I know that I'm ugly.
But that doesn't bother me.
My mother always tells me:
Your name is Rachel.
Do you who she was, my daughter?
She was the favorite of Jacob's wives,
The beautiful one.
Just like you.
You will always be the most beautiful.
Because you shine from the inside
And nothing on the outside can taint that.
And I believe her.
I know that my outside looks a little frightening.
I know some people cringe when they see me.
But that does not bother me.
Because they aren't judging who I am,
They're judging what I look like.
And who cares what they think?
When I was little,
I fell into the fire.
My mother screamed and pulled me out,
fearing I was dead.
But I lived.
Now I have many scars.
From my hairline to the bridge of my nose
Is a mass of red scar tissue.
There is more
On my hands
My back
My legs
My chest.
But my scars do not define me.
Once people get to know me, they stop wincing.
Instead,
They laugh when I make fun of myself
And hang out with me.
Not because they have to.
Because they want to.
I'd rather be ugly and have real friends
Than be gorgeous and have fake ones.
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Beautiful Ugly Girl
Teen FictionAva- a gorgeous sixteen-year-old girl who thinks she is ugly. Other synonyms include: shy; quiet; self-conscious Rachel- a sixteen-year-old burn victim with scars all over her body, but is thought beautiful by those around her. Other synonyms inclu...