Dressed in black tights and a red top, she hit play on the radio and Boyz II Men’s hit song “On Bended Knee” blasted from the speakers. Before moving, she observed her reflection, and the body she had grown to hate. Her jaw was too squared. Her eyes were too light and her butt had zero curves. In no way was she attractive or sexy for that matter, to hear her tell it. She was an ugly monster who should’ve stayed with Slack Jaw Morris, gotten married and lived a miserable life. But when she closed her eyes and listened to the words of the song and thought about Rasim and what they shared last night, something compelling occurred. She stopped coming down so hard on herself and felt powerful. She felt elevated and her body swayed to the moving notes. Snow’s eyes remained closed as she rocked back and forth. Her arms became wings and she was free to fly.
