Joanne had to look in the mirror twice on Monday morning just to make sure the girl that stared back was really her. She had the same blonde hair and same colored eyes, but she looked so much more grown-up.

Joanne sighed. "Oh! I hope this works! I kind of liked the old Joanne better!" She glanced in the mirror one last time before grabbing her books and heading to the bus.

When she got to school, she was definitely noticed, actually, a lot more than what she was comfortable with. A lot of people stared, mostly boys, and some of her admirers let out a whistle as she walked by. Joanne, for once, wished she could just melt into the background. She wasn't used to this kind of attention and felt like some kind of animal at the zoo.

After one boy whistled, she heard him whisper to his friend: "It should be a crime to go around looking like that."

Another boy commented, "Makes me lose my mind!"

Joanne turned red with embarrassment and tried to ignore all of their remarks, hoping that Roy would notice her. She walked down the hall, eyes on the floor, and before she knew it, she ran into someone!

"I'm so sorry!" A voice called out.

Roy!

Joanne had been knocked on the floor, but was not otherwise hurt. Roy gathered up her books and offered her a hand up. Joanne took it.

As Roy helped her up, he said, "Are you okay? I should have been more--Joanne?"

Now, they were eye-to-eye. The surprise in Roy's voice made Joanne almost wish she hadn't come into school, today.

"I'm okay," She relpied, quickly, hoping to make a quick getaway.

Roy didn't surrender her books or her hand. His blue eyes were wide. "Joanne? Is that you?"

Joanne tried to keep her cool and forced a little smile. "Yes. This is a new dress."

"That's not all that's new," He studied her. "Wow, Joanne! You look like a real woman."

"Thank you." She blushed.

"I hardly recognized you."

"Well, it looks okay, doesn't it?"

"Yeah. Fine." He replied.

"Well, thanks for picking up my books. I'd better get to class." She smiled once more before grabbing her books and running off to her first period.

"See ya..." Roy said, rather confused by her sudden outburst. He had never known Joanne to be so skittish. Hoping everything was alright, he headed off to his first period.