Anika knew not to beg for her Mamma to stay, yet she could only refuse to go with her in case she missed Ragnar. Anika could smell Sibbe before the ha... entered the room, and Matilda could barely stifle her laugh at Anika’s comical expression. ‘Matilda, I thought you would have left by now.’ Sibbe sneered, she had been waiting nearly a year for the chance to govern here once more. It was luxury, waited on, rich food, and a full purse. As Matilda moved from the head chair at the dais, Sibbe. There was a bench that faced a covered glass partition. A curtain separated me from the booth next door that had what I assumed was the same set up. Next to the covered glass partition was a slot like you'd see at a vending machine to insert money. A small taped hand written sign informed me that the show would start for $20. I fumbled in my wallet and took out $20 and placed it in the slot. To my surprise there wasn't the familiar machine sound followed by the bill smoothly disappearing into. My hair was in curls, I knew it would be, they had me sitting inrollers for almost forty minutes. But that wasn't all. She had darkenedmy hair but then had frosted the tips of it. My hair was defiantly afeminine style, though it was still fairly short. I guess the frostingwas what she was doing while she had me wearing some sort of hair capand was pulling strands of hair out through little holes in the cap.I began to freak out when I saw myself in the mirror. Carla slapped mein the face and. She said,"Hi Heidi. Hi Sam. Belle this has saved me a trip. With Sam and Heidibeing here. Since Mike's shirt was torn, I gave him the one I waswearing. I borrowed one of Larry's Salem State's Hockey shirts. I amasking Heidi to let me keep Mike as a ward until he turns eighteen. Icalled Billy. He is willing to do so as well. He even said that ifFather Murphy cannot wed us, he will get his old C. O. to take us out tosea on my boat and wed us there. Then give us a proper Church Servicefor us when.