Bette: It was…awful. Kit; I don’t know what to do.

Kit: Have you guys considered moving?

Bette: I brought it up one night; but Tina was totally against it. I don’t know; I might talk to her again later; I hate that all of this bullshit is practically forcing us to leave our home; it’s not fair. Henry was bad enough; honestly I though that I could finally put Candace behind me.

Kit: I know…I know.

Bette: We’ll figure it out.

Kit took Bette’s hand in hers.

Kit: If there’s anything I can do; let me know.

Bette: Thanks. So enough about me; how have you been?

At WAX…

Alice: Come on Shane!

Shane: Alice; that would be totally unprofessional. I don’t want to loose my job.

Alice: Oh please; you and the owner are good friends…besides; I know you want to.

Shane: Alice I can’t.

Alice: What? You mixed the colors up. Come on people make mistakes.

Shane looked down at her watch; it was already after eleven.

Shane: You know what I don’t think she’ll even want me to do her hair; I think she might recognize me from yesterday. I am going to ask Jamie to do it.

Shane walked over to her friend Jamie who also worked at wax; after getting so many customers they needed to hire extra help. Jamie agreed to do Candace’s hair rather than Shane.

Around 11:10 Candace walked in.

Candace: Hi I have an appointment for a color and cut.

Jamie: Hey you must be Candace. Come over with me and tell me what you want.

Alice’s head popped up when she heard Candace’s name. She was sitting in the waiting room while Shane ran out to get them coffee.

Candace sat in the chair as Jamie took her hair down form her bun.

Candace: Well I just want a little trimmed off; and maybe lighten up the color a bit; but not too light.

Jamie: Alright. Let’s get started. I’m just going to wash your hair first and we’ll dry and color it. Actually let me mix the color first; I’ll be right back.

Candace: Okay.

Jamie went into the back; she returned with a small bowl of mixed hair dye. She started to wash Candace’s hair.

Alice slipped into the back. She went behind the curtain where they kept the hair dye.

Alice: Hmm…She did say she wanted to go lighter.

Alice grabbed a box of color that she thought was…‘suitable’ for Candace. Alice peaked out of the back; Jamie was drying Candace’s hair. The phone rang.

Jamie: Excuse me; I have to get that.

Candace: It’s fine.

While Jamie went to answer the phone; Alice slipped out of the back room with the hair dye. Candace’s hair was in her face; Alice took the dye that Jamie mixed and replaced it with her own. She quickly disposed of the other hair dye; and sat back down in the waiting room and read a magazine.

Jamie: Alright; let’s start.

Jamie started to apply the dye on Candace’s hair; Alice tried to keep herself form bursting out with laughter. Shane returned with coffee from the Planet.

Shane: Hey; here you go.

Shane handed Alice her coffee.

Alice: Thanks.

Shane: I saw Bette at the Planet; she says hi.

Alice: Oh how is she?

Shane: She seems good; she said that we should come by and visit her and Tina later.

Alice: Okay.

Alice glanced over at Candace having her hair done and started to giggle.

Shane: What’s so funny?

Alice: Oh nothing…nothing at all.

TBC…