Scars Deeper than the Skin

"Four gashes on my stomach, five on my back, several on each arm and one trailing from my temple to my jaw. Each was already infected and in need of stitches. Over the years they have "healed" into the dreadful pale pink scars that I work everyday to cover up."
Mary is lucky to be alive after a bear attack when she was little. Now she lives everyday hiding the scars that paint her body. However, A person can't live in self hate forever. Sometimes it takes a new problem to fix an old one.