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As she sat down for dinner, Helen noticed something different about Daria. “Hairclips, Daria? I’m happy that you’re changing something up.”
“That’s all I’m changing,” Daria responded. “I may have decided to grow my hair, and grief for Dad is changing me, but I’m still your sarcastic daughter who doesn’t dress to fit in.”
Helen chuckled. “I just didn’t expect it, that’s all. But, change is a constant in life, Daria. You may find that you’re changing in ways you don’t expect.”
“I already know that.”
“At some point you may not want to wear that jacket anymore.”
“I intend to wear this for the rest of high school,” Daria said.
“All I’m saying is, that you might reconsider as you change.”
Daria thought on that as she ate. She hoped that her mother was wrong on that score. ‘But she’s rarely wrong on this. Time will tell.’
At the same time, Quinn served one of the girls from school. “Erin Archer, is it?” she asked.
“Yes,” the girl answered. “I don’t hang out with the so-called popular crowd. But, Anna has spoken highly of you.”
“Really?”
“That you’re going above and beyond. It’s too bad Ben got bit by that snake.”
“You heard about that?” Quinn asked.
“Yes. Most of the students would know about it by now.”
“Of course. I shouldn’t underestimate the rumor mill.”
“And you’ve been in them a lot since the Fashion Club ended,” Erin said.
“And I tried to counter what Sandi said.”
“I’d say that was successful. I haven’t heard much since before the holidays.”
“That’s good,” Quinn said. “But what would you like?”
“Cocoa with small chips please.”
“Coming right up.”
( Quinn soon finished her first shift. )
“That’s all I’m changing,” Daria responded. “I may have decided to grow my hair, and grief for Dad is changing me, but I’m still your sarcastic daughter who doesn’t dress to fit in.”
Helen chuckled. “I just didn’t expect it, that’s all. But, change is a constant in life, Daria. You may find that you’re changing in ways you don’t expect.”
“I already know that.”
“At some point you may not want to wear that jacket anymore.”
“I intend to wear this for the rest of high school,” Daria said.
“All I’m saying is, that you might reconsider as you change.”
Daria thought on that as she ate. She hoped that her mother was wrong on that score. ‘But she’s rarely wrong on this. Time will tell.’
At the same time, Quinn served one of the girls from school. “Erin Archer, is it?” she asked.
“Yes,” the girl answered. “I don’t hang out with the so-called popular crowd. But, Anna has spoken highly of you.”
“Really?”
“That you’re going above and beyond. It’s too bad Ben got bit by that snake.”
“You heard about that?” Quinn asked.
“Yes. Most of the students would know about it by now.”
“Of course. I shouldn’t underestimate the rumor mill.”
“And you’ve been in them a lot since the Fashion Club ended,” Erin said.
“And I tried to counter what Sandi said.”
“I’d say that was successful. I haven’t heard much since before the holidays.”
“That’s good,” Quinn said. “But what would you like?”
“Cocoa with small chips please.”
“Coming right up.”
( Quinn soon finished her first shift. )
