Hannah had skipped breakfast. She had managed to avoid her mum and Josh. But, even without looking into a mirror she knew, that the beanie hat she was wearing made her bald head even more obvious.
Sitting in class with John Paul in front and Sarah next to her, all she could hear were Sonny and Wayne whispering behind their hands.
"…Right freak"
"Thinks her fairy boy will come running back…"
"Pathetic…"
"Mind you. If she needs anybody to comfort her "Sonny whispered and leaned forward, "I am her man…"
Hannah shuddered. Sonny Valentine sickened her. The thought of him touching her made Hannah even more confident that know one would see her head. She knew though, speculation was already rife. Since entering the building she had heard rumors of Leukemia, knits, stress related hair loss, religious conversion and lesbianism.
Before long Hannah's fears would become a reality…