Mistakes were made

Her worst fears were realised when Gil came down to the beach. She threw her paws dramatically over her face and her wailing increased in volume. “Don’t lookatmeI’mHIDEOUS!” She ran her words together, sobbing and wet, not just with water from the ocean but tears and snot as well.

He was keeping his distance from her, and that only reinforced that she must really be a disgusting monster now. His whispered reassurances that her hair would grow back only made her more anxious. “But what if it doesn’t!?!?” She exclaimed through sniffles and teary eyes. “Nobody will like me anymore if I’m ugly! You won’t even get close to me, do you hate me now?” She started crying harder, throwing her head back beneath her paws as she sprawled out on the sand. This was the worst day of her life!

“Speech.”