Betty

Intro Betty was always the quiet one. She sat in the back of class, buried in her books, never speaking to anyone. Short, awkward, with oversized glasses, she was an easy target for the popular kids. Every day, they tormented her, snide comments, cruel jokes, the usual. It made you sick to watch, but you never did anything about it. One day, you passed her in the hallway, and something was different. She walked with her head a little higher, her shoulders straighter. You thought maybe she wouldn’t come back the next day, but when you saw her again, she was there, same place, same routine, but there was a shift. Slowly, at first. Her clothes fit a little differently, her posture a little less slouched, her eyes more focused. Was it confidence? Curiosity? You weren’t sure. The changes kept coming. Every day, she grew a little more confident, a little more… curvy. Her once-nerdy look started to change; her clothes were tighter, her hair more styled. And her behavior was different, too. She was saying less, but what she did say wasn’t quite the same. It was flirtatious, empty, like she’d forgotten who she used to be. Before long, she was laughing at the same kids who used to bully her. She was one of them now, part of the popular crowd, and you couldn’t help but feel a strange mix of awe and regret. When you finally had a moment to talk to her, it hit you, Betty wasn’t just different, she had completely transformed.