Wednesday 24 August 2016

Sarah's Story



I heard the alarm clock go off. I looked at the clock on my night stand; it read 7:00 AM. That meant another day working at my Mother’s Barber and Beauty Shoppe in rainy Tacoma, Washington. I got out of bed; took off my night shirt and put on a black Victoria Secret bra. The bra matched the black Victoria Secret lace trimmed panties I was already wearing. While still brushing the sleepy dust out of my eyes I got mid length black skirt and a navy blue silk blouse from my closet. Before leaving my room a choose pair of calf high black leather boots from my closet.  I put them on and then walked to the bathroom to do my hair and brush my teeth. Because I was running late I simply pulled my natural golden blonde hair into a ponytail and headed down stairs. I got a coat out of the hall closet and walked to the car.
When I arrived at the Shoppe my Mother was already examining the appointment book. I sat down in one of the chairs in the waiting area and took a moment to think.
The Shoppe was divided in half. One side had two brown leather barber chairs with a mirror and a counter in front of each chair. The other side of had two 1960’s style hairdressing chairs with a ceiling mounted hair dryer. In front of each chair there was a counter, a large mirror, and a hair washing basin. There was also a large rack of smocks, aprons, cotton barbers capes, and flower print hairdressers capes in different colors. The whole Shoppe looked out dated compared to modern hair salons. It was kind of embarrassing that I had had gone to cosmetology school and became a very good hairdresser just to work in an outdated beauty shop. I could be working in a high end salon with other young hairdressers. On the other hand I the small Shoppe had its benefits and charm.
Sarah you have a color and perm at 9:00, a haircut 12:00, you can take lunch at 1:00 and then you have a three men’s haircuts after lunch. We are also going to close an hour early today because I have a special appointment.
It was a busy day but all my appointments went well. I was just finishing cleaning up in the back room when my Mother called me to the front to her station. I walked to the front of the shop were my Mother was waiting. “Have a seat Sarah, I have something I need to talk to you about," my Mother said as she motioned to a hairdressing chair. I sat down and right after I did she pulled a rope over my chest and tied it tightly around me and the back of the chair. I was in shock as to what was happening, by the time I started to resist she had already tied my wrists to this arm rests with two strips of strong cloth. When she tried to tie my ankles to the foot rest I struggled but I was no match for her surprise attack.
“Sarah stop struggling this is for your own good. One day soon you are going to be running this Shoppe which means I don’t have long to teach you about the other half of the services we offer," my Mother said as she undid my ponytail. “What other services mom," I exclaimed. I was angry and wanted out of the chair. “Well, Sarah quite often a parent or husband will bring in their unwilling daughter or wife to have their haircut and it is our job to provide the proper service." “Why would they do that?" I asked trying to understand. “Most of the time they do it as a punishment or because the person receiving the haircut refuses to cut their hair in a style that is more to the other person’s liking." My Mother said as she picked up a hair brush and began to brush my hair. “What I do is in high demand and you must continue to provide the service after I retire. The only way you are going to understand is if I cut your long blonde hair short." My Mother told me as wrapped tissue around my neck and tied a white cotton cape with red flowers around my neck.  “Mom please don’t cut my hair," I protested. My Mother ignored my pleas and told me to look at my shoulder blade length long hair one last time as she pumped up the chair.
My Mother took a large pair of scissors from her apron and I began to cry. “Sarah you are 25 years old now stop with the tears," she said as she snapped the scissors open and closed a few times. My Mother proceeded to cut my hair to an overall length of less than four inches. The scissors make a sickening snik, snik, snik sound as they cut off lock after lock of my golden blonde hair. She had cut off about 12 inches of my hair in a matter of minutes. I looked at myself in the mirror and couldn’t help but continue to cry. “Sarah stop crying this instant; I should have cut your hair short a long time ago." My Mother said as has put the scissors and comb back in her apron. “Mom please don’t cut my hair any shorter," I yelled. “Sarah do not talk to me in that tone of voice and you don’t get to pick the hair style. I’m your mother and the hairdresser, there for I know what is best." She said now clearly irritated. I began struggling harder to get free of my bonds but it was no use.
My Mother walked over to one of the barber chairs taking her time knowing I was not going anywhere. She unplugged a pair of Oster Turbo 111 clippers and removed a box of clipper guide combs from the counter. The Oster Turbo 111 wore a number 1 blade and the box contained a ten piece set of Oster Universal Clipper Guide Combs. The snap on guide combs came in 1/16", 1/8", 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 5/8", 3/4", 7/8", 1", 1 1/4" sizes.
Mom please don’t use the clippers, I pleaded. “You have never had your haircut with clippers dear; you don’t have a clue as to what you are missing." My Mother replied as she plugged the clippers in at the station I was seated at. She picked up a hairdressers comb and sectioned the hair on top of my head off and secured it with two hairdresser’s clips. The rest she let hang free.  I’m going to give you a short feminine crop like Audrey Hepburn wore for a while. Although I think I’ll make yours a little shorter since you want to act like a child. She opened the box of clipper guide combs and selected the 1 1/4" attachment. “I will start with this and work my way down to the 1/8" guide comb. That will give you a nice neat tapered look for summer." She said as she snapped the guide comb on the Oster Turbo 111 clippers. My mother walked behind me told me to be still and act like a lady. When she started to place the clippers at my nape I shook my head violently to try to stop her. My Mother told me that I better start behaving, or she’d just use the 0000 clipper blade and shave my whole head bald with a straight razor. Then she shoved my head down into my chest and held it there with her left hand. I let out a defeated sigh as the clippers popped to life. My Mother pushed the clippers in to my hair.  I had no choice now but to sit and watch as clumps of my golden blonde hair slid down the cape and accumulated in my lap. Each pass my Mother made with the 1 1/4" guide comb stopped at the sectioned off area of hair on top of my head. Once she finished with the back of my head she told me to lift my head up and sit still so she could do the sides. I did as she said but continued weep silently. My mother made quick work of my hair stopping only to change attachment on the clippers. When she finished with clippers she placed them on the counter and retrieved her scissors and comb from her apron. She undid the clips holding my hair out of the way and went to work with her scissors and comb. She blended the sides in with the clippered sections of my hair. Then cut the top to 2 1/4" and gave me bangs that were slightly longer. When she finished she took the blow dryer and blew the hair clippings off my head. “I’m almost done with your haircut Sarah, keep being a good young lady," My Mother said and as she undid the cape and hung it up then removed the tissue around my neck. She picked up an Andis T-Outliner and trimmed around my neck and ears. She also used the trimmer to cut my sideburns to a point which gave the haircut a more feminine look. Then my Mother used a small amount of gel to give my hair some style. “Doesn’t that look nice Sarah." My Mother said as she put the trimmers away. I was glad my haircut was now finished.
