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Six

Flashback Scene

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[ With or Without You by U2 ]

"Techno?" Fallon knocked on the older males door.

It was around 1am and it was spring break. Fallon was in eighth grade now, and was having a hard time. Between school work and trying to find a job, she was struggling. Techno told the girl that she didn't have to work yet because he had everything under control but she still wanted to.

But everywhere she looked or applied she got denied. Who would want a 13 year old girl working for them? So Fallon looked into more jobs that she could get at her age. She started babysitting for people in the pair's apartment complex, and that's how she made her money as of right now.

"What's up, Fallon?" Techno answered before Fallon walked into his room and sat down on his bed.

He spun around in his gaming chair to face the girl, and once he did he saw the look on her face. She looked stressed, tired, and he could feel how uncomfortable she was by just looking at her.

"What's wrong?" He quickly asked once he sensed her discomfort.

"I don't want to be associated with my parents." She spoke out, her voice trying to keep a steady pace.

"We know that Fal, and we are trying, what can I do to help?"

"I want to dye my hair. And before you say no! I saved up all the money for it, and i've watched videos, i just don't want to act like them, laugh like them, talk like them. But most importantly I don't want to look like them."

Techno looked at the younger girl with a smile on his face.

"You want to dye your hair? Let's do it. Whatever helps you feel like you can be yourself, I want to achieve."

Fallon's face lit up like a kid on christmas day before she ran to the older male to hug him.

"Thank you so much." She mumbled as the tears poured out of her eyes and onto his shirt.

"Anything for you to be happy, Fal. I love you, your family."

Over the next couple of days for spring break Techno watched youtube videos with Fallon and bought her the supplies. Even though Fallon wanted to buy it herself, he didn't let her win that argument.

Once they got all of the things, Fallon sat on the kitchen counter. Techno was too tall for her to just sit on a chair.

"Fallon, there's no going back after this." He stated as he mixed everything together.

Techno's mother was a hairstylist, so she also went through the steps with both of them. She was also on her way, but Fallon wanted Techno to do it. She trusted Techno's mom, but she wanted him to start a new chapter in her book for her.

"I know, and I'm ready. I'm ready to start over."

She smiled as Techno parted her brown hair. Techno was quite used to doing the girl's hair because she used to not be able to do it herself. Techno separated all of her hair into parts, and put on gloves.

"Through the storm, we reach the shore. You give it all and I want more, and I'm waiting for you." Fallon softly sang as Techno started dying her hair.

She felt a weight lift off her shoulders, she felt the freedom enter her veins. She felt detached from her parents. She had blue eyes like her grandpa, as both of her parents had green. The only thing they shared was the same hair color, and the way they talked. But Fallon had been working on it, and now the only thing that kept them together was a simple last name.

But there was no way in hell Fallon was changing her last name. That's what tied her to her grandfather, so she wasn't changing that.

As the chorus of With Or Without You By U2 played through the speakers, Techno and Fallon both fell into a comfortable silence. A happy silence. A silence of freedom.

"My hands are tied, my body bruised, she got me with. Nothing to win, and nothing left to lose."

Once Techno was almost a quarter of the way finished, his mom walked in and took over. Fallon didn't mind since Techno did the beginning. Techno then sat on a bar stool in front of Fallon and sat with her the entire time. He wasn't leaving her alone for a second.

Fallon felt like herself again, and he could tell. He would do everything in his power to keep her this way. He would give up the world, if that meant she could have whatever she wanted. Once Techno's mom was finished, she went through the steps she would need, and the shampoo's to use to even out her hair color. She went through how to keep it alive, and what to use when it starts to turn brown again.
Fallon was happy. She was no longer tied with her parents. She was no longer a brown haired girl anymore, and god was she going to show people how much stronger this made her.

She showered once the timer went off and stared at her reflection in the mirror. It was all blonde, and she was happy. She was free. But most importantly, she was able to feel at home.