If people don’t notice me, why should I do anything? Why even exist? Now that we’ve bleached it out and started over with the pink, I feel like myself, like a good version of me, like something worth looking at, twice. They were all starting to blend on top of each other, though, so it was a mess. Since sixth grade I’ve been all sorts of other colors. Here’s why I change my hair color so much: All the talent in the world doesn’t equal an actual personality. It reminds me of cherry blossoms, my favorite. “The pink looks hot,” he says when I come out of the bathroom. Nick gets everything prepped, using the back of the toilet as his work space.Īn hour later, I’m blowing my new hair dry while Nick plays with eyeliner at my desk. We do this so often, we’ve got it down to a science. He unpacks the bleach kit, the bottle of dye.
I drape my Smurfette towel over my shoulders and yell, “I’m ready for pink!” Random House Children’s Books supports the First Amendment and celebrates the right to read. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
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