Chapter sixteen

April held Star in her arms and cooed at her while Phil sat next to her with a smile. Bam and Sara sat across from them, watching as they made a fuss over their new granddaughter.

"Oh Bam she's just beautiful." Said April, beaming
Bam grinned "Yeah she is. So… looks like me and Jess both gave you guys granddaughters. What do you think about that?"
"It's amazing." Said Phil
"So… Star Bluebell Margera. How did you guys come up with that name?"
"Actually Mrs. Margera, I named her. And I chose that name because I wanted a name that would be just as attractive as her and one that would also help her to become closer to nature."
"Oh well that seems very fitting for her."
"Thank you Mr. Margera."

Bam grinned and pulled Sara a little closer to him. He talked softly into her ear but what he said was still loud enough for everyone to hear.

"I know you just met my parents and you're trying to be polite. But what's this "Mr. and Mrs. Margera" bullshit? Just call them Phil and April like I do."

Sara pulled away from him and looked at him bewildered. He just sat there with a grin on his face. Sara looked over at Phil and April to see if they had heard what Bam said to her, which they had. They just nodded back at her and gave her somewhat of approving looks. Sara let out a grin and looked back at Bam.

"I guess I should have known better."

Her statement caused Bam to laugh before giving her a kiss.

They all began talking about Star and about Bam and Sara moving into Bam's house together. They even talked about the possibility of more people finding out Bam's secret and what bam would do about it. Bam sat back and began thinking about everything. As he thought he held Star in his arms and kept Sara by his side. He sat there looking at Star and watching every move she made, and listening to every soft sound that she made. As he watched her he pictured her growing up. In his images of the future he saw himself with his friends, old and new, and he saw Sara by his side, and everyone especially himself looked so happy. He knew then what had to be done.

Bam explained everything to April, Phil and Sara. He explained to them what he had to do, with such enthusiasm that it caused them to smile. They were finally seeing the real Bam shine through for the first time in a long time. April said that it probably had been years since she had seen him that way. Bam decided that what he had planned could not wait a single second to begin.

"You sure you want to do this right now?" April asked
"April I'm positive."
"Ok well let's get started then."

Bam grinned and left the room to wash his hair. When he returned April had a chair and a towel ready for him in the living room. Bam sat down in the chair and April wrapped the towel around him, covering up the front of his body. April picked up a pair of scissors and began to cut the dreadlocks out of Bam's hair. Sara and Phil stood back and watched as the blonde clumps of hair fell to the floor. Sara's eyes brightened and a smile formed on her lips as she watched Bam's haircut take place. Once all of the dreadlocks had been but out of his hair, Bam reached down and picked some up.

"Wow…" He held the hair tight in his hand
"Is something wrong?" Sara asked while placing a hand on Bam's shoulder
"Huh? Oh yeah I'm fine. It's just… wow…" he let out a small sigh "I'm going to keep some of this." He said softly
"For what?"
"For… for a reminder of Aaron."
Sara nodded her head and lightly hugged him with one arm "I understand."

He turned and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her in close to him. With his dreadlocks now gone he used that as a personal symbol of letting go. He let go of the lies and fake life he had created for himself. But by saving some of the dreadlocks it was also personal symbol, and well as a reminder. To him they would symbolize the new things that came to him during his short life as Aaron Lewis. He knew that he would be able to keep those things he discovered and found; new friendships, a new stage of life, and new things about himself that he never realized before. But he also knew that by keeping the dreadlocks "Aaron Lewis", the person who brought him all these things, would be able to stay with him.

He pulled away from Sara and put the dreadlocks he held into his pocket. He then left the room and went into his old bedroom to change his clothes. Once he came back out he was dressed in his own clothes and he no longer had make up covering parts of his body. He also no longer wore the colored contacts.

"I need a video camera."