“Girls like you—beautiful girls. Girls who are so pretty without even trying. Teenage girls love to sink their nails into girls like you at the first opportunity. And your hair is beautiful, cutie. Don’t think I’m trying to say it’s not. But I remember what it was like to be young. Girls love to compare, and since I know most of them can’t say a damn thing about your face, I bet the first thing they go after is your hair.”