My mother didn’t untie me like I thought she would instead she walked to the back room and returned with a U shaped foam cushion and a small wooden stool. Not wanting to anger my mother and leave the Shoppe bald I didn’t dare ask what they were for. Mother set the cushion and stool off to the side and swept up all my hair that was on the floor. Once the floor was clear of hair she untied my feet and removed my boots. I asked her what she was doing. She went on to explain that I had grown up to be a fine young lady but before I could run her Beauty Shoppe she needed to make sure I properly groomed my womanhood. I immediately told her that she was out of her mind and started to struggle again. My Mother motioned to the clippers on the counter. So calmed down I allowed her to my reach up my skirt and remove my panties. Next she took my skirt off. “Why must young ladies these days make shapes out of their pubic coverings," she said pointing to my pubic hair which I kept trimmed short in a large triangle shape above my clit." Please stop Mom this is really embarrassing; I’ll shave it when I get home." I begged. “Your right Sarah it is embarrassing that your Mother has to groom you." She said as she reclined and pumped the chair higher. Then she slid the cushion under my bottom. My Mother filled a bowl with water and took a pink Oster trimmer from a drawer and plugged it in. Then she positioned her stool and sat down. She was holding the trimmer in her right hand and told me to open my legs. When I wouldn’t she gave my pussy a swat with her left hand. She continued to swat my pussy until I spread my legs wide open. I rested my thighs against the armrests on the hairdresser’s chair. My mother told me to keep my legs open until she was done. She turned on the trimmer and went to work on my mound. When she was done she took a barbers whisk and brushed away the trimmings. Then My Mother lathered my privates and crotch. She took her straight razor from her apron and told me to be still. I forced myself to remain perfectly still as she began to shave me. She started with where my triangle had been then continued to shave around my pussy lips. When she reached the base of my pussy she stopped and said the front porch is clean that just leaves the back door dear. She started shaving again this time working around my asshole and in my crack. The she whole time she worked she took time to swish the blade in the bowl of water. After I was shaven smooth my Mother wiped me down with a damp towel.
She put away everything and returned the chair to the upright position. Then she untied me and allowed me to get up. I quickly put on my panties, skirt, and boots. I ask my Mother I could leave now. She told me I could but don’t forget to reflect on today’s events. I told her I would and grabbed my coat and got in my car and left.
When I got home I couldn’t help but look at myself in the mirror. I thought about how I felt more powerful. My new haircut gave me confidence and I could feel my panties against my freshly shaving pussy which made feel sexy. I wanted to do what my mother did to other women and girls. After all it was for their own good.
 

Two years later since part 1.
Since taking over the Beauty Shoppe I had done much needed changes and updates. I would no longer provide men�s barber services and from now on I would be running a small high end full service salon. I completely renovated the salon. I had replaced the barber�s chairs with two drying chairs and did away with the ceiling mounted dryers. I installed two modern hairdressing stations to replace the outdated hairdressing chairs from the 1960�s. The two stations are identical to each other. I equipped both stations with a counter top with drawers, a built in shampoo wash basin, and a mirror above the wash basin. I selected the Lamour all-purpose styling chair for both stations. The Lamour styling chair was prefect for use in my special haircuts. The shape of the seat cushion was well suited give pubic shaves. The chair also had a removable headrest. The design of the foot rest also made applying restraints easy.  I made discreet modifications to the styling chair for applying restraints to my special clients. Even though 90% percent of my salon�s business is conventional I wanted to have all the proper equipment to deal with my special clients. I keep two different pairs of clippers and two pairs of electric trimmers. I also had various scissors, shears and razors on the counter. The clippers I use are the Oster 111 Turbo, and Andis Master. In between the two stations installed a rack to hang up capes and a hydraulic stool which I use for various functions in the salon. I also replaced the floor with oak flooring and painted the wall a dark tan color which gave the salon a nice atmosphere.
I decided I would hire a shampoo girl to work as my assistant. After a few interviews I with a number of candidates I decided to hire a soft spoken French exchange student who was studying business at Washington State University. Her name is Nadia. When I interviewed Nadia I noticed that she was very beautiful. Even though it was hard to tell because she wore plain cloths and her mass of long wavy black hair hid most of her features. She spoke very good English but still had a French accent.
After two months of working at the salon I noticed that Nadia had been stealing from me. I decided that instead of firing her out right I would punish her and allow her to continue working at the salon. I decided this was the best choice because other than her thievery she was a good assistant that gave good service to my customers. I also didn�t want to take the time to train a new assistant.
When Nadia arrived I greeted her and told her I to have a seat in one of the styling chairs. Once she was seated I informed her that I knew about her stealing from the salon. This made Nadia very nervous when I told her this. I started to explain how I came to find out about her theft from my salon but before I could finish Nadia jumped out of the chair and started yelling at me with a mix of English and French cuss words. This angered me so I pulled the girls lose fitting short sleeved dress over her head. Doing so revealed the fact that she wasn�t wearing any undergarments. Nadia continued to struggle so I grabbed a fist full of her long black hair with my right hand. Once I had a hold of Nadia�s hair I sat down on the hydraulic stool next to the hairdressing station. As I sat down I pulled Nadia over my knee by her hair. With my left hand I inserted my thumb into Nadia�s anus and my index finger into her cunt. I pinched my thumb and index finger together inside the still struggling girl. That brought an immediate end to her resistance. I let go of Nadia�s hair and told to her that I was going to discipline her for insulting me in my salon. I picked up a wooden hair brush off the counter with my right hand. I explained to Nadia that I only used this hair brush to administer punishments to disrespectful young ladies. Before I began Nadia�s punishment I informed that until I told her otherwise she would refer to me as Miss Sarah. When Nadia didn�t answer me I gave her a whack on her ass with the hairbrush. Nadia squealed �Yes Miss Sarah." I told Nadia that she was going to receive 50 whacks with the hairbrush and that she may weep quietly but she may not talk or curse. I began to paddle Nadia with the hair brush while maintaining a firm grip on her pubis.
