a little girl, perhaps 5-6, sits in the meadow and picks flowers. she picks the flowers slowly, meticulously. she looks up and sees a beautiful teenaged girl, with a long flowing dress and short hair with splotches missing. the teenager sits with the little girl. "what happened to your hair?" the little one asks.
**"once upon a time,
I picked flowers just like you.
but I picked them all."**
the young girl listens and keeps picking her flowers.
**"I met a boy who
promised I was beautiful
and made me feel so."**
the teenager begin taking the flowers and winding them together. she grabs her knitting needles out of her handmade purse and continues working on a hat to keep her hands busy.
**"he always told me
that my head was too pretty
for me to be sad."**
"Did he love you?" the little girl asks, playing with her hands.
**"perhaps he did, but
he never said that he did.
he never told me."**
**"after I ran out
of flowers, I began pull-
ing my long hair out."**
"please don't end up like me." the teenager says, handing the girl the hat.
Mar 16, 2014
Mar 16, 2014 at 11:53 AM UTC
a little girl, perhaps 5-6, sits in the meadow and picks flowers. she picks the flowers slowly, meticulously. she looks up and sees a beautiful teenaged girl, with a long flowing dress and short hair with splotches missing. the teenager sits with the little girl. "what happened to your hair?" the little one asks.
**"once upon a time,
I picked flowers just like you.
but I picked them all."**
the young girl listens and keeps picking her flowers.
**"I met a boy who
promised I was beautiful
and made me feel so."**
the teenager begin taking the flowers and winding them together. she grabs her knitting needles out of her handmade purse and continues working on a hat to keep her hands busy.
**"he always told me
that my head was too pretty
for me to be sad."**
"Did he love you?" the little girl asks, playing with her hands.
**"perhaps he did, but
he never said that he did.
he never told me."**
**"after I ran out
of flowers, I began pull-
ing my long hair out."**
"please don't end up like me." the teenager says, handing the girl the hat.
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