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enses　and　ran　her　hands　over　her　head　the　way　she

always　did　when　she　was　upset。　As　her　fingers　touched　her　prickly　scalp；　she　stopped　dead　in　her

tracks。　The　most　disastrous　thought　of　all　bubbled　up　in　her　brain；　and　before　she　could　stop　it；　it

spilled　out。　Did　Dan　only　go　out　with　her　in　the　first　place　because　of　her　shaved　head？　Was　it

possible　that　he　only　liked　her　hair　because　it　made　her　look　。　。　。manly？

Vanessa　suddenly　felt　like　she　was　going　to　be　sick　all　over　the　corner　of　Eleventh　and　Broadway。

Almost　before　she　knew　what　she　was　doing；　she　grabbed　her　cell　and　began　punching　keys　in

total　panic。　She　needed　to　feel　feminine　and　sexy　immediately；　and　there　was　only　one　person　who

could　really　help　her。

？Helllllooo？？　Blair？s　voice　sounded　like　it　was　trapped　in　a　wind　tunnel　or　something。

？Hey　Blair？it？s　Vanessa。？　There　was　a　pause　in　which　Vanessa　could　hear　the　sound　of　giggling

in　the　background；　and　then　a　loud　whooshing　noise。　？I　need　。　。　。　help。？　Vanessa　took　a　deep　breath；

wondering　why　the　next　words　were　so　hard　for　her　to　say。　？I　need　。　。　。　a　makeover；？　she　blurted

out；　putting　her　index　finger　in　her　mouth　and　gnawing　violently　on　her　nail。

？Actually；　you？ve　got　perfect　timing。　I？m　at　Warren

Trii　getting　extensions　right　this　very　minute？　Blair　responded　enthusiastically。　Vanessa

realized　that　the　wind　was　the　sound　of　hair…dryers　in　the　background。　？e　on　over

immediamente。？　Twenty　minutes　later　Vanessa　sat　in　a　stylist？s　chair　next　to　Blair；　watching　as　a

thin　Frenchman　named　Louis　with　a　pointy　nose　and　sleek　chin…length　black　hair　threaded　strands

of　golden　brown　hair　into　Blair？s　already　thick　mane。

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