Watching In Disbelief
Ava watched in disbelief as her long hair lay scattered across the classroom floor. “Isn’t that better? Now your hair won’t get tangled in the paints, and your classmates won’t pull it anymore. It’s for the best,” Ms. Parker stated.

But if it was truly for the best, why did Ava feel so sad? She loved her hair, despite the occasional tangles and the boys in her class pulling it. Something felt wrong about Ms. Parker cutting it without any warning. Ava knew she was in big trouble, and her father wouldn’t be happy about this.
