I’ve been overweight since childhood. Kids bullied me at school, I avoided group photos in college, and I couldn’t even imagine going to the beach.

“No, Grandpa! I’ll look terrible in the photo.”

“Then we’ll both look terrible,” he

laughed. “But at least we’ll look happy!”

We placed his phone on the table and set the camera timer.

In the first picture, I covered my stomach with my hands.

In the second, I tried turning sideways.

But just before the third picture, Grandpa suddenly made a ridiculous face and shouted:

“Emily, this isn’t a beauty contest! This is our life!”

I laughed so hard that I completely forgot to hide my body.

And at that exact moment, the camera captured us.

When I looked at the picture, my eyes automatically searched for all the things I usually hated about myself.

But then I noticed Grandpa’s expression.

He was looking at me with such pride that you’d think I was the most beautiful girl in the world.

And for the first time, I saw something other than my weight in a photograph.

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