I have told you ever since you started to school not to ever use anyone's comb and never to wear anyone's hat. She is scaring me because of her voice and her actions. I didn't use anybody's comb, and I didn't wear anybody's hat. No, you are not sick. You have come home with head lice, and we have to kill them and their nits.
Nits are their eggs.
Yes you do but not for long. And Mother worked at my hair with a vengeance. She was always rough with my head when she washed my hair, but this was really bad. I just knew she was rubbing and combing me bald headed. I expected to see blood running down into the tub.