Curvy Girls Can't Date Cowboys

The one thing my parents can't shelter me from is my heart.

I nearly died the summer of my eighth grade year, and ever since then, my parents have done everything they could to keep me healthy. Now I'm a senior, and instead of feeling safe, I'm suffocating.

When my parents take my twin sisters out of town for an audition, I have my chance to show them that I'm responsible. That I can go to college on my own and start a life outside of their organic food store and Emerson Academy.

All I have to...