5 Batty, With Alien Hair

CHAPTER 5 Batty, with Alien Hair I'm starting a new chapter to write what happened next because it's really a lot of stuff. We went to Kidz Cuts, which is at the same outdoor shopping area as Batts Confections. Mom, Dad, Penny, and I all drove over together. I had a hat on so nobody in the other cars could see my hair. We parked in the parking lot. Dad took Penny into Batts Confections, and Mom and I went straight to the Kidz Cuts. There was

第五章 疯疯癫癫，顶着外星人头发 我要新起一章写写接下来发生的事，因为实在有好多情况要讲。 我们去了“儿童剪剪”理发店，它和巴茨糖果店在同一个户外商圈里。 妈妈、爸爸、佩妮和我一起开车过去的。 我戴着帽子，这样别的车里的人就看不见我的头发了。 我们把车停在了停车场。 爸爸带佩妮去巴茨糖果店，我和妈妈径直往“儿童剪剪”走去。 店里

a lady at the counter and Mom told her my name and said we had an appointment with Natalie. "That's Natalie right there," the lady said. "She's with a customer right now, but she'll be finished up in a jiffy." I looked where she was pointing and I saw a woman cutting a boy's hair. The boy was looking in the mirror and I could see his face in the reflection, and he could see me. He smiled and I wanted to scream. It was Joshua! The meanest boy in my whole school! He doesn't even call me Stella—he calls me Smella, which just shows how mean he is. The lady at the counter said she would walk me to the back so I could be shampooed and be all ready for Natalie. I pulled on Mom's arm. "I have to tell you something," I said. "So tell me." "It's a secret."

柜台边有位女士，妈妈告诉她我的名字，说我们预约了娜塔莉的剪发服务。 “娜塔莉就在那边，”那位女士说。 “她现在正在给一位顾客剪发，不过马上就好啦。” 我顺着她指的方向看去，看见一位女士正在给一个小男孩剪头发。 那个小男孩正看着镜子，我能看见镜子里他的脸，他也能看见我。 他笑了一下，我差点叫出声来。 是约书亚！ 我们学校里最凶的男生！ 他甚至都不叫我斯特拉——他叫我“臭臭拉”，你就知道他有多坏了。 柜台的女士说她带我去后面，我可以先洗头发，等下娜塔莉来了就能直接剪了。 我拽了拽妈妈的胳膊。 “我有话要跟你说。”我说。 “那你说呀。” “是个秘密。”

"Oh honey, you know it isn't nice to tell secrets around other people," Mom said. "But it's important," I told her. She bent down and I whispered in her ear, "I can't take off my hat to wash my hair yet." "How come?" Mom whispered back. "Because that meanie Joshua is here, and I don't want him to see my hair," I said. "Can we wait for him to leave, and then wash my hair?" Mom told me it would be okay because we could walk to the back where the sinks are—those special sinks for washing hair that have cutouts where you put your head. Mom said I could keep my hat on until I leaned back into the sink. When they finished washing my hair, it would be wrapped in a towel, and by the time I took my towel off, Joshua would be gone. It was the perfect plan, so that's exactly

“哎呀宝贝，你知道的，当着别人的面说秘密可不太礼貌哦。”妈妈说。 “可这事很重要。”我跟她说。 她弯下腰，我凑到她耳边小声说：“我还不能摘帽子洗头发。” “为什么呀？” 妈妈也小声问我。 “因为那个坏家伙约书亚在这儿呢，我不想让他看见我的头发。”我说。 “我们能不能等他走了再洗头发呀？” 妈妈告诉我没关系的，我们可以走到后面的洗水池那儿——就是那种专门洗头发的水池，有专门的凹口可以放脑袋的。 妈妈说我可以一直戴着帽子，等往后靠到水池上再摘就行。 等头发洗完，会用毛巾包起来，等我把毛巾拿下来的时候，约书亚肯定已经走了。 这计划简直完美，所以我们就

what we did. Except when I walked back to Natalie's chair, Joshua was still standing there. Natalie started to take off the towel. "No, don't take it off yet," I told her. Joshua leaned up against the set of drawers where all the brushes and blow dryers are kept. I wished he would just leave already. I'd even chew another piece of magic chewing gum if it meant he would disappear. Then Mom said, "Joshua, should I take you out front to see if someone is here to pick you up yet?" "My mom's coming in a little while," Joshua said. "She had errands, so I'm supposed to stay with my cousin." "Who's your cousin?" I asked. "Natalie, duh!" Joshua said. "Okay, let's get started," Natalie said, and

这么办了。 可等我走回娜塔莉的剪发椅那儿时，约书亚还站在那儿呢。 娜塔莉伸手就要扯掉我头上的毛巾。 “别，先别摘下来。”我跟她说。 约书亚靠在那排放梳子、吹风机的抽屉边上。 我真希望他赶紧走。 要是能让他消失，让我再嚼一块魔法口香糖我都愿意。 这时候妈妈说：“约书亚，要不要我带你去前面看看有没有人来接你呀？” “我妈妈一会儿就来，”约书亚说。 “她还有事要办，让我先在我表姐这儿待着。” “你表姐是谁呀？” 我问。 “娜塔莉啊，笨！” 约书亚说。 “好啦，咱们开始剪头发吧。”娜塔莉说着，

she whipped the towel off my head. At first you couldn't tell there was anything wrong with my hair because it was all wet and twisted up. But then Natalie started brushing it, and Joshua said, "Whoa, what happened to you?" "Nothing," I said.

她一把把我头上的毛巾扯了下来。 一开始还看不出我的头发有什么问题，因为头发全湿了，还拧成一团。 可娜塔莉刚开始梳头发，约书亚就叫起来：“哇，你这是怎么了呀？” “没怎么。”我说。