie in her big shaggy sweater: One Size Hides All, and the next morning she was gone." (Page 11) I think that this quote is very important because her parents didn't ever really think what Annie wants and how she feels leaving her house and not saying bye to anyone.
As I read on into the story I noticed that Annie's parents didn't really seem to care what happened to her as she was away. I was so surprised that someone so close to you would do anything to change you. I don't think that it's right to have someone make the final decisions for you. "If they think they see a pattern and start asking questions tell them somebody had a double chocolate birthday cake at lunch or tell them you had that Big Mac or one too many Frappuccino's on the way home from school and if they sit you back down and try to force you? Eat enough to satisfy them, gobble it down and wipe your mouth, yum, yum, and after that- you know what to do. What you do to your body is your secret. Then go out after dinner and wind yourself like an anaconda around this nice boyfriend of yours, Dave, and what you and he do together is secret too." (Page 23) I understand where Annie is coming from because she just wants to be satisfied with her body, but I also understand that her parents think that she's coming off as someone crazy. Lying to her family, sneaking out of the house, loosing as many calories as possible, wearing very thick clothing to make it look like she hasn't changed. I hope that Annie stops with this eating disorder and I also hope that her parents appreciate that Annie doesn't always need the right decisions made by her parents. I hope that Annie and her parents have a better relationship as she gets help at The Dedicated Sisters sanctuary.
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