By AMBER MELTON
Staff Writer
Beautiful? Me beautiful?
Get real.
Males have told me that I�m beautiful, women have told me that I�m beautiful and my mother says she doesn�t know what to do with a beautiful daughter. I�ve always been told that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If that�s the case, then I�m really not beautiful. After all, who has to behold these bones more than I do? When I look in the mirror, I see a plain, pale face that needs help. And I�m not tryin to be modest. I�m being honest. And honesty is the best policy, especially when you are talking about your self.
Some guys have told me that when they first saw me they thought I was conceited just because I was attractive to them. That insults me more than anything in the world! And my mother said that ever since I�ve been little people have said that I�m beautiful and all the boys will be after me. Only the latter half of that is true. I mean, I don�t have a body, so boys must like my face. But I truly don�t see beauty; maybe a hint of interest or something, but that�s about all. People tell me I�m too hard on myself, but I just call it like I see it. Sometimes I do feel kinda cute, but that�s with tons of makeup on. I don�t think I�m an ugly duckling, but I�m not Cinderella either � more like a fifth cousin of hers.
Amber Melton is a junior honors student and a member of the track team at Ben L. Smith High School.
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