Dad scooped Jack out of his chair He swooshed him through the air like Super Baby Jack reached down and yanked my hair Ouch Jack giggled It was not a giggle moment Mom pulled scissors out of the drawer I covered my hair with a napkin Nope No way Just the sticky part said Mom But that’s in the middle of my head I said The only way you can get to the middle is to cut the bottom fi rst Try peanut butter said Aunt Chrissy Rub it in and comb it out Mom frowned We’re out of peanut butter She glanced at the clock If we don’t cut it out you’ll have to go to 9
school like that She inspected my hair again You could use a haircut Aunt Chrissy agreed Short hair’s in Even Penelope Parks has short hair now My mouth fell open Ewww No way If she had short hair I’d know about it After all I’m her number one fan Aunt Chrissy fl uff-a-puffed her hair I happen to love short hair My mom’s right said Crockett It was on the news last night He ran downstairs and got Aunt Chrissy’s laptop Here he said as he put it on the table Look it up later Five seconds I was on Penelope’s Web site There was a picture of her holding her cut-off ponytail The headline said Teen Idol Donates Hair to Locks of Love Click here for interview I clicked 10
A bald man with a bow tie held a microphone in front of Penelope’s smiling face How do you feel about donating your hair to Locks of Love Penelope Penelope blew a kiss to the camera It’s for a great cause dah-ling My fans know I shine and sparkle on the outside When they hear I’ve donated my hair to help others they’ll realize I shine and sparkle on the inside too Then she batted her eyelashes quicky quick If you want to shine and sparkle on the inside donate your ponytail today Then grabbed Penelope the microphone from Mr Bow Tie Man Be sure to visit my Web site for information on Locks of Love After you get your hair cut buy my new Razzle Dazzle Shampoo It adds that extra bounce that short hair needs At only 4 99 each you’ll be glad you did Then she held up a bottle of the shampoo Remember ounce for ounce 11
you’ll get more bounce After blowing one last kiss to the camera the interview ended Razzle Dazzle Shampoo I had to have it Maybe I’ll donate my hair to Locks of Love Then I’ll buy Penelope’s super duper shampoo That’s expensive shampoo said Mom Too expensive for us But ounce for ounce you’ll get more bounce I repeated I didn’t know exactly what that meant But if Penelope said it it had to be true Dad poured himself a cup of coffee If you’re donating for the right reasons go for it But if you’re donating because Penelope told you to don’t do it 12
