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Make-Over (May)

James takes out his handkerchief and puts it to my eyes. We walk a few blocks and finally he removes the blindfold and we are in front of the salon. "What's this!?" I ask. He smiles. "This is your change!" he says. "Why would you make me do this!?" I ask. "I want to disguise you from Harry" he tells me. I turn around and run but he catches me immediately. "I'm doing this for your own good" he tells me as he drags me inside. "I don't want to change! I want to stay me!" I protest. "This is just temporary! Relax May!" he says. I sit on a chair and he tells the girl what to do with me. The girl removes my glasses and she gets something long and puts it in my hair and she twirls my hair in it. She waits a few seconds and takes it out. My hair is suddenly curly. She continues to do this until all of my hair is curly. Then, she cuts an inch of my hair. She takes out a kit with small bottles filled with colorful liquid. She says it's for my fingernails and toenails. She takes my hand and she paints my nails with the color Pink. She does the same with my other hand. She removes my shoes and she paints my nails with the color Blue. She tells me to wait for it to dry. While waiting, she gets another kit filled with brushes and more colors. She gets one brush and dabs it on one shade. She then brushes it to my cheeks. She takes another and puts it on my eyelids. She continues to do this with different parts of my face. She also puts some on my lips. It turns dark red. She tells me it's done and looks at James. James is just smiling. He pays the girl and he drags me out. "You look beautiful!" he exclaims. "This is only temporary right?" I say. "Yes" he replies. I give a sigh of relief. This thing is irritating my face. My hair is also irritating me. But I got to admit, I do look good. He drags me to another store and it's full of clothes. He picks out a lot of things and he drags me to a fitting room. He makes me try them all. He waits outside while I try on the clothes. He asks me if they fit. I say yes. He takes me to a cashier and he pays for everything. He takes me to the dentist and he makes me remove my braces. The dentist says that my teeth are okay anyway. While we were walking, James takes out something from his pocket. "Remove your glasses please" he commands me. I give it to him and he takes out the thing he is holding. "Place those in your eyes. They're called contact lens. They help you see like glasses" he tells me. I put them on and I see clearly. "Thanks for everything!" I tell him shyly. "I did all of these for your safety" he says. "Why do you even want me to be safe? Why do you even want me to be your friend? I'm a loser anyway" I ask. "I can't explain now. I'll find time. Why don't we go on a date tomorrow? At the mall. 8:30 p.m. Sounds good?" he asks. I blush. My crush asking me, a loser, on a date!? How could this be!? "Yeah....uhm...sure" I reply shyly. "Great! I'll pick you up tomorrow ok?" he asks. I need time. I'm not ready yet. I need atleast three days to prepare my mind. "Can we go on Saturday? Because........uh....I need to study for school!" I reply. "Sure!" he agrees with me. "Well let's go home!" He tells me. "Ok". He walks me all the way to my home. He tells me goodbye and calls me pretty. When I enter the house, my mother is waiting for me by the door. "Where have you been young lady? And what happened to your UGLY face!? Who were you with? What did he do to you?" My mother goes on and on. "I was with a new friend. He gave me a make-over!" I reply. I go upstairs and see Harry sitting on my bed.