Misinterpretation of a True Beauty

Once upon a time on a far away tree branch lived a caterpillar named Layla. She lived with her mom, dad, and baby sister underneath their leaf home. Layla went to school at Caterpillar High which was several leafs down from her home. She was several weeks from graduating and going on to the next phase of her life, so she tried not letting anything get in the way.
Layla wasn’t the normal teen. She was a big girl, and she wasn’t the prettiest at her school. However, she was the most beautiful girl on the inside and didn’t try to be anyone else. She was always happy-go-lucky in the morning, but by the time she got home from school, she was torn to shreds by her peers and couldn’t stop crying.
“Why me?!” Layla cried out to her mom. “You, Dad, and Baby Sister are all so tiny and pretty! Why am I the complete opposite?” Her mom held her tight, and Layla just couldn’t stop crying. Soon enough her mom’s whole shirt was soaked with tears.
“Honey, it’s not about what’s on the outside. It’s about what’s on the inside, and that’s why you are a beautiful person,” her mom explained.
“No Mom! The others don’t see that. They see me as an obese caterpillar that they can just make fun of all day long.” Layla didn’t like her appearance, but her mother was right, it’s not about that. She knew that she wanted to be herself, and didn’t want to be someone she wasn’t. She believed that true friends are the ones that like you for who you are on the inside, so she didn’t consider any of those who gave her such a hard time, her friend.
Graduation was a week away, and Layla just couldn’t wait. She was still without any friends, but she always had her family by her side. She didn’t care what others thought about her anymore because she figured karma would come around.
“Mom, I just want to thank you for giving me the talk about how beautiful of a girl I really am. True beauty is hard to find these days because no one can just be themselves. It seems like they are always trying impress others, and I’m not that kind of a caterpillar,” Layla said.
“Well, I’m so glad you listened to me because I don’t want you to change anything about yourself. Good will come your way eventually, sweetie!” Mom responded.
Graduation day finally came. Layla was ready to become an adult and just couldn’t wait much longer, like normal teens these days. She graduated at the top of her class and received many awards.
After graduation, she was so tired and went straight home. She got in her nice, cozy cocoon, and stayed in there for several days. Her parents and her baby sister waited for her to come out. “Crack! Pop!” All of a sudden this big, beautiful butterfly came out of the cocoon. Mom and Dad were in awe and no words came out of their mouths at first.
“Mom, Dad, Baby Sister! How do I look?” she asked with great enthusiasm.
“Oh baby, you are the prettiest girl I have ever seen!” her mom yelled out with a big smile one her face. Layla looked at herself in the mirror and saw just how beautiful she really looked. She was very pleased and knew that who she is now was what she was before. The only difference was the outside appearance. She was true to herself the whole time which created a beautiful outside appearance.
She went outside to show the world her new self. She didn’t recognize any of the kids who went to her school. They were all dull colored and just plain ugly. She realized it was because they were all ugly caterpillars on the inside, and now it is showing on the outside which turned them into moths and not butterflies. Layla learned that true beauty is what is on the inside and not what is necessarily on the outside. Beauty is often misinterpreted, but remember to look what’s on the inside to see what beauty lies within.