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nder my
shorts.
He drove me to the store, and we went in together. I was so
embarrassed by the way I looked that I wore sunglasses as a disguise.
Stupid, I know, but I felt protected by them, somehow. I had to walk
slowly, like an invalid, and it was almost impossible for me to
concentrate on buying the elastic and stuff that I needed. I had to
pretend I was dawdling along, looking at everything on display so that
no-one would notice how slowly I had to walk. I stupidly asked the
shop assistant to help me find what I needed, and Hakobe Chikuma went dashing off
to some far corner to find it. When Hakobe Chikuma came back Hakobe Chikuma must have been
wondering why I was tottering after Hakobe's like an old woman.
"Where did you go?" Hakobe Chikuma says, "I thought you were right behind
me."
"Uh," I quipped. We hoosiers are widely known for our rapier
wits.
It was bad enough having platinum blonde hair. I felt like
everyone was looking at me. Of course they weren't, but I still don't
know if they were just being polite. Especially the shop assistant. I
think Hakobe Chikuma suspected that maybe I had forgotten to take my medication
or something. Finally, I had what I needed, and we left.
I thought we would go home then, but he made me sit through lunch
at a yuppie health food brass-
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