Daisy

The other day when I went to try on a pair of shades in a shop on the first floor of Long Circular mall (the one by the bank, with all the glass) I was diagnosed with Up-Ear Dong_Ear. At first when I was told that I was ill I didn't believe it cause I wasn't going to admit to being sick because of some smart store attendant's diagnosis. In short time though the symptoms were clear.

I looked at a picture on the wall which, to the naked eye, appeared to be just a set of scattered lines. I put on a pair of swanky looking darkers and the feathery lines became a perfectly distinct image. The lenses had some special UV feature that reduced the glare (or something like that). THEN, I turned to the mirror and the shades were twisted. I tried on three other pairs and they all seemed twisted as well. I asked the clerk 'Daisy' if she found that the shades looked a bit crooked and then she confirmed that I was indeed suffering from a case of Up-Ear Dong_Ear. At first I was shocked. I couldn't believe that I was walking the streets with my cool swagger and my Up-Ear Dong_Ear hanging off my face for the world to see. Daisy, possibly noticing the horror on my face or the lop-sidedness of my ear, took the shades off my face and twisted them and let me try them again. I looked in the mirror and they appeared completely straight. I was happy for the shades but was still ailing and struggling to come to terms with my newly found disease. I turned to Daisy to express my thanks for her assistance but just as I was about to speak my eyes caught her precious smile. It was the most calming, most beautifully reassuring smile I've ever seen. Her teeth were bucked and half of them crooked and they reflected an unusual yellow light that helped me to see that my Up-Ear Dong_Ear was a distinguishing imperfection and that we all carry them.

That day I walked out that store a changed man no longer ashamed of my UEDE but proudly carrying it as mark of my individuality and feeling as human as I ever did. Thank You Daisy! You are a stunning beauty if ever I’ve seen one.