Still Feel the Heat (part 2)

February 2055. Bettina McPherson is 53. Oliver and Jyoti Fitzgerald are 52. Daria Weaver is 49. Mason Weir is 18. Devika Fitzgerald, Cassandra Weaver, and Justin Kim are 17. Maura McPherson is 16. Ravi Fitzgerald is 14.

optional soundtrack: “Dead of Winter” by Katie Pederson

Jyoti watched her daughter look at herself in the mirror. The way Devika kept pinning and spraying her hair, her hands shaky--it made Jyoti nervous, too.

“Ugh!” Devika let out a long, loud groan. “I hate my hair!”