We're in Red and Jett's bathroom now. It's double the size of mine, but I didn't mind taking the smaller one. I was just glad to have a bathroom and running water.
The man, who was kind and cried with me as we explored the damage of my hair, stood behind me. Jake was his name. He was determined to save something of my hair. I knew that the long locks I had before wouldn't be there anymore, but I hoped to do something with it.
"So, it must be quite a shocker to be back in the world, huh?" No one had asked me that. I'm glad that he did though. Because I wanted to talk about what I was feeling.
"I feel like an alien. I'm from outer space and I don't know how to fit in anymore." I said honestly. My mind was confused. It was buzzing, but it was numb also.
"Well, if you want to be normal, you can't hand after these two. They're anything except normal." He chuckles as he grabs the scissors.
I had decided from the start to not worry about what he was doing back there. I trusted him that he would make the best decisions.
But that didn't stop the fear that was bubbling in the pit of my stomach.
"Anybody who wears a mask and helmet isn't exactly what I'd call normal. Even by my standards." He half smiles at me, but it was good to have a normal conversation.
I felt him snipping at my hair and felt as some of the weight came crashing down. It felt good. A simple relief.
"That's true. They have good hearts. When Jett found me, I was starving on the street with a bad addiction. He seen the person I could be and brought me to the rehab." He didn't look at me in the mirror, but we shared a tense moment between us.
"Boy Wonder came later. Jett found him perched on a rooftop somewhere. I don't know the exact story, but they've been inseparable since." Jake said and kept clipping. I wanted to stop him, but there wasn't anything that I could do to stop him.
"Boy Wonder, huh?" I asked him. I wanted to know him more, but I didn't want to seem interested in him either.
"Yeah. That's what I started calling him when we met. I don't know. He gives me me the vibes that he's always been a hero." He half smiles.
"Well, I don't know about any other time, but he is my hero. I didn't think I'd ever get out if there. I had never been so happy for someone to tell me to get my ass up and move." I giggle.
Those weren't his exact words, but it was basically the same.
"Boy Wonder is fierce. He's doesn't fear anything. He's had my back countless times, Jett too. We're glad he's here with us." Jake said.
"Okay, honey. Go wash your hair and come back. I'm going to style it and then we can see what we're working with." Jake said as he ran his hands through my hair. It felt light and better.
"I can't. I'm scared." I whispered to him. There was a moment that we just stared at each other in the mirror. I tried to be brave, I really did. But there was some things that someone should never have to worry about.
"Honey, trust me. I'm not going to disappoint." He patted my shoulder, but I could see the tear that was lining his eyes. It threatened my own to come spilling down.
I just stared at him wide eyed. I didn't want to see how it's going to turn out.
"Hey, hows things.." Red stopped seeing the moment between us. He awkwardly rubbed the back of my neck.
Jake shook his head. He took a deep breath and walked around to face me. His face was bright, but I could see the wetness that was still lining his eyes.

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FanfictionEver walk into a situation that you know is going to be bad, but then it goes from bad to absolutely worse? Ever wonder what you're going to do now that the damage has been done and you can't undo what you already did? But you wished that you could...