"My name is John Merrick...."

My experience at the theater today, was single handledly the best day of my life. For the first time I was welcomed by the people around me, instead of being stared upon with perplexed faces. I was afraid to stand and the let the rest of the theater gaze upon me, for it reminded me of the numerous times Mr. Bytes forced me to stand up to be looked upon by the curious people. However, this time I wasn't afraid of being looked upon, rather I was in shock because it was the acceptance i had been looking for since the day I was born. Prior to this magnificent experience I felt as if i was a blemish on the face of the Earth, whose only purpose was to awe those who had never seen any of my kind. But after receiving a standing ovation at the theater, I finally felt as if I belonged; but most importantly, it reassured me that I was not a disappointment to my mother. The woman with a face of an angel.