Cassandra Naud was born with a brown birthmark（胎记）under her right eye. It covers a large part of her face. Her parents were given a chance to remove the birthmark right after her birth. But they were worried that it might be dangerous for her, so they refused it.
Cassandra experienced a hard childhood in primary school. Her schoolmates often laughed at her. She washeartbrokenwith what they said and had to cry in corners. She was even afraid of how she would be treated when she went to high school.
At the age of 13 she took an important decision to have her birthmark removed. Her parents were surprised at that but they respected her decision. They immediately invited a great doctor to operate on her. But the doctor said that she might face the risk of being left with a lazy eye（弱视）. So she finally decided to keep her birthmark.
Cassandra dreamed of being an excellent dancer. She realised that the birthmark would make her more memorable and popular among the dancers. From then on, she began to love her birthmark, instead of trying to hide it, and she also learnt to face the world with bright smiles.
