The Hard Choices of Life

(28) Change

Four days before my birthday..

I walked in to school with my saxophone in hand. Every head of the band people turned to me as I passed by. My new hair color seemed to really captivate attention. I received a few "it looks so cute on you!" and a lot of "It suits you so much better than that other color!" Geez thanks, that was my natural hair color. I ducked my head a little, not being use to this much staring as I continued to walk to the band classroom.

"WHAT THE HELL" I looked up as I heard a very familiar voice yell from the distance. "WHAT THE FRICK DID YOU DO TO THE COCOA HAIR?!"

"Oh shut up you" Said Marcus, smacking Pansy in the head. "It looks awesome!"

I turned around, spotting my friends standing by the tree. I walked towards them as I laughed by Pansy's reaction.

"I needed a change and thank you, Marcus"

"I bet she's behind all of this" Pansy tapped her chin suspiciously.

"Who?" Marcus asked, before Pansy stormed out inside to the classroom.

Marcus and I looked at each other and shrugged.

"AY SANTO DIOS ALABADO SEA CRISTO" Sam yelled holding his chest. "I saw this beautiful purple hair girl and my heart raced. Then you turned around and BOOM mi corazón explotó" Sam said, acting out that his heart exploded in to millions of pieces.

I blushed. "Thanks"

Sam looked at me confused. "But wasn't it supposed to be blue?"

"Well...

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The night before...

After Zelena, who had been mischievously smiling through the process, finished applying the hair dye, I waited 30 minutes for it to set in my hair. After that I walked to my bathroom to rinse the hair dye off. I took off my clothes, turned on the shower and step in as my feet touched the cold water on the green tiles. I started to rinse my hair,as I noticed that the water that went through my hair came out purple.

"Zelena..." I called worriedly. "ZELENA" I shouted.

She burst in to laughter and peeked through the small space through the door. "Yes, darling?" She said, trying to hold in her laugh.

"Is blue hair dye supposed to turn water purple?"

She snorted. "No" She bit her lip.

My eyes went wide as I turned off the shower. I grabbed the nearest towel and wrapped it around my body. I looked at the mirror to find someone that looked like me, but with purple hair.

"I think someone got the wrong hair dye" Zelena giggled.

I sighed. "You knew I got it wrong and still went with it?!"

"Hey it looks awesome! You sparked with change, why would I want to stop that?"

I grabbed a strand of my hair and examine it. "You are right, it does look pretty great."
Zelena made a duh face, until I slapped her arm.  "You could have at least told me"