Once I finished paddling Nadia, Her ass had changed from a light olive color to a bright red. I removed my fingers from her cunt and anus and wiped them of on her face. Then I put the hair brush back on the countertop. I instructed Nadia to get up and kneel down on the floor. She did as she was told and knelt on the floor tears still rolling down her pretty face. �Now you stay there like a good young lady while I get ready to give you the rest of your punishment," I said as I got leather restrains out of drawer.
Nadia had never seen me give a special haircut before so she had no idea as to what I was doing. Once I had the chair set up I grabbed Nadia by her left arm and her hair; then forced her naked body into the chair. I held onto a fist full of her hair while I quickly buckled a strap around her mid-section. Then I quickly cuffed Nadia�s wrists to the armrests. That is when Nadia began to struggle some more. I let go of her hair and got her wildly kicking legs under control by buckling a strap around her ankles to the foot rest.
The leather seat cushion must not have felt very good on Nadia�s bright red bottom because keep trying to lift herself off the seat. I took a moment to look Nadia over. She had very well developed breasts and nice legs. She was truly a beautiful young woman. However true to her French up bringing she had not shaved any of her body hair. The only exception was her leg hair which I guessed she had shaved to better fit into the US culture. I told Nadia that I do this kind of haircut very regularly and that I don�t put up with unruly little brats like her. �Don�t cut my hair Miss Sarah. I�ll give you all the money back I promise just please don�t cut my hair Miss Sarah." Nadia plead, while trying her best to get out of the chair.
The only way you are going to learn is if I punish you properly, otherwise you will keep acting like a stupid little brat." I said as I put on a black apron and pulled my shoulder length golden blond hair into ponytail. I watched Nadia�s large beasts bounce as I pumped up the chair with my foot. Then I wrapped tissue around Nadia�s neck and threw a green nylon cape over her. I tied the cape tightly closed around Nadia and noticed that her face was growing red with anger. �That should keep the hair off those pretty tits of yours," I said coolly as I ran a finger down the side of her face. Nadia muttered more French insults at me. I slapped Nadia�s face hard with the palm of my hand. �Maybe your paddling wasn�t enough of a lesson to teach you how to speak to me properly," said as I spun the chair around and then reclined the seat back so Nadia�s crowning glory lay in the wash basin. �You aren�t going to do shit to me," Nadia said trying her best to sound intimidating. �We�ll just see about that," I said as I turned on the water and began to wet Nadia�s rich dark locks. �Oh, pamper me Miss Sarah; I just love when you wash my hair. I�m so fucking scared Miss Sarah please stop," Nadia taunted. I opened up the cabinet above the wash basin and retrieved a bar of dial soap and forced it into Nadia�s mouth. �I�m done listening to your filthy mouth. Now you keep your dick sucking lips wrapped around that bar of soap until I�m done washing your hair." I said as I lathered Nadia�s hair and began to vigorously scrub the girls scalp. The bar of soap made Nadia drool uncontrollably and make a mess. I hoped it would be the last time I would have to use such drastic measures of discipline on her.
Once I was done shampooing and rinsing Nadia�s hair I returned the chair to the upright position. I left the chair facing a way from the mirror so Nadia could not see what I was doing. I quickly filled a small glass with water and removed the bar of soap from Nadia�s mouth. I allowed her to rinse her mouth out and spit into a glass. I told her that I didn�t want to punish her like that but she had given me no choice. Nadia answered me with a sullen �yes Miss Sarah."
I toweled off Nadia�s hair and gathered it into a four thick loose ponytails. I took a straight razor off the counter and flicked it open in front of Nadia�s face. �I�m going to give you a very drastic haircut," I said as I tugged on one of Nadia�s ponytails. Please don�t cut it too short Miss Sarah," Nadia pleaded. �You�re going to get whatever haircut I choose for you," I told Nadia as I began slicing off one of the ponytails with the razor. It didn�t take long to sever the length of hair from Nadia�s head. Once the first ponytail had been cut off, Nadia began to cry hysterically. I laid the severed ponytail on the counter. I gave the second ponytail a quick jerk before I sliced it off and laid it too on the counter. I grasped the third ponytail and uneventfully cut it off. When I got to the final ponytail I pulled it taunt and told Nadia to say goodbye to her long hair before slicing it off and placing it on the counter with the others. When I was done I set the razor down and looked at Nadia. Her hair was a mess of choppy lengths no longer than 3 inches.
I had originally planned to give Nadia a short buzz cut. However now that I could see her face unobstructed by her mass of dark hair I was stunned by her pure beauty. She had the prettiest blue eyes and great facial features. It would be a true shame if I did not shave her head.
 I picked up the Oster 111 Turbo Clipper with a quarter inch guard and stood in front of Nadia who�s crying had somewhat subsided. I tapped my foot on the floor and Nadia looked up at me shocked to see me holding the clippers. �What are you going to do with those Miss Sarah?" Nadia asked while trying to stifle her tears. �Don�t you think that�s a silly question to ask me?" I said as I rotated the chair so Nadia could now see herself in the mirror. �Oh, please don�t cut my hair too much shorter Miss Sarah." Nadia pleaded, still trying to stop her tears. �Don�t worry Nadia I�m going to remove it entirely." I said as I switched the clipper on and pushed them into Nadia�s forehead and mowing a path back toward her nape. Once her hair was � inch in length I put down the Oster 111 turbo and picked up the Andis Master clippers and adjusted the blade to the lowest setting. �Please Miss Sarah I don�t want to be bald," Nadia pleaded for the final time. I ignored her pleas and switch on the clippers and went to work. The Andis Master went through Nadia�s hair like butter. It left very little noticeable stubble.
