Juno of Taris
“‘Great hair!’ Silvern and I said as soon as we saw each other, then we collapsed, giggling.
I examined her spiked head. It looked amazing. ‘What did you use?’ ‘Flour and water. If I don’t get home before the rain starts it’ll turn to paste.’ She chuckled. ‘The parents hate it.’ She leaned forward and inspected my hair. ‘That’s very classy. What did you use?’ ‘Rosemary, chamomile, aloe vera and a smidgen of soap.’ I’d gone for the ironed flat-on-the-head look.
We turned to greet my grandparents ...and Vima. Her hair was woven into tiny braids all over her head, and the grandparents had each done something special, although I eyed Danyat’s centre parting and said to Silvern and Vima, ‘You know – shaven heads might not have been such a bad idea.’ He grinned. ‘I’m just so happy to have hair again that I have to do something with it on special occasions.’ It was a happy evening. Even Vima relaxed and appeared carefree.
After we’d waved our guests farewell, Dad hugged me and said, ‘Your fourteenth birthday and you spent an hour fixing your hair.MoreLess
I examined her spiked head. It looked amazing. ‘What did you use?’ ‘Flour and water. If I don’t get home before the rain starts it’ll turn to paste.’ She chuckled. ‘The parents hate it.’ She leaned forward and inspected my hair. ‘That’s very classy. What did you use?’ ‘Rosemary, chamomile, aloe vera and a smidgen of soap.’ I’d gone for the ironed flat-on-the-head look.
We turned to greet my grandparents ...and Vima. Her hair was woven into tiny braids all over her head, and the grandparents had each done something special, although I eyed Danyat’s centre parting and said to Silvern and Vima, ‘You know – shaven heads might not have been such a bad idea.’ He grinned. ‘I’m just so happy to have hair again that I have to do something with it on special occasions.’ It was a happy evening. Even Vima relaxed and appeared carefree.
After we’d waved our guests farewell, Dad hugged me and said, ‘Your fourteenth birthday and you spent an hour fixing your hair.MoreLess
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