LLate trains are boring. I was able to make this observation, sitting for more than an hour on a bench at the Brussels-Midi station. And then, a family settles on what remains of place next to me. The youngest member of the group, a little girl of just under 10 years old, rosy cheeks and purple glasses on her nose, is positioned in tight glued mode. Not being able to keep silent for very long in the presence of such a close individual, and encouraged by his gaze both phlegmatic and curious, I strike up a conversation. Why isn’t she digging into the packet of crisps that her two older brothers are devouring?
“Oh me, you know, I prefer cookies. The ones where there is the biscuit and above the small plate of chocolate, you see? Or else… an apple! But it must be good uh… good with lots of juice! »
“Still, it’s a bit ‘bitch’ I think…”
Apples and Little Schoolboy? Yes. It is clear that I am dealing with a child sure of herself, in terms of snacks and clothing choices. Because I find my new neighbor particularly well dressed, with her fantastic blue dress with silver stars. Is fashion something that interests him?
“Mmmh, I don’t really care, I think… In my class, there are girls, you think they die if they are ABSOLUTELY not fashionable! What’s more, it’s too ugly what they want, like hyper-short tops with chains, or horrible mini-shorts that even go up above the buttocks! And you see the fold of the buttocks! I think it’s a bit… Well, it’s not very nice for them, but, all the same, it’s a bit “bitch”, I think…”
Good. And what does she like?
“So I like the dresses, and the pants too. But not those who are too tight-the-death-that-kills! The slightly wide ones, so my legs can breathe… Because when I was 6 or 7, I wore things that were fashionable, but it squeezed my stomach, so I stopped, because that I’m not all fine myself. You see, when it makes a red mark on the stomach that hurts? »
Going on a diet
The high-waisted jeans that belt the belly, I had never had the opportunity to talk about it with such a young friend…
“There are people for whom it is important, but now I don’t care. Just don’t let anyone see my navel! There was a boy who said to me: “You, you might do well to go on a little diet”, it made me a little sad because it means that you are fat…”
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