The Perfect Plan by Ms. Ty Scott King

Author:Ms. Ty Scott King [King, Ty Scott]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B014N5VN62
Publisher: Smokin' Penz Multimedia Group
Published: 2015-10-14T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

The Big Night

Before I realized it, I’d agreed to visit Marie’s church. I even said I’d see if Roxy wanted to come. Why I’d agreed was really beyond me. I think I was just tired and didn’t feel like being on the phone anymore. Saying yes was the only thing I could think of that would get Marie off my back and off the phone fast. I wrote down her cell phone number and told her I’d call her on Saturday when we were on our way. Of course, I’d decided that I’d make up an excuse when I saw her at school on Monday; but for now, I’d let her believe that I’d actually show.

After I hung up, I jumped in the shower to get that grass itch off of me, then went to Mom’s room and kissed her goodnight. I yelled, “Goodnight,” to the twins and hopped into bed. That night I had the weirdest dream. I dreamt that Roxy and I ended up going to Marie’s church and Roxy jumped up on stage during the middle of the sermon and started doing that old dance… the running man. When I woke up the next morning, I knew that I definitely was not going to invite Roxy to church! It was for everyone’s good.

Saturday morning came quick and I was back in Ms. Rita’s chair getting my ends cut. As usual, she acted like she did when she’d first cut my hair. “I stiiiiiill can’t believe your mother let you cut all that hair off!” She added some sauce to her dramatics for the sake of her other customers; who had mostly heard this story before. I looked at them with pity as they smiled at Ms. Rita and acted like they’d never heard a word about this until today.

I was pretty sure Ms. Rita was getting senile, but I would never say that to Mom. She would just tell me I was being disrespectful. So, I kept my mouth shut as Ms. Rita went on and on about my hair. Finally, Aunt Layla walked through the door and her, Ms. Rita, and the other ladies started gossiping about somebody named Lynn. Of course, they didn’t say much because I was sitting there, but as soon as Ms. Rita put me under the dryer, I could tell the story had gotten juicy by the way they were rolling their necks and giving each other high fives. Every now and then a “Girl, stop!” would be so loud that I could hear it from under the dryer. But, besides that, I was watching a silent movie and it was funnier than anything I’d seen in a long time.

When my ears were practically burnt from the heat of sitting under the dryer, it automatically went off. I got back into Ms. Rita’s chair, she styled my hair, and Aunt Layla and I were on our way. Of course, I would change the style after she dropped me and Roxy off, but until then… Plain Jane it was.

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