How can I describe how strange it was to sit there andwatch my friend then apply makeup? It was prettyobvious that this was not the first time, as he ...asworking a myriad of bottles and brushes like a madwizard! And, the magic potion he had been brewing wasmost effective!After removing the curlers and fussing a bit with her,I mean his hair, I was looking at a centrefold!Long flowing blond locks, framing an absolutelyangelic face, with bright blue eyes shadowed invarious hues of complementary. A snort escaped before I could start to answer. ‘You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig.’ ‘Strangely, I don’t feel at all insulted by that,’ he said. ‘And that’s why you’re so cool,’ I paused, ‘except when you try to be cool.’ I opened my arms and we hugged each other. ‘Thank God you didn’t get your hair cut,’ I said. ‘I have an appointment tomorrow.’ ‘Cancel it. Now let’s get you dressed for this party.’ And that was it. I’d gone berserk, hurt him, shook him up, I acknowledged it,. " She's brilliant. She never left me all night and held my hand and talked to me all the way through the tests. She gave me her mobile number when she went off duty this morning and said I could ring her whenever I wanted." I really liked her too. I felt I could trust you to her when they wouldn't let me stay." You know, Mum, she's twenty six and doesn't even have a boyfriend. She's just totally into this nursing thing. An' she's so pretty too."They carried on chatting for the best part of two. Es roch wie im Urlaub. Vor allem der Thymian, aber auch der Oreganoverbreiteten ihr Aroma. Ich bekam Hunger. Und es war noch so fr?h! Einewahre Tortur. Der weitere Nachmittag verlief ereignislos. Lena schlief, und Mark sahfern. Ich hatte nun Zeit mich endlich einmal zu betrachten. Im Spiegel sah ichwirklich wie eine Studentin aus. Fast k?nnte man mir die Mutterabnehmen. Eine junge, sexy Mutter. Nun ja, f?r Mark ein wenig zu jung.Aber ich gefiel mir, wie ich tr?umerisch vor dem Spiegel.