The Girl In Pink Sweater

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One cold season, there was a girl who has her favorite pink sweater. She loves it so much. And everyone around her tell her she looks very pretty wearing it.

It is warm, cozy, a little big for her to have sweater paws but it perfectly fits her. She wears it on every occasion and even on simple days. she cleans it separately from her other clothes. she really adored her pink sweater, love if you can even call it.

"I will wear this sweater forever." she was so happy having that pink sweater.

The time comes that not wearing that pink sweater makes her sad.

She took really good care of it. Not letting its pinkish color fade nor have any stain.

One day, the girl notices that she can no longer have that sweater paws. It is still warm and cozy in its pinkish glamorous color, however it's fits her body size now.

"It's still pretty. And I'm still happy~" she said. However as the days keep passing, the girl keeps growing and growing. And the day come that wearing that pink sweater hurts her arm because it's too small for her.

But she wants it. She loves wearing it. It makes her happy.

So she continued wearing it even though it's obviously smaller than her. Everyone around her tells her that it doesn't look good on her anymore and that she should find another pink sweater that exactly looks like her pink sweater. A sweater that will fit her better.

"No, because even if I find a pink sweater that looks like this. It will never be this sweater." the girl cried.

She went home crying. She never ever wanted to replace her pink sweater, she thought. So days keep passing, and as she keeps growing and growing the pink sweater was getting hard for her to wear. She can't even put her arm properly. It's neck line was almost choking her.

One day, while she was helping herself to wear the undersized sweater, the sleeves ripped accidentally and her skin got scratches out of the split threads.

The girl immediately took off the sweater and started crying as she saw the ripped sweater. Her beloved sweater.

"I'm sorry, I am so sorry." she cried hugging her sweater.

She felt the sting on her arm and found a little wound there that she got from the split thread.

She was hurt because she's forcing herself into something that doesn't fit her anymore.

She took a pink thread and needle. Sew the ripped sleeves and when she was done she hugs it tight. She never wore the pink sweater from that time, but she always have it when she sleeps.

She also brings it everywhere she go even though she's already wearing a different sweater. Because she so love it, and she can't imagine herself without it. Everyone around her tell her that it's a sweater, and a sweater should be worn and loved.

She know she love it, but she can't wear it anymore. And without wearing a sweater means losing its value as a sweater.

She's so sad. She don't know what to do. She went away crying, alone. In that cold day, she saw another girl much smaller than her now. She remembers herself at those times that she can still wear her beloved sweater.

The little girl was shuddering in the cold with her tiny and thin dress. She was holding her little body closely to make herself warm. The big girl with the pink sweater came to her and sat beside the little one getting the latter's attention.

"Hey, aren't you going to get something to make you warm?"

The little girl replied even though her voice is shuddering "I don't have anything to wear but this tiny and thin dress."

The girl thought of giving the tiny girl her sweater, and so she does. Not the pink one however but the one that she was wearing. Then she took the small pink sweater and put her arms inside it, not totally wearing it for she was afraid to rip it again.

The little girl noticed that the pink sweater was small for the kind girl and that the beige sweater that was given to her was bigger. So she asks if she can have the pink sweater instead.

But the big girl declined. She said that she love it, even though she got hurt forcing herself to wear it.

"But it doesn't fit you anymore. It can't give you warmth, you will end up freezing in this cold time."

The big girl told the little one that if she give the pink sweater to her, the time will come that she will outgrow the sweater too and she can't imagine what will happen to the pink sweater after that.

The little girl smiled and said "But I will not grow anymore. This is already my body's full grown size."

The big girl was surprised.

"I know you really love that pink sweater, but think about yourself, you also need warmth. And that sweater needs to feel a warm body too to know its value as a sweater."

The big girl was lost for words. Maybe the little girl was right. Maybe her and the sweater was indeed for a different path now.

Confused and not sure, but the big girl exchanges her pink sweater with the bigger one that the little girl have. She looked at the little girl as she wore the pink sweater on top of her head. 

It was just her size. And it really looks pretty on her.

The big girl then wore the beige sweater and felt the warmth that was gone for a while when she had the pink sweater.

The little girl smiled widely. "I feel so warm and cozy. Oh look! A stitch?" the big girl explained that she made it because she ripped it accidentally. The little girl smiled and said that the stitch makes it unique.

"Don't worry, I will take care of this beautiful sweater and will love it more than the way you do. I promise to take the warmth and make it feel the warmth of my body too." the little girl promised.

After that they parted ways.

The big girl doesn't have her pink sweater anymore, but she knows that someone that's more meant for it has finally found it.

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"The Girl In Pink Sweater"

FINISH: 03 / 18 / 21

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"To my pink sweater, thank you for all the warmth and happiness. You always have your value, you give warmth and happiness and you deserve twice of as much as you give." ㅡBiancakes