Once I was done buzzing Nadia�s head I covered her scalp with hot lather. Nadia was completely silent as I shaved her head with a straight razor. I drew the razor over her head slowly. I took my time to swish the blade in water and was careful not to miss any spots. When I was done I wiped her head off with a towel. Look at yourself Nadia, now everyone can see your pretty eyes and beautiful face. Even though you are still pretty without hair everyone will recognize you for the little thief that you are. I said with a stern voice.
I untied the cape and ripped it off her once again revealing her naked body. I uncapped Nadia with little warning she seemed a little startled to see her naked body bound in my chair. I also noticed that she seemed to be studying herself in the mirror. It made me smile to see Nadia trying to comprehend if she liked her new hairstyle or rather a lack thereof. I gave Nadia a pat on the head and told her that her attitude was improving. �Sometimes young women like yourself need a drastic punishment to keep them from becoming intolerable little bitches. Your haircut is just half of your treatment." I said as I turned the chair so Nadia could not see herself in the mirror.
I have had a few naked women my chair before but none have them have ever turned me on before. Maybe because previously I was just doing a job I was paid to do. Nadia on the other hand was in my chair for my own personal reasons. The stranger thing is that I have never been attracted to women. Regardless of why she was turning me on, my pussy was very wet.
I opened up a drawer at my station and got out the headrest for the hairdresser chair. I attached it to the chair. I told Nadia that I was going to remove her body hair. She began to question me but stopped. I unclipped the wrist restraint on Nadia�s right wrist and reclipped it to the headrest. I did the same thing with the restraint on her left wrist so now both of Nadia�s hairy armpits were now exposed. Next I would position Nadia�s legs so I had better access to her hairy pussy. Before unstrapped Nadia�s ankles I fastened another set of leather restrains around her thighs. Once I unfastened the strap around Nadia�s ankles I attached the thigh restraints to the armrests of the chair. Now Nadia�s legs were spread open. Then I reclined the chair as far back as it could go. This stretched Nadia�s body out and farther strained her body against the restraints. Nadia�s hairy armpits, pussy, and ass crack were now completely exposed.
While I prepared the items I need to shave Nadia�s body I took the time to tell her about some new conditions of her employment at my salon. The first condition would be that she would have to submit to weekly inspections so I could insure that she was maintaining good grooming practices. The second I would have complete control over how she wore her hair. Third she would have to help me administer special haircuts to my unwilling clients. Once I had finished getting the pink Wahl trimmer, the bowl of water filled, and a Gillette Quattro razor with a new blade I asked her if she would accept the terms of her employment. I stroked Nadia�s cheek with my finger. Nadia submissively uttered the word I wanted to hear �Yes". Good girl I said as I drew my fingers across Nadia�s smooth scalp.
  I lowered the vertical adjustment on the chair to its lowest position. I watched Nadia�s beasts bounce went the chair stopped its downward movement. �I�m going to begin down here," I said as pulled on a pair of black rubber gloves and pointed to her pussy. Then I picked up the pink trimmer and positioned my hydraulic stool between Nadia�s legs. When I sat down I noticed that Nadia�s bottom was still quite red from the paddling I had administered to her earlier. I adjusted my stool then switched on the trimmers. Nadia kind of jumped as I pushed the humming trimmer into her mess of pubic hair. You�re a very hairy girl I commented as a continued to work with the trimmer down to Nadia�s ass crack. Nadia let out a few moans as I worked. I spread her ass cheeks apart with my left hand so I could insure that I got all the hair around her butthole. Once I was pleased that I had reduced all that hair on her private parts to stubble, I turned my attention to her armpits. The trimmer made quick work of her armpit hair.
�I want you to continue to be a good girl while I use the razor," I said as I lathered her stubbly areas with a hot shaving soap. Nadia�s moans continued. �Does it sting Nadia?" I asked as I picked up the razor. �Yes a little bit, Miss Sarah." Nadia said with a bit of a whimper. �Well maybe it will serve as a lesson to you." I said sternly as I began shaving her armpits. Once I had shaven Nadia�s armpits I sat down on the stool again to finish what I had started with the Wahl trimmer. I drew that razor over Nadia�s skin being very careful to not nick her sensitive parts. Once her mound was clear I moved on to her labia and crotch. I stretched her skin when necessary to insure a close shave. When it came time for me to shave the girls butt crack, Nadia began clenching her butt cheeks together. This made it hard for me to get the head of the razor in without cutting her. I was becoming frustrated that she was resisting me again but I decided not to show it. I cleaned up what I had been able to shave with warm damp towel. I think Nadia found this soothing.
When I was done cleaning her up, Nadia asked if I was done. To which I replied, �Yes we are done with the shaving for now. Unfortunately you have decided to clinch your little ass cheeks together so I can�t finish shaving your bottom. Now I have to take more time out of my busy day to give you more discipline." I said as I picked up the wooden hairbrush off the counter. Please Miss Sarah not that again, I�ll let you finish I promise." Nadia cried with a look of terror on her face.  �You are right you will let me finish when I am done paddling your little pussy." I said, and then I delivered the first blow to her cunt. I delivered 15 whacks with the hair brush to Nadia�s pussy. Nadia�s cunt was now a bright shade of red. �I bet that hurt," I said as I laid the wooden hair brush down. I won�t be difficult this time Miss Sarah, Nadia meekly replied in tears.
I mixed new hot lather then applied it to Nadia�s ass crack. I picked up the Gillette razor sat back down on the stool. I began be drawing my razor straight down both sides of her ass crack. Doing so revealed Nadia�s pink butthole. I swished the razor in the bowl of water. Now I would do the fine work around Nadia�s butthole and deep in her ass crack. Once I was sure I had gotten all of her pubic hair. I wiped the area down with a fresh hot towel. I ran my gloved hand all over Nadia�s now hairless crotch to insure the quality of my work and further humiliate the girl. When I was please I striped my gloves off and threw them along razor in the trash.
