Free Shampoo by Karina Almeroth Page A

“Aargh!!
You’re SO FUCKING FRUSTRATING WOMAN – ”
    Then he totally knocked MY socks off, by
walking on his precious socks over the wet grass to me, where he
grabbed me, leant me against my car, and kissed me for the longest
time.
     
    (most romantic moment of my life so far, I
think!)

    That kiss said A LOT.
    I drove off eventually, my heart
singing.
    Looking back on what happened now…
    I think I won that round.
     
     
    5.26pm
    Gotta go do this hair promotion thing for work
in the city tonight.
    I hope Evvy comes in.
     
    2.05am
    So pissed and upset. Drunk and
pissed.
    Evvy CAME IN.
    But overwhelming joy and love blossoming from
my eyes like love beams, stupid stupid motherfucking love beams,
turned to devastation when HE IGNORED ME FOR THE WHOLE
NIGHT.
    This is my last straw.
    I really mean it this time!
    I can’t stay with a guy that can’t kiss me
hello in front of his mates.
    I swear, this is it. No more caring.
     
     
     
    Sunday 16 July 2000
    5.52pm

    I’ve been a misery guts all day.
    I was so pissed about last night, that at 2pm I
finally rang him. “What were you trying to tell me last night,
Everard??” I demanded as soon as he said hello.
    He said, “Nothing!” all asshole
like.
    “ That’s crap! You don’t WANT me!!
You wanted to make DAMN SURE I knew it last night!!”
    He sighed
     
    (yeah, go on!!! Sigh like we’ve been together
fifty damn years and this is just exhausting),
     
    then said, “That’s not true, Karina –
”
    “ Bullshit!! You don’t care!! You
don’t want me!! You don’t want a relationship with me!” It all came
spilling out of me.
    “ That’s not true – ”
    “ Do you know how hurt I was?? That
you couldn’t even kiss me hello in front of Tom and Dan?? Two guys
who are like BROTHERS to me
     
    (Tom not really, but for dramatics’ sake, it
fit),
     
    and BEST FRIENDS to YOU!!! If you can’t bloody
KISS ME in front of them, then there’s NO BLOODY POINT going on
with this JOKE of a relationship – ”
    “ I was PISSED OFF WITH YOU, okay!!”
he suddenly cried. “I was PISSED you didn’t stay Friday night.
THAT’S why I ignored you – ”
    “ GREAT!! FABULOUS!! So instead of
just being an ASSHOLE, you’re just petty and childish instead!! You
know what!! You NOT kissing me last night tells me all I need to
know!”
    He made a noise then. “GOD!!”
    “ He’s not gonna help you!! You don’t
want me, Everard, or a relationship – ”
    “ That’s NOT TRUE, I DO –
”
    I felt crushed.
    “ Look, Tom’s over – ”
    “ OF COURSE!!!” I
shrieked.

    (oh my God. I’m becoming one of them. Screechy
girlfriend. This has to stop)

    “ – I can’t say all the things I
need to say to calm your crazy ass down with Tom and his girlfriend
here – ”

    (Tom has a girlfriend?? Oh thank
God)

    “ – so let me call you later,
woman.”
    “ I won’t be home.” I would, but
that’s not the point.
    “ Well, I’ll try you later –
”
    “ I won’t be home THEN,
EITHER.”
    “ I’ll keep trying, till I get
you.”
    Does he say these things to drive me crazy?? I
think he does. They’re always so double-meaning full.
    I didn’t even say goodbye. I just slammed my
pink phone down, again and again and again.

    (God, it felt good)

    This is not good enough. I’m not settling. I
want SPECTACULAR.
    The strawberry cheesecake ice-cream in the
freezer sure looks good right about now.
    I might just stick my whole face in
it.
     
    9.18pm
    Richie rang, and made me laugh for 45 minutes,
like he always does.
    Am I meant to be with him?? Sometimes I feel
it, deep down inside of me…
    But something stops me.

Chapter 4
IT’S JUST A BIT OF SPEW MADLY
     

 
    Sunday 23 July 2000
    8.21pm

    So much has been happening. Been working crazy
hours…till 6pm at night then starting at 6am.
     
    (which means getting up at 4.30am to do my hair
and make up)

    Beth and I went to the movies Friday night, saw
‘Gone in 60 Seconds’
     
    (my new fav movie…and my car