2016 Alina was obsessed with camera filters and skin tone because she had always heard that only fair skinned people are pretty. She could be cute or nice but not pretty or beautiful. 2016 Alina had just learned that she could laugh openly, and still look good. She had never laughed out loud before and when she did, it would always be with a hand on her mouth to cover her face because she was told she had big and crooked teeth and her smile didn't look good. 2016 Alina had two friends, one from her coaching class, the other in college who taught her how to smile with braces. And once her laughter echoed through the halls of her hostel, she never looked back. 2016 Alina didn't know how to say no. She was always saying yes to people, things, experiences. 2016 Alina was pursuing engineering when she always knew literature was her thing. She was still writing everyday, trying to get picked as an in-house writer by the Anonymous Writer (which happened a few months later). 2016 Alina ...