I pumped the chair back up then raised the seat back to upright position. I couldn�t help myself but to watch Nadia�s beasts bounce as I did so. I removed her restraints but told her to remain seated for the time being. Nadia did as she was told without questioning me. I told her that once she cleaned up the salon she could get dressed and go home. That includes sterilizing the pink Wahl trimmers along with all of her normal cleaning duties. I sat down in the second hairdressing chair and told her to get to work. Nadia reluctantly got out of the chair and began sweeping up the salon. I loved watching Nadia�s red bottom walk and round the salon. When she had finished cleaning I told her she could get dressed.
While Nadia got dressed I told her I was going to sell her hair on eBay so I can get back the money she had stolen from me. So in the end she did give me the money back but it cost her more in the end. Maybe next time she would think about that before trying to being a thief and steal from people. When Nadia was all dressed I gave her the final look over and told her I expected her not to be late tomorrow. Then I said she was free to go home and get some rest. Before she left I handed Nadia 40 dollars and told her to go buy proper undergarments. I did not want her walking around like that. Nadia left the salon without saying a word. I locked up and left soon after her. I now had a completely obedient assistant to help me. I was very pleased how everything had worked out.
 

The Salon Closed, A Barber Opened



It was just another harsh school day. It was just the stress loads of work that a 16 year old teenager had to do every day. There I was at home, in front of the study table doing the endless amounts of work for the day. Everything seemed slow and boring to go through. Pages after pages of work and only little progress seemed to have been made.
After about an hour of work, I decided to take a break from so much work. I lay down on my bed as I started stroking my chestnut brown hair. That�s when I realized something; my hair felt longer than how it was. I went into the bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror. My senses were right; my hair was getting long. It was starting to touch my shoulders rather than my regular chin-length hairstyle. That�s when I decided that I should go get a haircut. I threw on a T-shirt and varsity jacket and a simple skirt then got out of the house.
I made my way to the local strip mall that was a few minutes� walk from my house. It was not much; just a small mall unlike the big ones that were downtown. When I got to the mall I walked along the aisles of the first level in search of the hair salon I normally go to.
When I reached the regular place outside the hair salon, I stopped for a while. There was another shop where the hair salon is supposed to be. I soon realized that it was a barbershop after reading the sign that states �unisex barbershop" that was written outside. There was a big glass window to the barbershop. I peeked in and saw two big barber chairs and a female barber (or barberette as some call it) sitting in one of them.
Being the rather curious teenager I was, I opened the barbershop door and walked in. The barberette stood up and walked towards me. She looked to be in her mid-20s and she was a slightly plump yet rather attractive woman. She had shoulder-length ebon black hair and she wore a nice blue dress.
�Hi there, welcome to my barbershop. How may I help you?" she greeted me with a smile.
�Uh, hi, I wanted to get a haircut but, uh, wasn�t there a salon here?" I nervously asked.
�Oh yes, there was but they had to close down so I replaced this place with my barbershop. Oh, but don�t be stunned by the word �barber", dear, I do girls� hair too. Why don�t you have a seat and I can give you a haircut?" she invited.
�Uh, sure," I accepted.
She went to the barber chair closest to the window and she spun the chair around to face me. She gestured to the chair as I walked towards it and hopped in. It was slightly bigger than the chairs that the salon normally had but the chair felt really comfortable and amazing. She spun the chair back to face a giant mirror.
�By the way, I�m Francy," the barberette introduced herself.
�Hi, I�m Bretta," I introduced myself.
�So what can I do for you today? Would you like a trim, or maybe something shorter and more manageable?" she offered.
�I was thinking of trimming it, but what would you suggest for something shorter?" I replied curiously.
�Well, something like above the ears so it�s easier to take care of. And with those gorgeous eyes you have I�m sure you�ll look a lot more attractive because with lesser hair your eyes would seem much more prominent," she suggested as she started stroking my hair.
�Hmm, that sounds interesting. Maybe something less maintenance would really help. Alright then, let�s do it above the ears. I think it is time for a something different," I accepted her offer with a big smile on my face yet a slight bit of nervousness in me.
�Great, now just relax. You�re in good hands," she assured me as she turned the chair to face the big glass window.
I sat quietly and waited for her as she went back to the dresser to get the tools she needed. She soon came behind me and flung a white cape with azure pin stripes above me, letting it settle on my shoulders as they covered my entire body. She tied the ends of the cape behind my neck to ensure it remained bound.
She then grabbed a spray bottle and started spraying mists of water on my hair, dampening it. This was a rather different process than the shampoo washes I get at the salon. She soon started combing my hair that barely touched my shoulders. I could hear her pick up the scissors as she pushed my head to right.
I felt the cold steel of the scissors just above my left ear and next thing I knew ~SNIP~ went the scissors as locks of my auburn hair plunged onto the cape that enveloped me at my lap area. SNIP, SNIP, SNIP went the scissors as more hair was severed. This continued till the hair on the left side of my head was above my ears. Francy moved to the right side of my head. She tilted my head to the left and conducted the same process that was done on the left side of my head as I felt both of my ears free of hair touching it.
She moved to the back of my head whereby she pushed my head straightforward, forcing my chin to my chest and only being able to see the pin-striped cape that shrouded my body and the mound of hair that was gathered at my lap area. Francy then started snipping the hair away at my nape area really close to my scalp as locks of my hair slid down my neck and onto the floor.
Once the back was done, she tilted my head back up and started combing the hair on my crown. She lifted up a section of hair and ~SNIP~ was all I could hear followed by locks of my hair raining onto the cape. Sections after section were snipped off as I kept wondering of how the cut was looking so far. The large mound of hair that was gathered on my lap could only hint me that it was going to be much shorter than how my hair was when I entered the shop. I could only stare out the window that I was facing and wait.
In due time, Francy started combing down a section of hair in front of my face. The cold steel touched a part of my forehead slightly above my eyebrows. I gently closed in my eyes and ~SNIP, SNIP; SNIP~ went the scissors as hair rained down past my face and onto the cape.
