This is a Thing Now

‘This is a thing now’ is something you might say when you find out about something but it seems so out of left field and unwarranted that all you can say is ‘well, I guess this is a thing now’. I had a moment like that the other day. You see, I was getting ready for class like usual. I showered, dressed, put on some makeup and then I got all fussed about my hair. I have naturally brown hair but I color it red so when I see my roots coming back it really irritates me. I kept trying to style my hair in different ways to cover it up but nothing worked. So then I sighed and thought to myself... ‘I just wish there was a way I could do my own hair like a hairstylist!’ And then, my concience somehow responded to me. I don’t know how else to describe it. ‘There’s a way to do it, Katie!’ I couldn’t really do anything but mentally respond to myself. ‘What do you mean?’ ‘I mean you just need to take your head off and do it!’ I’m not sure why, but I didn’t question it, I didn’t hesitate. So I took my head off and did my hair. At first, I wasn’t sure how to feel. For some reason I didn’t think about why I wasn’t spewing blood or dying despite the fact my head wasn’t on my shoulders anymore. It’s like it was some primordial instinct. So I did my hair and well, I was actually satisfied with how it looked! Then I tried to put my head back on my shoulders... but it wouldn’t stay, so I just carried it with me to class.