For the next two hours, Henri worked his magic starting with a cut then a perm followed by a light rinse to highlight the color of Ruby’s hair. When...he finished, her hair looked awesome, but there was a lot of work to be done on her makeup. Henri introduced his assistant Delores to Ruby. “Delores will finish the job of making you look fabulous, darling,” Henri said. When it came to makeup, Delores was a pure artist. And she put her artistry to work. Even Delores was amazed at how gorgeous Ruby. I was an Army brat and used to being the new kid on the block; I'd been that so many times it was old hat. I'd come to expect being alone at lunch or without friends for a few days. There are cliques in every school, Jocks and Nerds and so on, and I didn't know exactly where I'd fit in this bunch. There were some Native Americans — I was used to calling them Indians — as well as Farm Kids, City Kids, Goths, Druggies and Others. Keep in mind most of my education had been at the hands of the. Crystal said it didn't surprise her; Myleigh had always protested that she was not very athletic, but once she'd gotten started attempting some things like surfing toward the end of her undergraduate career, she proved very good at things that involved balance and finesse.Jon and Tanisha had to head back to Phoenix Sunday night. On Monday Crystal, Scooter, and Myleigh drove out to the South Rim, ostensibly to help Michelle with some packing for the trip, but in fact so Myleigh could see the. Kathy thought these were somewhat better quality than the typical Chinese or Romanian crap. Good enough for minimally trained civilians fighting for their families survival I thought. Well, in any case this was twenty less guns I'd need to buy.The last room at the end, right where the hallways turned suddenly to the right, and east, was the largest, with a double-sized doorway on the west wall corner that opened into a large 'L' shaped room. It didn't contain much. A pair of hand-dollies, a.