Written using the Freewrite Writing Prompt from
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They called her Humpty because of her perfect oval of a face.
"You look like an egg, Humpty!" Helen shouted in her face. "You wanna be careful 'cos if you fall off the wall you might crack open."
Linda thought Helen was mean and stupid and besides she wasn't even sitting on a wall. She opened her mouth to respond and then Katy pushed her from behind.
"Hey there Humpty! Are all the king's men gonna put you back together again?"
Linda picked herself up from the ground and dusted off the mud from her trousers.
"Piss off, Katy," she said and stalked off. She could hear them laughing as she left the playground, and the chants of "Cheer Up Humpty!" reached her even as she crossed the road.
Later, back in the house, her mother caught her looking in the mirror.
"My," she said. "Aren't we getting vain?"
"Mum, do you think I have a face like an egg?" Linda asked.
Her mum began to laugh and then stopped herself when she saw the expression on Linda's face.
"No, of course not sweetie," she said.
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