Erica was eaten alive by her insecurities, something she tried to conquer daily. Lately, she’d been growing out her armpit hair. She wanted to be confident so badly. She wanted to be that bad bitch who grew out her armpits and thrived off the haters. But she just knew as soon as someone said something rude, whether at the gym or beach, she’d rush home and shave.
And so, she was going to test it out. She would wear a skimpy bikini to the pool and invite Brandon, an old colleague of hers from their bartending days. Brandon always flirted with her. She needed a confidence boost, and it came in the form of Brandon.
“Pool?” She asked, sending him a picture of her legs and the pool.
“No beach?” He asked.
“Too much … sand. And tourists.” She wrote back.
“Noted. Gimme 20!”
She casually slung her phone into her pool bag and cranked up some music.
The funny thing about Erica was that she exuded this natural cool factor. Everything about her was effortless. Her style, her sunglasses, her taste in music. It was all just … perfect. And yet, she was so insecure. She hated it.