The Runaway Twin

Chapter 5

After the flight ended I didn't know how to feel. My emotions felt like they were at an all time high and low... if that even makes sense. But I have to keep going if I'm going to be able to do this on my own. I have to keep pushing forward.

I Grabbed my luggage and got a cab to take me to a local cafe as well as somewhere near a hair salon but far enough from the new school I would be attending. I was going to dye my hair now because I wanted to get this done as soon as possible so it will be easier to adjust to the new me that will become permanent.  

After I went to eat something I walked down the street until I found a cute salon that would be a good place to get my hair dyed and to start fresh.  I hope I'm right about this... about everything.

Well here goes nothing I say to myself as I hear the bell ring of the salon I choose to change my identity.

"Hello there how may I help you?" a lady at the front desk of the salon asks me.

"Hi my name is Victoria. I was wondering if I can make an appointment today to get my hair dyed." 

"Your in luck Lusine just had a cancelation and is available right now." Thank goodness I say to myself.  

"Lusine this is Victoria she's taking Jasmines appointment." she told a women with short blonde hair and flawless makeup. 

"Okay Victoria what did you have in mind for today?" she asked me. I already knew I wanted to get my whole head dyed to become a brunette. 

"I was thinking of dying all of my hair brunette and getting it cut with layer to frame my face better."  I tell her and she looked surprised by what I said by the look she gave me.  

"Are you sure you want to dye it dark and not just cut it? I mean you have beautiful blonde hair and once I dye it won't be the same?" 

"I'm sure" I said and with that she went through the process my hair would be going through, probably in an attempt to stop me from dying my it. But believe me I need to do this because if I don't I'll want to go back home and it's already to late for that.  

"okay lets begin" she says I have a cape put around my neck as I get ready to to start the process of changing my hair.

This was taking a lot longer than I thought because we are the last ones in the salon and it's past closing time which was 7:00. Luckily she is now just cutting it and blowdrying it, thank goodness.  She turned me around in the chair and I looked in the mirror at the new me.  

"You look amazing Victoria. Brunette looks like the real you" Lusine told me. 

To be honest I finally look like me and the look like I finally belong. To bad I had to leave my family and home to finally not feel like a fish out of water.  I no longer look identical to my brother but I look like my own person. You have no idea how good that feels. Being a twin is not easy especially when you are always compared to each other and I guess my brother is part of the reason I wanted to leave home. To be treated like an individual person instead of a pair like I was treated.

"Oh honey why are you crying?" Lusine asked. I guess I didn't realize how much being a twin affected me until now. 

"I don't know I told her" and once I said that she gave me a hug to comfort me but to be honest it only made me cry more because her hug reminded me of my mom and the tears just got worse.

After I finally calmed down she got the courage to ask me a question that I was hoping nobody would ask me but she had the courage to ask.  

"Did you runaway from home?" I hesitated on answering because what was I suppose to say? The truth? But before I even got a chance to say anything she spoke.

"How did you end up here in London because I see you have a suite case with you and your young to come to the salon on your own? You can tell me the truth. I won't tell anyone. I promise" 

So I started to tell her that I would be going to school on a scholarship and that I did in fact leave home but all I told her is that I couldn't go back home. I know you are probably all thinking what am I doing telling a complete stranger my secret but I honestly needed to get this off my chest and there was something about her that told me I could trust her.

"Do you need a place to stay before you start school?" she asked. As stupid as it sounded I didn't think everything through with school because right now it is summer so I won't start school for awhile. 

"yes" I told her. 

"You can come stay with me? I have no kids and I live with one of my friends and her husband. We have a big house with far to much space for the three of us so there is no trouble with space." 

"Are you sure? I don't want to be a burden on you all?" I asked.

"You won't be a burden at all. " she told me. I couldn't believe I found a place to actually stay at until I start school. With someone I can trust...well mostly trust considering I didn't tell her the full truth about why I ran away from home or where home really is.

"Yes. I would love to come and stay with you for the summer."

"I'll get your suitcase then and we can go off to the house."

"Sounds great." I said with a real smile. So with that we left the salon and went off to what would be my new home for the summer that would help me adjust to living in London which hopefully won't be hard but with an American accent I'm sure to stand out.

For the first time in awhile I didn't feel guilty for wanting to achieve my dream and go after what I wanted because I had someone to support me and I was looking after myself for a change and going after what I wanted and not doing what I thought I had to do.