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“My name is Madam C. J. Walker.”
He sees a tall, pretty lady standing in front of him. She
looks like someone very important, wearing dressy clothes
and a hat with feathers and gloves.
“Those things are missing because I created hair
products for Black folks’ hair…”
Another woman steps out from behind Madam
Walker, “and I invented a new type of hair brush with
bristles, making it easier to brush your thick bushy hair. My
name is Lyda Newman.”
“Whoa, y-y-you guys just p-p-pop in out of nowhere
when I ask a question?”
“Well, yes,” replies Miss Newman. “When the question
has to do with a Black person inventing whatever it is
you’re asking about. We are all here in response to your
‘just imagine’ request.”
He notices Miss Newman isn’t as dressed up as
Madame Walker, but she still looks nice in her white dress with lots of pink and yellow flowers
on it. She’s pretty too and has a nice smile.
“And your mom may have a bit of a problem getting her hair straight this morning because I
invented the hot comb,” adds a man with a big grin on his face. He’s wearing a dark suit, with a
tall hat on his head. He moves over to stand next to Madam Walker. “My name is Walter
Sammons.”
“Are y y-you kidding m-m-me?” Stop stuttering.
Stop stuttering. It’s okay. Jaxon takes a breath. He
feels calmer and realizes how crowded the bathroom
Hot Comb
is. He shuffles back a couple steps.
“No, we’re not kidding. There are plenty of other
Black folks who created products for the hair, but we
Bristle Brush all couldn’t fit into this bathroom,” Madam Walker
replies laughing.
They all laugh at that.
Jaxon remembers that in order to see the missing things, he has to say, ‘show me.’ So, while
they are still laughing, he touches his necklace and says, “Show me.”
And then all three of them disappear right before his eyes. Poof! They’re gone. He can’t
believe this is happening. Magic, again, right here, in his bathroom.
Jaxon looks over at the sink and sees that they left a black brush, an old-looking curling iron,
and a couple of jars of hair stuff.