Her Hair Hides An Important Secret

She had never felt this way before, she had never experienced anything like it. She felt embarrassment and shame. The boy just made things much worse.

Everyone around the room was staring at her. The nurse shouted for anyone to go and get help. The principal quickly called the father, telling him they’d never encountered anything like this. How bad was it?

Not A Care In The World

Hannah Combs lived in Harker Heights, Texas. This town was small enough that everyone was neighborly and knew each other. Unlike other kids, she was excited to start school after the summer vacation.

She was told to be careful since high school was different from middle school. Her school in particular had culture around bullying freshmen. Hannah didn’t pay much it attention, she was extroverted and knew she’d find friends.

Boys

Hannah was looking forward to going back because lately, she’d only been thinking about boys. She couldn’t wait for her first kiss. But she knew all too well how teen boys could be.

They’d analyze her and find something wrong like how nerdy, or plain she was. She had heard a story about how a girl was teased ruthlessly because of having lice.

Going Blonde

She wanted to turn all of the boys’ heads. The only feature that she liked about herself was her hair if she was being honest.

After watching only Marylin Monroe movies during her summer vacation, Hannah wanted nothing more than blonde highlights. Her hairstylist told her it was a great idea and even gave her advice about the lice outbreak that was going around.

Preparing

Hannah kept looking at her hair in the mirror. It was the week before school and she was so happy with it. Even Betsy, her best friend, told her she looked great. The boys weren’t ready for her.

She had even spent a week planning the outfits that she would wear. With her new hair and her new outfits, she’d be the talk of the school. Nothing could ruin her first week of high school.