A Hair-raising Adventure, Part Two

The boys were in the dining room, looking at the computer.
"I sort of like this darker one," Emil said.

"That's a little darker than the color you have now, Emil," Billy said, "Is that what you had in mind?"

"Yes, Billy," Emil said. "I thought darker would be good. I put Charlotte's black sweater on my head to see if I liked it, but it was a little too dark. I think this one would be better."
"Should we ask for these two, then?" asked Billy.
"Yes, let's," Emil agreed.

"OK!" Billy exclaimed. "It's fun to get to choose. We didn't have any say about our hair at the factory, but I like my original color. I think I'll stick with this one. It's pretty close to the same thing."

The boys went to tell The Writer which wigs they wanted her to order. She came and looked at the computer screen to check and make sure the wigs they wanted would fit and were suitable, and then she placed the order. Then the hard part started. The boys had to wait.
The Writer told them it would take five days to a week. Each day the boys went to look out the workroom window to watch for the mail to arrive.
They looked on Monday.
They looked again on Tuesday.
On Wednesday they were at the window again, watching for the mail. Each day, the mail came, but not their wigs.
On Thursday they climbed up to the windowsill in the workroom again to watch for the mail.

Because the boys were looking out the window, they got to see some workmen putting down a new surface on the street. That was interesting.

It was fun to watch the people working. If they hadn't been watching for the mail to come, they would have missed it! This was the only window in the house where you could see them working. They stood and watched until the men stopped working.
Finally, on Friday, the package came. There were two boxes inside, along with some air pillows. The writer gave each boy a box, and they sat down to open them.

It was like getting a present! The Writer helped each boy put his wig on over his hair, to see how it would look, and they went to have a look in the mirror.

Both boys were happy with the new look. Billy took a photo of Emil in his new wig.

Then he showed Emil how to take his photo with his new wig.

The photos would be good to look at while they were going through the scary part. Now they were ready to take the next step. They took off the wigs and put them back into the boxes.
"We're in this together," Billy said, as the boys shook hands.

Billy went first. The Writer had to wet his hair around the edges to unstick it and remove the glue she had used. Then she began to cut. Billy would have closed his eyes tightly if he could have. He couldn't even wear his sleep mask, because it would be in the way.
Some of the girls peeked through the door of the workroom while The Writer was at work, removing all the old rooted hair from the boys heads. They knew it didn't hurt, because there was no yelling, but they were worried about the boys.

When the haircut was finished, their heads both looked like this.

They were happy when it was done, and they each had a new wig.
The boys went back to the bathroom mirror to see how they looked.

"We look pretty good," said Emil.
"We look almost like real boys," agreed Billy.

"Are you happy now?" Emil asked.
"Yes," Billy replied. "Now there's only one thing I wish."
"What's that?" Emil asked.

"Now that I look almost like a real boy," Billy said, "I wish I were a real boy."
The Writer was standing close to the door, listening. She made a mental note to get a copy of Pinocchio for the boys to read.

Cast--
Billy: Götz Happy Kidz Lily at London

Emil: Götz Happy Kidz Emilia
Charlotte: Götz Happy Kidz Anna in Paris
Mariah: Götz Happy Kidz Mariah, "Chosen" from My Doll Best Friend

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