Mands, a makeup obsessed and self centered teen had probably done everything a teen wasn’t supposed to do. She drank beer underage, threw parties, failed classes on purpose, dated two people at once, gossiped to the point that her words became savage, created drama when it truly wasn’t necessary….

And she lied

She lied a whole lot actually.

She lied so much she practically made up her whole life.

She lied about the fact that she was cheating on her partner. She lied about the fact that she was bullied by a nerd. She lied about the fact that her skin under makeup was acne cleared. She lied about anything you could think of. She lied about having friends.

Since she was so popular and had so many people over, she never had a bestie relationship with any of the people she was “friends” with. Or even a friendly relationship at all.

So as ironic as it sounds, she was so popular that she was unpopular.

But all of that changed when she made a huge mistake. A few months back, she had stolen a dress from her friend Betty’s closet because it looked “too good” on her and she just “HAD to” take it home.

Well, she completely forgot and wore it to the biggest party of the year. Her friend Betty didn’t have a good memory, but she remembered the dress. Even worse, she knew it was hers from the small thread coming out of the seams.

Betty targeted and attacked Mands in every way possible the next week at school. Mands was pranked, bullied, and looked down upon no matter what she did to stop it. All of the popular squad turned against her.

Then the worst prank was played. When Mands was walking home, the bulletin board displayed a flyer that read:

“Calling all cool kids! An after school club only for the cool squad. Run by Jason and Mark”

Immediately, Mands turned on her heals. She was going to that club. Her best outfit on, her hair and makeup spot on, she was ready.

Instead of being greeted by the gorgeous faces of Jason and Mark, she was greeted by a group of people knitting!

“Um excuse you” Mands said “but this room is for the cool squad”

A girl looked up from her knitting and kindly smiled in her direction “Thanks for the compliment! Welcome to the knitting club, sit!”

Mands backed away “No, I swear this was-“

Then she realized, she must’ve been pranked.

Right there, she crumpled to the floor and started sobbing. She wanted more than ever for this to end. Knowing it never would.

After 20 minutes, she looked up to see the same girl “Want a tissue?” The girl asked.

Mands sighed “I need to-“

“Wear this” the girl held out a knitted scarf “It’ll keep you warm.”

Mands wrapped the scarf around herself, and that’s when she saw it, true kindness. True friendship. True warmth.

And that’s when she knew that this is where she would come every day after school.

And that’s when she also realized how magical scarves truly are.