The Ballad of Brighid of Atlanta Chapter 1 | Page 6

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Mommy - whoa!
What’s up with your
hair?! Jane,
look at that!

Oh ... I had an
accident. A big chunk
of hair got caught in ...
something. I’ll trim it
into shape before bed.

But what
was that noise? It
shook the whole
house!

I like
your hair
like that.

Oh REally,
Darling?
It makes
you look
tough.

Yeah, It
gives you big
muscles.

Oh, shoot.
I’m sorry to
wake you --

The noise was ... uh ...
well ... Honestly? Okay, Sally,
Jane, here’s the deal:
Mommy got
frustrated and
punched a hole in
the shower.