Rebecca's friends had all been hair models in college and she was perpetually amazed at how good the cuts had been so decided that it was time for her to take the plunge, having been reassured by her friends that it was exactly the same as it being cut normally, a consultation with the stylist beforehand with nothing been done that she didn't approve and a tutor always present.
She turned up at the salon. She was excited now- a free cut in a top salon- she would ordinarily never have been able to afford it.
She had been prepped by the stylist that he just had a few cuts missing from his portfolio and she would help them complete it.
She flicked through the magazine pages with a view to showing him what she wanted. She hadn't cut her waist-length auburn hair since her teens, given that she was now pushing thirty had agreed in communications that her hair cut would be one of the shorter ones in his portfolio.
She glanced at her watch. It was 15 minutes after the agreed time. The receptionist picked up on this and dashed off to go and look for the stylist.
In a flurry her stylist appeared. "I am so sorry. My portfolio has been re-jigged. I may have to give you a different hair style."
"That's fine. So long as it is along the lines we agreed."
"Yes but I am behind schedule so we will have to cut the bulk of your hair off at the sink so you won't see it until I am done. Is that OK?"
"Sure". At this point Rebecca wasn't alarmed. All seemed OK.
"Come on through." Rebecca sat at the sink where instructed. Her head was placed in those tiny porcelain neck braces with her hair flowing in the sink. He appeared by her side. "Now, I am sorry for this but this is just to get us going. No point washing hair that doesn't need to be washed." Rebecca agreed with a smile.
She heard the noise of the scissors echo in the sink as he pulled her hair into a rough pony-tail in his hands and snipped. She had no idea how much he had cut, it seemed like a minor concern.
He left the assistant to wash what was left of her hair. It definitely felt shorter and it excited her to summise just how short. She was washed, conditioned then all wrapped up in a towel as the stylist placed the cape around her shoulders.
"I am sorry. We
are going to have to go a lot shorter than initially agreed. How short is too short?"
This question threw her. "Um......"
"Look, you would really be doing me a favour-" She didn't want to hear excuses, she got enough of that at work.
She interrupted him. "Fine. I am
sure that whatever you do will be fine- just
don't shave my head?!" They both giggled. It seemed to break the ice between them.
"Sure. OK. Thanks for doing this."
He removed the towel but before she could see anything he tilted her head forward.
She felt him sectioning her hair off. Everytime she sought a view he pushed her head down again. She then felt the scissors just beneath her hair-line and heard the snipping.
Then she saw him quickly go around the side, she was given a quick glance as he un-did a section and her mouth dropped as he pulled it out and promptly cut it off virtually at the root. This was going to be a
very short haircut.
She should have been scared, and she was but more excited scared like the first time on a rollercoaster.
She felt herself take an exhale of breath as she felt his scissors working quickly around her head.
She closed her eyes even though she had a rough idea now of what he was doing as she had a clear view. She wanted a surprise.
"There we go. All done." Although it was clear by the presence of him very close to her head with the scissors that they were not completely done.
She slowly opened her eyes. First thing she noticed was that his tutor was by his side. She audibly gasped. She looked beautiful. She could be a proper model. It was THE Halle Berry cut. The one she had had when she won the Oscar?! She grinned.
"No problem. Thanks so much." She happily posed for pictures for his portfolio.
She walked down the road putting a hand through her hair. Wow she had short hair. Wow it looked so amazing she wondered why it had taken her so long to take the plunge- and for free?! She finally looked like a grown-up.
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