"Don't come to my funeral". She would say. To intimidate, to bruise. "Don't you dare come to my funeral and breathe down on my coffin and pretend you give a shit about me!"
Now you've been officially introduced to Magdeleine.
Maggie to her leagues of friends. As they say in the South, Maggie was a "tough nut to crack". Both literally and figuratively. An intensely strong woman in every way. With her you got what you saw. And you'd better be able to handle it. Maggie was a good looking woman in her own way. Not pretty or beautiful, but striking yes that's it: striking. Maggie spent about an hour a day primping herself, as she was not sure what the day would bring. Party? Bask in the sun? No matter the occasion she would be sure to do her daily ritual. Thoroughly tease and back-comb her platinum bleached hair and brush the top just so as to create the perfect boufante and then spray the living shit out of it with a large can of FinalNet. Now for the face. She would slather on a thick foundation that was always 3 or 4 shades darker than natural as she was used to always having a tan year round thanks too the good Lord for tanning beds. Several coats of mascara, maybe about 5 would do the trick before she used the eyelash curler. She'd crimp the still damp lashes until they were pointing upward and slightly back for emphasis as was the style in the early '70s in her town. Baby blue sparkled eyeshadow and rose pink lipstick. "There!" "There I am" She would say to herself as she checked her look in the mirror. Like most women, she didn't feel a naked face was "her"..like most all women, she preferred her made-up self as "her". Which is perfectly understandable as only we females know.
Maggie was not so tall, just 5'5", but her attitude demeanor and presence made you see her as taller. You could definiately say she was ballsy. She was without a doubt the leader..the Alpha female of her group , and the others were damn glad to let her have the steering wheel of their social groups and gatherings. Maggie wouldn't have it any other way.
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