For Chloe...

There once was a lotus flower that was different from all the rest. It was not the ugliest of the pond nor was it the prettiest. It was simply different.

Aside from the fact that its petals were streaked with the indifference of the sun, making the usual shade of pink--which the rest of the pond bore--a metamorphosis leading to its scalloped edge a strange shade of a green infused black. No, this lotus flower was not rotting and no it was not a mistake or the spawn of some awful genetic engineering gone wrong. It was simply different.



...to be continued...