I was talking to a couple while at work, educating them about a certain washer and dryer when I noticed a woman from across the aisle that kept lookin... at me and every time I looked over at her she would quickly look away with a smile. I spent about 15 minutes with the couple and when they were done asking questions, I looked around kind of expecting this woman to be looking for help but she was gone. About a week later while I was working I saw her come into the store but as I went to ask her. "You're the last one again," he said as she inked her name on the back of her work. He set her painting on his big easel and stood back and looked at it. "Nice," he said. "Good perspective, good lines, very clean." Thank you," Astrid said, feeling nervous."You busy between semesters, need a job?" he asked."Depends," the girl said with a smile."I belong to two camera clubs that need models, fifty an hour with clothes, a hundred nude. Regular models disappear during the holidays." Here, on. Something to think at her. Something to think into her. Laurie trusted VR-Laurie. It was herself, after all, and she had to trust herself.You are lovely. You are beautiful. It is your body, and your body is beautiful. All bodies are beautiful. Don’t fat-shame. Don’t body-shame. Don’t tit-shame. Don’t ass-shame. Don’t anything-shame.You are beautiful. You are beautiful.And so she was.Brave, strong, fearless, and beautiful Laurie set her shoulders and turned toward the alley and took a deep. "Peter came up afterwards and showed me the summoning spell." Yeah, I was just describing what you did in the shop, and the book appeared on my palms!" Peter said excitedly to Leena."I tried doing it too, but it didn't work," Jennifer said. "I got small puffs of smoke though. After that, I cast the 'Golden Hair' spell." Oh," Peter interrupted. "I remember when we were holding hands, and Jenny felt a warm glow in her hand." That's right!" Jennifer added as she blushed. "We were kissing and.