Ugly Beauty

Violet wanted to be ugly and hid her beauty under heavy makeup.

Why? Only she knew of her reasons.

She believed that being physically ugly was only superficial, and the truly ugly was the human heart.

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In the silent night, a child cried and called for her mother's name. Outside her room was a monster who would consume her.

But her mother was nowhere in sight. She prayed for her guardian angel to come and save her. From that night, she learned to trust in only herself and how to protect herself from the ugliness of the world.