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“The way she carried herself reminded me of a butterfly caught in a glass jar.” Jackson said. “A butterfly?” Her father inquired. “Yes a butterfly…The captive of a jar… The butterfly’s only flaw was falling victim to a human’s deceit.”

In a world where women strive to have the perfect mouth, the perfect nose, and eyes so perfect that they attract even the blind. A world where the cosmetic industry is one of the most used occupations, and the superficial beauty of models and altered images of stars are the scale by which we’re measured, how can natural beauty have any value? Let me tell you Leah’s story.

Leah was a young lady that for most of her life knew that people favored her younger sister over her. Rochelle, her sister, is the picture of beauty, and has always had things pretty easy. Even as a child she received special treatment from teachers, neighbors, the kids at school, and even their father. As Leah, who is treated poorly because of her unconventional looks, finds herself in many unfavorable situations. Until, a certain turn of events places this young woman who has been in the rear, to the front. Leah learns a very invaluable lesson when something that she didn’t expect to happen does. An encounter with a stranger sets the course and changes her entire life. Read more to discover life though Leah’s eyes.