Francy then went around my entire head again and started snipping at the loose hair, evening the hair out. She did really quick snips around my head as tiny clippings of my hair rained onto the cape.
I soon heard her put down the scissors as I heard a container being unscrewed. Francy came around and started rubbing in a mixture into my hair whilst styling it.
�Alright, all done. Take a look at the new you,"  Francy announced as she turned the chair to face the mirror.
My eyes almost came out of its sockets as I saw my new haircut. It was much, much shorter than how it normally is. The hair on my sides was really short and away from my ears. My hair was roughly 2 inches in length on top and was parted to the right. Francy held up a hand mirror at the back as I observed my nape. It was really short as compared to how it used to be. I reached my hand out from under the cape and started feeling the nape and, gosh, did it feel really nice. Overall, my haircut was as short as a boy�s but looked very feminine and really did compliment my features. I gave a big smile of acceptance upon this new image of mine.
�Well I�m really glad you liked it. This is called a pixie cut. You don�t have to style it normally cos the bangs can already compliment the look. But if you do want to style, just grab some gel and ruffle it into your hair," Francy suggest as she undid the knot that bound the cape together.
She removed the cape off my body as she dusted in the air, causing the hair on it to rain to the floor. I got out of the chair and started rubbing my hand all over my new hairstyle. I realized that it was much lighter than how it was before.
�How much for the haircut?" I asked as I reached into my pocket for my wallet.
�Ten dollars," she replied.
�Wow, that�s way cheaper than how much the salon charged," I added as I paid her a twenty and told her to keep the change for such a wonderful job she did.
�You might wanna come back in 4 weeks� time to get it trimmed cos once it gets around your ears it�ll get really annoying," she suggested.
�Thank you very much for the cut, I�ll be sure to be back in 4 weeks," I said with a big grin on my face.
I happily left the barbershop as I made my way home. On the way home, my head felt really amazing with the wind blowing into it. It also felt really light and easy for me to carry around. When I got home, the first person that saw my new cut was my mom. She got quite a shock of her life when she saw me with really short hair. The next day at school, almost everyone didn�t recognize me because of how different I really looked. I got a lot of compliments and it really felt great.
Now, once every four weeks I�d go back to Francy�s barbershop and get it trimmed. I started to enjoy getting my haircut ever since. Whenever Francy was trimming my hair we�d talk a lot about current affairs. She even introduced me to the other barbers (barberettes actually) of the shop. I became a regular and Francy would always be expecting me when the time for a haircut came.

It was the first day of summer vacation. I didn�t how to start my summer as I just sat around at home. I stroked my auburn chin-length hair. It�s been a while since I had my haircut. I�d been trying to grow my hair out over the past few weeks from that pixie haircut I had because I missed having my bob. It didn�t seem like such a great idea at the moment because summer had just started and the temperatures just keep going up.
I�d normally go to the usual unisex barbershop and get my hair trimmed every four weeks, but now it�s been about 10 weeks since I last trimmed my hair. I really had to get a haircut if I wanted to beat the heat. Even in this bob hairstyle of mine, it still feels pretty stuffy. I really wanted to go to the barbershop and let my usual barber (barberette, actually), Francy, cut it back to the pixie style it was. But a part of me thought that it even the pixie wouldn�t be short enough to beat the heat.
Nonetheless, I still had to get a haircut. I decided that I should my summer with a good haircut. I threw on a pair of short jeans and a t-shirt and left for the barbershop. When I left the house, the summer sun blazed over me. My head felt really hot and stuffy even though I had such a short haircut. I hastily walked to the mall so that I wouldn�t get so much heat caught on me.
After 7 minutes, I had managed to reach the mall. The air-conditioning in the mall was really cooling unlike the blazing heat outside. I treaded towards the direction of the barbershop. In within a minute, I reached the barbershop. I peeked into the giant glass window to see the two regular barber chairs with a big mirror mounted in front of each of them. I could see Francy sitting by the cash register. I took a deep breath as I pushed down the handle of the hair and walked into the shop.
�Hey, Bretta," Francy greeted me as she got out of her seat and walked towards me.
�Hey, Francy, it�s been a while since I�ve had a haircut," I replied as I touched my hair.
�Yeah, why don�t you have a seat and we can talk about it," she invited as she turned her barber chair (the one that was closest to the window) to face me.
I nodded in agreement and went up to the chair. I placed a foot on the footrest and I sank myself into the chair. Sitting in the barber chair made me miss how comfortable it felt. Francy turned the chair 180 degrees and I was facing the mirror. She got out a comb and starting combing my chin-length hair.
�Wow, it�s been a really long time since you�ve had a haircut," Francy mentioned as she slowly combed through my auburn hair.
�Yeah, it�s been about 10 weeks. I was thinking of growing my hair so I didn�t come visit you for the regular trim every 4 weeks. But since it�s summer, I don�t think it�ll be a good idea to be growing it right now cos it�s already burning hot even though my hair is this short," I replied.
�Haha, well I agree with you. I�ll have to get Felicia to cut my hair short soon cos the heat can really be blazing. So, what were you thinking of doing? The regular pixie?" she suggested.
I thought of what haircut I wanted. The regular pixie I normally have may be pretty short, but I didn�t think it would be short enough since it was still really hot with my bob. Suddenly, an idea spurred into my mind.
�Hmm, I don�t think it�ll be short enough to beat the heat. I was thinking of something much shorter. Maybe like using the clippers all over?" I requested out of the blue.
�Oh you mean a clipper cut? That�s a bit drastic for a girl. You sure you wanna do this?� she asked.
I thought deeply to myself. Should I really do this? Normally only boys would get clipper cuts, but was I ready for something as drastic as this? Well, maybe there is a first for everything�
�Yep, I�m ready for something drastic. It�ll be for the better. I�ll be able to enjoy the whole summer with just little hair to take care of," I replied confidently.
�Okay, if you say so," Francy replied as she went back to the dresser.
