[ WP ] `` How 'd you get that scar ? ''

Me and my mother once worked for a travelling circus. She usually handled the meals and I made sure the cages were all locked at the end of the night. It was n't much, but it was work. 
 
 Now the ringmaster had a very beautiful daughter. She, for some reason or another had taken a fancy to me, said she liked my smile. She and I spent a lot of my down time together. 
 
 Well, her father did not like this one bit, still not sure what he did n't like about me. But one night, just as I was finishing my work, he and two others cornered me in the back. The strong man held me down, and the knife thrower put his blade in my mouth and he did this. He gave me a smile that NEVER WENT AWAY. 
 
 After that, she stayed away from me, told me I terrified her. It's kinda funny how she always liked my smile when it was n't always around. But now I see the bright side. NOW I'M ALWAYS SMILING. 
 
 Maybe you should smile more too.
