What the heck is preppy emo? Someone who looks a certain way but feels another? Possibly. I never would have considered this term back then. Largely because it didn’t exist. I didn’t know how to describe myself.

I went to a private girls school where we all appeared to be preppy. We wore uniforms and colorful scrunchies. I was in the choir and tried out for cheerleader. But I was different in my room at night. That was when I could be honest with myself about all of the emotions I was feeling.

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