Shane stared hard at her shoes, feeling the need to take in every detail on them. There were dirt spots all over her sneakers and she made a mental note to get them washed in the near future. The woman sitting beside Shane was looking straight at her, causing her to fidget a little on the hard and scorching hot bench.

Mercedes took in the details of this Shane in front of her. Shane was very attractive, with beautiful green eyes and a confident demeanor. Well, not so confident now, but she could see that side clearly hidden somewhere. This girl was the embodiment of androgyny, and a very stylistic one at that.

You are a girl, no? Mercedes said.

Yes, maam. Shane answered softly. Her eyes searched the ground for a hole to crawl into.

Then why are you dressed like a boy? Mercedes continued to question.

Shane glanced down at her clothes. Dressed in a long sleeved white cotton shirt and a pair of snug fit jeans, Shane was always confident in her style. But right this minute, she herself wondered why she dressed like that. She didnt think that the approval of Mercedes would mean so much to her, but right now, it did and she felt small. Suddenly, her style became something ridiculously boyish.

Erm well, this is me I guess, girly sometimes but mostly like this. Shane attempted a lame explanation.

Mercedes smiled. She couldnt help it. This fidgety young woman was pretty adorable. But she didnt want to let her off the hook so easily, and continued her line of questioning with a straight face.

And you cut hair for a living, yes?

Yeah, Im a hairstylist. Shane kept her eyes on the ground, still searching for that hole.

Ah I see. Mercedes said with contempt

Shane looked up, confusion in her eyes.

The hair Mercedes pointed to her head. All messed up.

Oh. Was all Shane could get out before she went back to inspecting the floor, she wondered if she should have styled it differently, maybe a little neater. Just a little might have done the trick to impress Mercedes. Maybe then she could have gained the approval of her girlfriends mother.