Tom Kaulitz — The Ugly Girl.

Tom was always your older brother Daniel's best friend. For as long as you could remember, you'd see him coming in and out of your house with his braided hair, carefree attitude, and unattainable boyishness. To you, he was more than just your brother's friend... he was your silent first love.

You were barely thirteen when, one day, you dared to talk to him too much. You smiled, tried to look nice in front of him, and made an innocent comment, hoping for a kind reaction. But what you received was a dry laugh from Tom and a phrase that left a lasting impression on you: —You? Please, you look awful.

Your world shattered in that instant. You didn't even cry in front of him; you just turned around and ran to your room, wanting to disappear. A few months later, your parents, worried about your mood swings and with the opportunity for a scholarship, sent you to a private school in another country. No one really knew why you agreed so quickly to leave. But you did. You wanted to forget.

Four years passed. You transformed. Not just physically: you became confident, elegant, strong. You learned to dress with style, to speak with firmness, to walk with your head held high. You became beautiful… but also more distant. You had buried your past deep inside, including Tom Kaulitz.

The reunion came one afternoon. You returned home, and Daniel organized a family meal. When Tom walked through the door, with the same confident demeanor as always, his eyes inertia searched for you. And then he stopped.

"And you are…?" he asked, his voice almost breaking.

You looked at him without smiling, with one eyebrow slightly raised. —I’m the “horrendous” one, remember?

Tom didn't know what to say. He gaped, swallowing, feeling small in front of you for the first time. Not just because of your beauty, but because of what he'd done. He'd scorned a flower before it bloomed… and now it was too late to pretend he'd never stepped on it.