New Me

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       "Wake up" 

      "Hey, get up."

      "I'm going to smack you."

      I groan and roll over to a smiling Garrett, and I roll back over. "Leave me alone" I say, trying to get him to leave. "Nah, we have the family dinner today, and you promised you'd come." He said, pulling my arm to make me sit up, I open one eye and look at the digital clock on the white nightstand beside his bed, 11:14  it read. "Fine, fine." I say, sitting up all the way, I roll my eyes, and crack my neck. He gasps and stares at me like i'm a monster, causing me to laugh as I yawned. I grudgingly pull my feet off the side of the bed, making myself stand up. I rub my eyes and walk to the bathroom, shutting the door behind me. I lean on the sink and turn the water on cold. Watching myself in the mirror I pick at the dead ends of my hair, "Hey Gare?" I yell, "Yes princess?" I hear, and I sniffle a laugh. "Can we go get my hair done before this party thing?" I ask, and I hear him laugh, "Why don't I just cut it?" he asks, I can hear the amusement in his voice. I want to gag. "Fine." I yell, before dumping my head under the faucet.

      5 minutes later I walk out of the bathroom with a towel on my hair, drying my hair somewhat. I look around in amusement as he is sitting on the end of the bed with his scissors, a hand mirror, and a towel of his own. "Sit" he orders, and I obey. Sitting in front of him I hand him the brush, and he starts. I feel him lightly brushing my hair down my back, and then taking my hair and cutting. I love the sound of the scissors swiping away lengths of my hair with no trouble, and then about 10 minutes later, he holds the mirror in front of my face. Who I see, is definitely not me. This girl, has a soft face, and a huge smile, she has short hair that caters to her face, with streaks of blonde here and there, little noticeable at all. I smile, and I can see my teeth are whiter than they have ever been, I can see I've gained weight, but only enough to where I can honestly say I look good enough to be called me again. Although I miss dad like crazy, I love this new me. I take a bit longer looking at myself before turning around and hugging Garrett. He smiles and hugs me back, "Thank you" I whisper lightly in his ear, "You're welcome, princess." He replied, before pulling away and jumping up, "Now, for your clothes." He says, laughing lightly. I allow him to pull me to my dresser that I currently occupy in his room for the clothes he buys me, and watch as he starts pulling out dress after dress after shirt after shorts, searching for the perfect outfit. It took me a bit, but I finally noticed I was staring at him, instead of the clothes. I feel a blush come on my face and I look away, smiling. Do I like my best friend...?


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