Beauty Of An Ugly $car

"I wish I could kiss away this scar", her handsome husband whispered, more to himself, tracing his finger along the scar on her face which was once known to be perfection. He closed his eyes remembering how beautiful the woman beside him once was. His private thoughts were interrupted by his wife.

"Why?" she asked though she already knew the answer. She knew that he does not look at her the way he used to, before she got the scar. His brown eyes which would shine with so much admiration and love when he looked at her, were now devoid of any emotion. She knew exactly how her married life was going to end. She knew it from some time now. And she also knew that the end wasn't far away.

But a small part of her heart still hoped she was wrong about him. That small part made her ask that question hoping his answer might prove her wrong. She was holding onto a thread which was already broken.

He opened his eyes slowly as though he knew he was going to regret looking. And he did. There it was, clear as day. He hated to see his perfect wife scarred. That imperfection bugged him to no end. The woman in front of him wasn't as beautiful as his wife was.

"Because it makes you look so..." he trailed off.

'Ugly' she finished in her mind, blinking back her tears which threatened to fall. No matter how much she prepared herself for those words, it still broke her heart into pieces. No matter how much she thought she could face it, it pained her to hear those words out loud.

She knew why he trailed off. Not because of respect or love. She knew he could care less about her feelings. He hated the word 'ugly'. In his world, there was no place for that word.

Suddenly, she wanted to go back in time and change her decision so that her husband would still love her. Though the thought of her husband loving her again like he used to, tempted her, she knew she’d have been regretting it if she had agreed with him.

 You'd think she hates the scar which successfully ruined her so called 'perfect' married life but, she doesn't. Actually, she loves the scar.

She had a chance to change everything but she chose not to. She knew perfectly well that it was her own decision which led to this . But the thing is, she doesn’t regret it.

Who knew one ugly scar could turn your whole world upside down? Who knew one small word 'life' could suddenly mean so many things?

That's the beauty of my scar, I guess.           

                      

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