_She hides her truth behind her usually bright blue, but now dull, makeup-covered black and blue swollen eyes.___

_He hides his truth by lying and deceiving everyone as he drinks all day and most of the night. But since he hides it, he thinks he’€™s fine._

_She hides her truth behind her fake smile and persona. No one knows she’s €™suffering so badly inside ,and has thoughts about hurting herself sometimes._

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_He hides his truth by changing his looks, by getting plastic surgery or extreme excercise and diet, so he doesn’t have to face his problems and his past. Every time he looks in the mirror he sees a different version of himself and he thinks this will make all the pain go away. _

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_These are all people I’ve known along my lifelong journey. Some have healed, others I don’t know if they have or not, but I pray they have._