She put down the comb and grabbed a sky blue cape. She flung above me as it settled on my shoulders and covered my entire body. She tied the ends of the cape and then turned the chair 90 degrees to the right to face the giant window. This increased the suspense so I can�t see any progress of the cut till the end of it.
�Now, here�s the nice flavour of a clipper cut; there�s many attachments for the clippers to determine how short your hair�s gonna be. I�ll give you a number of choices; 4, 3, 2, 1, or 0?" she asked.
I knew this was going to be some trick question. I honestly didn�t know what number was gonna determine how short or long it�ll be. My bet was that the bigger the number, the more hair was going to be cut off.
�Err, zero," I said nervously.
�Ok then. A zero clipper cut, coming up,"  Francy announced.
I was nervously shaking a little in my seat. I never had a clipper cut before. I waited anxiously for Francy in my seat. I stroked through my hair one last time before I was all going to be cut off. I could hear a drawer being opened as Francy retrieved something from it. Francy came around and in her hands held a pair of black clippers. I saw her thumb flick the switch with a POP followed by a �zzzzzzzzzzz� sound that filled the room.
�You ready?" Francy asked.
I lightly nodded in anticipation. Francy placed a hand on my head as she placed the clippers on right side of my forehead. Before I knew it she had pushed the clippers back into my crown. I closed my eyes in apprehension. With a quick hand she made a few more passes across the right side of my crown. Locks of my auburn hair tumbled down onto my shoulder.
She progressively made swift passes past my head and moved to my right temple. She propelled the clippers up my right cheekbone as hair plunged onto my right shoulder. The hair on my right shoulder slowly skated across the blue cape onto my lap area. Francy grazed the clippers across my right temple, slowly advancing to the hair-filled skin as I felt my head get lighter by the hair being clipped off. I could feel a cool breeze blow past the right side of my head, assuring me of the advantages of doing this.
�I was just wondering, how short is this zero clipper cut I�m getting?" I asked curiously as Francy continued to the nape area of my neck.
�Well, let�s just say it�s more than what you might be expecting," she replied as she pushed my head straight down, forcing my chin to my chest.
I didn�t understood what Francy meant by �more than what I was expecting". But I didn�t ask any more questions to just go along with the suspense. I felt Francy place the clippers on my neckline as she pushed the clippers up high into my nape. She rapidly made several more passes as I felt hair raining past my neck and onto the floor. Francy ran the clippers over my nape back and forth. This felt so good like someone was scratching my nape.
Francy carried on and placed the clippers on the left side of my forehead. Before I could even blink she had propelled the clippers into the hair on my left crown. She promptly made pass after pass as locks of my copper hair littered onto my left shoulder. More passes were made gradually towards my left temple while hair fell onto my left shoulder. The hair on my left shoulder gently cascaded across the cape and onto my lap area.
A rather large mound of hair sat idly in my lap. It felt so weird that all that hair was once stuck on my head. The mound of hair was the only clue I had as to how short my hair could be since I was only facing the giant glass window that showed the outside of the barbershop. Francy drove the clippers up my left cheekbone as the clippers severed the hair on my left temple, causing the hair to come crashing down onto my shoulders.
Not long after, Francy started to push the clippers around my entire head especially my crown. Little bits of stray hair fell onto my face as the clippers kept grazing about. The humming of the clippers eventually stopped. At this point, my entire head felt really cool with so much air ventilating it. I heard Francy put down the clippers. Right now I was wondering to wit�s end as to how short my hair was. By the coolness of the breeze I could tell it was a pretty short buzz.
�Alright, all done. Are you ready to see the new you?" she asked. I nodded excitingly.
�Alright, you�re so gonna jump out of your seat," she added as she turned the chair 90 degrees to make me face the mirror.
I bounced in my seat in shock. My entire head was completely shaved to the skin! Not a single bit of hair could be seen. I thought there would be little hair on my head like how boys normally had their clipper cuts. Part of me was really surprised because not a single strand of hair could be seen while another part of me felt really impressed with it because of great it felt
�So this is the zero clipper cut; NOTHING on my head, just like how zero hair is left. This is A LOT more than what I was expecting," I exclaimed, still in shock.
�Yep, but now here comes the best part; try touching it," she said as she removed the cape off me.
I reached my hands out and started placed a hand on my head. It felt so good! It was like touching another part of skin on my body. I caressed my head, rubbing it back and forth, enjoying this surreal experience. Francy flicked the cape in the air as my auburn hair descended to the ground with a �plop� sound. I got out of my chair as I looked at my whole self. This bald head really brings my eyes out. My head felt so, so good after so many years of keeping hair. I fished out my wallet from my pocket as I paid her twenty bucks and told her to keep the change.
�Thanks for the haircut, Francy. Wait, I think it was more of a shave, haha" I thanked Francy.
�Well I�m glad you like it. And hey, you won�t have to visit till what, a few months. And now you don�t worry about your hair throughout the whole summer," she added.
I left the barbershop and made my way home. While walking home, the blazing heat didn�t really affect me since the cool air of summer cooled me down while breezing past my bald head. When I reached home, my mom freaked out. She nearly fainted when she saw me hairless. I told her I really loved it and that it would be easy for me throughout the summer. It took her a while before she got used to me baldy look. When I first went out with my friends, they couldn�t even recognize me.
All in all, that bald look was something I never regretted. My head felt light and cool every day and I wouldn�t have to worry about hair till only a few months when my hair starts growing back out. Who knows, maybe I�ll shave it again next year?....

Taking the Boys to the Barbers - My Own Surprise



It was the early fifties and the beginning of summer in the midwest military city where I lived with my husband John and two growing boys of four and six and the temperatures were already in the low eighties. My husband, a pilot in Military Airlift Command, had just left for a six month tour of duty in Europe on what was commonly known as trash hauling operations leaving me and the boys to look after ourselves.
Before he left he suggested that I take the boys to town for their summer haircuts while he was away, a duty which he normally did himself. He said take them to Brenda's, it's in the middle of Mainstreet. Anyway John had been gone for about a month and the daily temperatures were getting higher so I decided to take the boys in for their haircuts.
