Disclaimer: I don't own Rent, but I wish I had something witty to write here.
1 day before the big
Prom.
Rushing rushing
Rushing.
You have a dress
And you know your hair spray is
Somewhere
It's supposed to work wonders on hair like
Yours –
Frizzy messy and curly.
You
don't know what
Mark is going to
Do but you know he'll
Be at your house at 8 and
That's all that
Matters to you.
The day before prom
And you're ready to put that hairspray in your hair
'Works miracles overnight' it says
And you believe it.
You put it in your hair
The smell overwhelms you
Reminding you of that summer you spent
In Florida with your Great-Aunt Millie
When you were ten.
You're so excited
Even though Mark is pretty geeky, you think
He'll be alright to hang out with for
Awhile.
Anyway, you have your friends
And your shoes
And you dress
Which, according to your mother, is
"Gaw-geous"
And your new
Hair.
Tonight you're dreaming of
Girls in white dresses
And having perfect hair
And dancing the night
Away.
You finally open your eyes
It's the big Day!
You rush to the mirror
Ready to see your new
Locks
Transformed
What you see makes
You scream and your hair to
Rise
If it hadn't already
Your hair is HUGE
And AWFUL
And it's the DAY OF THE PROM
You mother rushes in
"Honey, wha - ?"
Then notices your hair
Who wouldn't?
"oh, no, honey" she says
Looking almost as bad as you feel
Almost.
Hours and hours later
After pulling and prodding and hoping and praying
Nothing
Works
You want to cry
It's your big day, and now
THIS.
You want to cancel it,
But you couldn't do that to Mark
He's too nice a
Guy
And there's not enough
Nice Guys
Left.
So you wait
In your dress
And your heels
And your hair.
Not wanting Mark to come
Praying that he won't
Come
But then
The doorbell rings
And you curse loudly
"Maureen!" your mother
Yells
And you walk to the door
It's like walking though tar
With your hair that looks
Like you put your finger in a
Socket –
Never buying that EVER again
You open the door
Mark is there, looking cute and holding out roses
You want to cry – he's too nice
And you open your mouth to
Apologize for your hair
And he says,
"You
Look
Beautiful."