Bad Hair Day Ask Lara

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'Flight 315C ready for departure.'

So, what are you going to wear for the school trip tomorrow?

I'll be wearing my cool new surfer-style shirt.

Wow! Do you like surfing?

I like surfing style.

Beach style. Nice.

I've got a great new outfit - a vest top and shorts.

My mum bought it especially for the trip.

Um, you know we're going hiking in the forest, right?

BOTH: Yes!

It's not a fashion show. Just wear something comfortable.

You have to look your best, Akira.

You never know when you might meet the man of your dreams.

Yeah, right, Monica.

You'll probably find him tomorrow, hiding behind a tree.

Oh, wow! Just imagine!

Well, whatever you wear, the less the better.

Ow!

What?

I just meant that I heard it's going to be really hot tomorrow.

Lara, ven!

-Vamos a cenar.

-Ya voy!

I guess that means it's time for dinner. Doesn't it?

Ten out of ten.

I'd better go too.

-Us too.

-Buenos noches.

BOTH: See you tomorrow.

DOG BARKS

Buenos dias, Lara.

Oye estas muy guapa.

Gracias. Es...

Es...new?

Es nuevo. Nuevo.

Seguro que hoy triunfas.

'I have no idea what he just said.'

SHE GASPS

Estas bien, Lara?

Si. Si.

'No, I am not bien.

'In fact, right now, things couldn't be worse.'

DOG SNIFFS

DOG BARKS

Na, nan!

'I take that back.

'Things could be worse.'

GABRIEL YAWNS

DOORBELL RINGS

Huh?

Lara, is that your great new outfit?

Yes. Don't you like it?

You're going to be hot dressed like that, Lara.

If you're thinking about getting changed, you'd better be quick.

We're already late.

Honestly, I'm fine.

-Are you ready?

-Let's go.

HE YAWNS

First question.

You find the first hairs growing on your legs and in your armpits.

What do you do?

A - nothing.

If people don't like it, they don't have to look at it.

B - I try to cover it up under my clothes.

Or C - there's no way I'd even leave the house

until I've got rid of them all.

'Come on, Lara. You're not hot.

'Think about cold things.

'A cold ice cream.

'A swim in a cold river.

'An ice cube.

'A...

'A...'

SHE SIGHS

'This isn't working. I'm boiling!

'What if I take off my jumper?'

Aah!

'Yeah, right.

'And let everyone see the massive hairs that have grown in my armpit?

'I'd rather die of heat stroke!'

Lara! You can't tell me you're not baking hot.

Me? No way!

Can't you feel that breeze?

'A breeze? There isn't a breath of wind!'

Akira! You never know when you might meet the man of your dreams!

Yeah, right, Monica.

You'll probably find him tomorrow, hiding behind a tree.

Hello?

Ha-ha-ha! Hola, senorita!

It's the man of your dreams!

Ha-ha-ha!

Oh! Tony!

-Give me a break!

-What?

Can't you take a little joke?

LARA SIGHS OK, Lara.

Tell us what's really going on right now

because I can't believe you're not hot.

-What it is, is that...

-I know!

You spilt something all over your brand-new outfit.

No, it's just that...

Is it that your mum bought the wrong size?

No. It's...

Well...

Ah! I know! I bet you...

Monica! Would you just let her speak?

It's just that I've grown hairs in my armpits and on my legs.

Is that all?

What do you mean, is that all?

I'm turning into a yeti!

Nothing to worry about, really(!)

I've got hairs there too. Look.

It's nothing.

Let's see yours.

No! There's no way I'm showing you here.

Come on, Lara.

Do you really think anyone else cares about your armpits?

Gabriel! Check it out!

Lara's got...

Just you wait, Tony!

Today you've outdone yourself, brainbox!

You should really learn to keep your mouth shut sometimes.

Hey! I thought she'd be pleased that I noticed.

I don't get it.

Girls are weird.

Second question. If someone laughs at you

because you haven't removed every single body hair, what would you do?

A - I'd ignore them completely.

If they don't like it, it's their problem.

B - I'd pretend not to care,

but I would really.

Or C - I'd cry buckets!

And they laughed at me!

'Lara, honey, it's all right.

'A few hairs is nothing to worry about.'

It's not just a few hairs, Mum.

It's millions of hairs!

I look like a gorilla!

'Oh, Lara, that's not true.'

'You can get rid of them if they bother you, but you don't need to.'

Yes, I do need to, Mum!

I want rid of them right now!

Es una cosa para poner aqui...

Aah!

A-ha!

How's she supposed to understand that?

See, Akira?

I totally speak fluent Spanish.

You have to come here and help me, Mum.

'Sweetheart, I'm almost 1,000 miles away.

'Why don't you ask your host mother to help you?'

No!

Mum, erm...

It looks like help's just arrived!

I like mine.

Urgh! I look like a Neanderthal.

"Peel the wax strip apart..."

So, you definitely want it removed?

Is our beauty therapist ready?

Oops! Ah...

I'll be right with you, ladies! Ooh.

THEY LAUGH

MONICA LAUGHS

-Very smooth, Monica!

-Rrrnngh!

Here. Ready, Lara?

Yes.

Eugh! It's sticky!

One, two...

three!

SHE SCREAMS

THEY SPEAK ALIEN LANGUAGE

Rragh!

THEY GIGGLE

Ow! Why did you do that?

You asked me to.

There's still one to go. Should I stop?

Yes! I mean, no.

Let's get it over with.

Strip, please.

Um...

Ooh.

THEY GIGGLE

Urgh!

Ready, Lara?

Yes.

Ma-ma.

Maybe they won't even come out tonight.

If they don't come out, that's their problem.

I don't even know what they're so wound up about.

There they are.

So, what were you saying this morning? Hmm?

-Maybe you want to say it again?

-Well, I just said...

That I'd got hair in my armpits, right? So, where are they now? Huh?

Where are they?

Hairs? What hairs?

I just noticed that you'd got fashion sense after all.

What?

When you were showing off your top in the forest.

I thought you wanted us to notice your great new outfit.

And you were worrying about those little hairs.

I have to say, though, it's not fair

that even the girls are starting to sprout hairs before me.

THEY LAUGH

Third question.

How do you feel about your friends noticing your body changing?

A - OK. They are my friends, after all.

B - awkward. I pretend it's not happening.

Or C - mortified. I keep myself covered up

and make sure there's nothing to look at.

If you answered mostly A,

it sounds like you're really comfortable in your own skin.

If you answered mostly B,

relax, your friends will understand how you feel.

After all, they're going through changes too.

If you answered mostly C, there's nothing to be scared of.

A few hairs are normal

and don't mean you're turning into a hairy monster.

At last, I'm finally as hairy as Lara.

THEY LAUGH

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