To the Bone Page #2

Six months?

Ooh, it wasn't that long for us.

I guess word is out

about his success rate.

So, I hear that his methods

are a little unconventional.

They're quite radical. But we've tried

everything else. Renfrew, Maudsley.

Maudsley? Ooh, you're brave.

Was that a nightmare?

It took a long time getting used to it.

- Does that really work?

- No, I'm just thirsty.

How old are you, anyway? Your mom said

you had to drop out of college.

Twenty. And she's not my mom.

Twenty, wow.

And you're some kind of artist?

Your... Well, that lady said

you're kind of famous.

She's nuts.

But you had, like, a crazy fan

or something.

Susan, my stepmom, has a reality problem.

You get one letter, you have a crazy fan.

Seriously? She made it sound like

you had a stalker or something.

Yeah. Not even.

She said she was taking

the anti-depressants,

but she'd been flushing them

down the toilet.

She was afraid

they would make her gain weight.

And I know, she has a right to lash out.

Her mother Judy, she is a bipolar lesbian.

- That is not why...

- Judy has had several breakdowns,

hospitalizations.

Poor Ellen had to call us one time

because her mother was writing

her own bible on the walls.

Judy came out when Ellen was 13.

The child is going through puberty,

and overnight, she's got two moms?

Traumatic. It has got to have something

to do with the weight and...

Sounds rough.

But looking for one reason is

a losing battle. It's never that simple.

Absolutely. I say that to her father

all the time. He blames himself.

Now, I think throwing Ellen

into the deep end, real life...

might do her some good.

My family was on welfare.

- We had nothing.

- Okay, thank you. I think I got it.

- You do a lot of sit-ups.

- Not that many.

It wasn't a question. That's where

you get these bruises on your spine.

Your stepmom always talk that much?

You know how sharks have

to keep swimming or they'll die?

She's kinda like that with talking.

Take a deep breath.

Let it out.

Again.

And one more.

When was the last time

you got your period?

God.

Um...

It must have been...

A long time ago.

I don't feel... that unhealthy, you know?

If I wanna be thin,

don't they say that that's better?

I'll outlive the normies.

- You like this? The furry?

- What? No, I'm not...

Lanugo. Your body's trying

to keep you warm by making more hair.

But you know that, right?

I talk to kids like you all day,

every day.

So, I know that you are,

as a rule, full of sh*t.

You're not thin. You scare people.

And I'm guessing you like that.

But the way that you're going,

one day, you won't wake up.

And I'm not going to treat you

if you aren't interested in living.

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