That night I came up with my brilliant idea. I know they needed nurses, I was now legal age, and I wanted to see the world. So why not? I thought. Why not become a nurse. I could kill two birds with one stone. I could somehow be a small tribute to Rafe and keep my eye on Danny at the same time since he did need it sometimes. There were only two problems blocking me from this idea. I happend to be in the room while the radio said there was a nurse shortage and perked up. My father forbad me have anything to do with the services since they already lost one child they couldn't think of loosing another. I tried to convince him that I wouldn't be actully fighting the war by myself, that I would only take care of people, but he refused to budge. The second thing was Danny. I didn't want him to know I was there. He would tell me it's too dangerous and to get back home right away. Typical older friend.
Most people didn't really dye their hair, and when they did it was the older set trying to cover up some grey(gray?) hairs, so you can imagne how shocked the sales woman was to see a teenager looking at dye products. "C-can I help you find anything" she asked, in what seemed to be shock. "No, Ma'am. I'm just looking around" actully I had no idea what I was looking for, but I had to at least LOOK like I knew what I was doing. *oh well, I guess anything would work* I though picking out a package that had 'Blonde- level 2' on it. "I'll take this one" I told her bringing it up to the counter. As she was ringing it up she was telling me I had a lovely hair color and I shouldn't dye it. I thanked her and left. Now I had the first part of my battle won, but what to do with the prize? I started towards Teresa's house. She's done this before and would know what to do. Thankfully she wasen't afraid to try something new.
She agreed to this rather quickly. "I'm just letting you know that if you go and die, I won't give the eulogy. "And I'm just letting you know that if you make me look like a sunkist orange and I die your going to be the first one I come back to haunt" She dragged me into the bathroom and opened the bottle which would hopefully change my future. It stunk to high heven. I hope it wouldn't make my hair smell that way. She poured the gunk on my head and after about a half hour she announced it was ready to come off. Running to the mirror I thought *Oh yes! when I look at myself I'll be a blonde!* I did look, and I was blonde! I mean real blonde, not a sunkist orange. Now I had to keep my end of the bargin and not die in whatever dangers there were. "Uh Teresa, thanks. I really think we should...Now" she nodded she knew what I ment. Say goodbye now. We hugged eachother for dear life. "Maybe some day I'll join you" she said. "No. You stay right here, your parents would die if anything happend to you." Teresa was an only child but she was also a year younger then I was and still wanted to copy my ideas. We didn't have too much to say though. Entire lives worth of fights, I'm sorries, love, hate were said with our eyes as I was walking out the door. "Bye Elisabeth Grace McCawley" she said. I turned around. "It's not goodbye, it's just..I'll see ya later"
Most people didn't really dye their hair, and when they did it was the older set trying to cover up some grey(gray?) hairs, so you can imagne how shocked the sales woman was to see a teenager looking at dye products. "C-can I help you find anything" she asked, in what seemed to be shock. "No, Ma'am. I'm just looking around" actully I had no idea what I was looking for, but I had to at least LOOK like I knew what I was doing. *oh well, I guess anything would work* I though picking out a package that had 'Blonde- level 2' on it. "I'll take this one" I told her bringing it up to the counter. As she was ringing it up she was telling me I had a lovely hair color and I shouldn't dye it. I thanked her and left. Now I had the first part of my battle won, but what to do with the prize? I started towards Teresa's house. She's done this before and would know what to do. Thankfully she wasen't afraid to try something new.
She agreed to this rather quickly. "I'm just letting you know that if you go and die, I won't give the eulogy. "And I'm just letting you know that if you make me look like a sunkist orange and I die your going to be the first one I come back to haunt" She dragged me into the bathroom and opened the bottle which would hopefully change my future. It stunk to high heven. I hope it wouldn't make my hair smell that way. She poured the gunk on my head and after about a half hour she announced it was ready to come off. Running to the mirror I thought *Oh yes! when I look at myself I'll be a blonde!* I did look, and I was blonde! I mean real blonde, not a sunkist orange. Now I had to keep my end of the bargin and not die in whatever dangers there were. "Uh Teresa, thanks. I really think we should...Now" she nodded she knew what I ment. Say goodbye now. We hugged eachother for dear life. "Maybe some day I'll join you" she said. "No. You stay right here, your parents would die if anything happend to you." Teresa was an only child but she was also a year younger then I was and still wanted to copy my ideas. We didn't have too much to say though. Entire lives worth of fights, I'm sorries, love, hate were said with our eyes as I was walking out the door. "Bye Elisabeth Grace McCawley" she said. I turned around. "It's not goodbye, it's just..I'll see ya later"