Chapter one
" come on azzy you have to go get your hair straighten you should know this by now . "
You might be wondering why i have to straighten my hair & why i "should know this by now " .
Hi . My name is Azelia Clary & i attend an pro dominate white school where i should wear my hair straighten to "fit in more " . Mother's words not mine. Don't get me wrong it's diverse but it's a lot of them mfs walking around
" i won't even have curls anymore when you decide i can finally wear my natural hair "
"i don't even wanna hear it , & grab your purse "
"Ummmm what do i need my purse for ? "
"what else do you need it for ? you need to have $110 to pay for your hair "
"Aht aht . i do not . YOU DO. You want my hair straighten so bad , you're paying for it . I'll be waiting in the car .
On my way out i heard her mumble under her breath " this girl makes me so sick . " i feel the same way . CANT WAIT TILL I MOVE AWAY FROM MISSISSIPPI.
we drove in silence all the way to the shop , only thing you've heard was the car driving on the pavement .
"AZELIA WHAT ON GODS GREEN EARTH DO YOU THINK YOURE DOING OUT HERE "
"Ms. Sherly you know how much i hate getting my hair did ! "
" i know baby , but what ya mother says go "
" come on in , how do you want your hair today "
"The usual but can you make it red " you might be wondering is my curl pattern messed up . No it's not mrs . Sherly actually takes good care of it , it's really healthy , have a lot of bounce to it , i get my ends cut frequently & heat treatments .
2 hours later
"Thank you mrs .sherly im living for this color "
"You welcome baby , now you tell your momma i said hey "
Now i just got to deal with my momma and pops mouth about this color . Uhhhhh here we go .
"AZELIA DENISE CLARY WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO ? "
" well did you or did you not tell me to go get my hair straighten ? Okayyyyyy then . So that's what i did "
" azzy you know what , find your own way home ! "