Pearl White liked to think of herself as talented, not that she was cocky, she wasn't, honest, but she was proud. Prima Ballerina of her dance academy, senior in high school, straight As, and an amazing girlfriend to boot, what more could she ask fo...
"Last day of Chemo!! Aftertoday, we keep you for a few days, then you get to go home for NewYears and we don't see you until the 5th when you start yourradiation treatments, but that's outpatient. You excited!?!"Opal asked, writing on the chemo bored while she spoke to Pearlenthusiastically. She helped pearl into a seated position and went tomove some pillows around behind her when she saw the first clump ofnearly pink hair. She scooped it up and stuffed it in her pocket. Shedidn't want to ruin this day.
"I'm just ready to get out ofhere, to be in my own bed while I wallow in pain would be better thanhere." She laughed slightly, "I mean I know I have to comeback for my second round of chemo but dr m said that if my numberswere good I could do it outpatient too."
"Ya know I think I heardthat," Opal said, her 'thinkin face' on, "but you know mymemory, I can't remember." she laughed.
"You should stay and meetAmethyst, you'd love her." Pearl laughed. Opal had become areally good friend of Pearls, like a big sister almost.
"So, I don't mean to take thisin a heavy direction but you do realize about some of the... otherside effects?" Opal asked, sitting on the edge of Pearls bed.
"Like what?" She asked.
"Well like the hair lose. It'spretty inevitable... I just don't want you to be shocked when it doeshappen..."
Pearl took a sharp inhale ofbreath.
She shut her eyes to focus," Iknow, I've just been avoiding it..."
"Some say that it's a lot lesstraumatic to shave it off your self before you start loosing it..."Opal prompted.
Pearl thought on that for a fewminutes. Then she nodded.
"I'll have someone bring upthe stuff." she smiled and left the room.
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Twenty minutes later Garnet came inrolling a tray of hair supply's.
"You're doing this??" Sheexclaimed, "Do you even know what you're doing?"
Garnet laughed and shook her head.
"I though we could make itfun, do some cool styles before we shaved it off" she smiled atPearl, shades over her eyes but her grin sparkling through themanyway.
Pearl smiled back, and nodded.
Garnet went about doing her hair,first she braided in in so many different braids that she couldn'teven count, telling her about how her mother had taught her them.Next she trimmed some off and made it stand up in all differentdirections, taking a picture of each style.
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