"... you looked the way you used to"

Zoe's words triggered a flash that momentarily blinded everyone in the room. When the light was gone, Sarah cried, "What have you done to me!? My skin ... it's so ... *dark!* And my hair's so ... *light!*" "You used to be a tanned blonde," explained Zoe. "What do you mean, 'used to'!? I've always been *normal*, not a freak like this in ... in ... *p-pink!* What'll my friends think!?" The disgust on the faces of everyone in the room answered Sarah's question.