How Angel Light Rose Became My Author Name

Once upon a time, Angel Light Rose was a girl made up in my head that I thought Josh would like instead.

She had an open relationship with someone who looked like him and also was with Josh too. She slept around a lot, and she knew all the moves. She wasn't awkward or that geeky like me. She was that girl who had a YouTube channel and would say "love yourself" when she was picture perfect in body and in spirit. I couldn't compete with her.

But now, I don't compete with her. I'm the real Angel Light Rose. The girl who was affected by mental illness, yet she no longer lets it define her.

I'm the real Angel Light Rose. No matter if Josh really loves me, I love me. For all my quirks and for all my "flaws." They don't make me bad.

They make me human.