Reggie Red was lying in bed, thinking of something that Evie had said. Evie and Bella had been on their phones, looking at hairstyles, colours and tones.
With freckles and curls so big and so red, Reggie felt worried; "Just look at my head! Others have hair that is brown, blonde and flat,
how can I make MY hair look like that?"
That night Reggie yanked
and tousled,
pulling it down with all
of her muscle.
“Reggie your hair is so
gorgeous and bright
big heart inside is what makes you all right. You don't need to change to look more this way. These pictures online aren't real anyway !"
but that
As the class photograph stood on the shelf, Reggie Red smiled and thought to herself,
"I have been beautiful all along
because
I am kind and
brave
and
strong."