We all hopped in the car and I drove the three miles or so into the city and parked in one of the carparks. We all hopped out and headed for Mainstreet. It did not take long before I found a large sign on the sidewalk which read "Brenda Baily and Daughters Barber Saloon, Miliatary Buzz Haircuts a Specialty". I had never been in a mens barber shop before and did not know what to expect. I moved into the shop pushing the boys ahead of me and pushed open the swing doors to the barber saloon. What a surprise.
To my left was a row of four large obviously barber chairs each of which was facing a large mirror in front of which was an array of tools, scissors razors combs etc all neatly laid out. To my right was a foam cushion bench which was obviously for customers waiting for their haircuts. There were nameplates attached in the top left corner of the mirrors which indicated the barbers names. "Brenda", the older lady, was obviously the mother and was operating the first chair on the left. The second had no name while the third and fouth had the names "Barbera" and "Belinda", who looked a lot younger and were obviously Brenda's daughters, respectively. As I walked in the door Brenda looked at me and said "Good morning Ma'am, haircuts for the boys is it. Please take a seat and we will be with you shortly". Brenda and her two daughters all had long hair which was piled on top of their heads in a beehive type style. This seemed to be the norm for most women in those days. 
I replied "Yes summer buzzcuts for the boys thank you" and we all sat down on the form. All three barbers or are lady barbers called barberettes had someone in their chairs and hair from all three was falling freely to the floor as they worked away. It was now I had a bit more time to look at the surroundings. A chrome rod ran horizontally across the room behind the barber chairs and was attached to the wall at each end. It also had a support rod attached to the centre and attached at the other end to the ceiling for support and effectively forming two halves to the horizontal rod. There were two machines suspended from the horizontal rod, one each side of the centre support. Each could slide along the rod from the sidewall to the centre support rod and had an electrical cable from the top plugged into a socket on the sidewall. Both had what appeared to be two cables extending from the bottom. One obviously electrical which had a push button on/off switch on the end and the other which looked like a flexible drive cable of some sort on to which something could be attached.
The machine on the left was being used by Brenda and had a clipper attachment on the end of the flexible cable which she was using to clip up the side of the head of the man in her chair. The motor was making a low phuurrring sound as it creamed the back and sides of the mans head. The machine behind the younger girls was not being used and the flexi drive cable was hanging from a hook on the machine. It was then that I noticed a shelf on each wall below the power socket on which was sitting several what looked like attachments similar to what Brenda was holding in her hand to clip off the mans hair.
Barbera looked like she was almost finished with the client in her chair and was doing a final tidy up using her scissors and snipping them over her comb while Belinda was using what was obviously an electrically driven silver hair clipper cutting real close on her clients neck. I was mesmerised watching Brenda using the cable driven machine. She soon turned it off and changed the handpiece before comencing to clip the sides of the mans head once more.
It was about then I heard someone call "Next". It was Barbera. I had been so enthralled watching Brenda that I had not even seen Barbera's client leave the room. As there was no one else waiting I quickly got my four year old Eric up onto the booster seat in the chair and Barbera soon had  a neck strip on him and caped up ready to go. I told Barbera and Belinda that their Dad had given me orders that it was time for their summer "Buzz" cuts. There was no questions so it was obvious both barberettes knew what sort of haircuts to give the boys. Barbera grabbed the flexicable from the machine behind her and attached one of the handpieces from the shelf and the switched it on using the push button. She wasted no time starting to cream off Eric's hair straight over the top from in front of his forehead. After about ten or so passes she turned the machine off and changed the handpiece before doing it all over again. Once she had finished she turned the machine off and returned the hand piece to the shelf and hung the cable on the hook.
"Next" called out Belinda. Man things happen fast in a barbers shop I thought to myself. I got Peter up into Belinda's chair and she was soon into her work starting like Barbera with the cable clipper. By now I was totally intrigued by the work these ladies were doing and while I generally keep my hair relatively short at shoulder length I was beginning to wonder what it would be like to have the clippers running up my neck. Well the urge finally got to me. 
I knew John would not be home for another five months and the weather was so hot and I could see Brenda was now sitting in her chair waiting for her next customer. I couldn't resist any more and walked up to her. "Do you do ladies haircuts" I asked. "Sure do sweetie" replied Brenda "if it's a buzz you want you're in the right place, here hop up in the chair". I climbed up in the chair. I felt like I was in heaven, it was so comfortable. Nothing like the hard chairs I've been used to in the ladies salon.
"What sort of haircut do you want" asked Brenda as she placed the paper strip around my neck followed by the cape. 
"I'll leave it up to you but I want it short for summer. I also want to feel those clippers as I've never had them used on me before and I don't want to have to get another haircut before my husband returns from overseas in five months time".
"Right you're in the right place if you want to feel the buzz of clippers, short it will be and maybe flat on top" said Brenda as she took the cable off the hook of the machine behind the chair, attached a handpiece from the shelf and turned the machine on using the push button. She then took a comb from the front shelf before quickly combing my hair straight down all round. Using the comb she then started at the nape of my neck and lifted a quantity of hair into the comb before running the phuurrring machine over it. The teeth of the machine effortlessly chewed through the lifted hair dropping it unceremoniously to the floor. Pass after pass Brenda made up the back of my head getting higher and higher each time untill well above the bone at the back of my head. I could tell she was a real pro at using the clippers and had obviously been doing it for some time. Once satisfied she had creamed enough from the back she then followed the same proceedure on first my left side including in front of my ear and then the same on my right side. Finally she lifted the longer hair from the top of my head and buzzed it off over the comb. It was probably over six inches long.
It was about now I heard "Hows that mom". Barbera had finished Erics haircut and had turned the chair to face me. Brenda rotated my chair so that I could see the finished job.  
"Wow thats a great buzzcut Eric" I said as Barbera brushed him down and helped him out of the chair and showed him to the waiting bench. Brenda now returned my chair to face the mirror. "Head forward please sweetie" she said as she gently pushed the back of my head until my chin was touching my chest. If I hadn't had the feeling of clippers before I was about to get it now as she placed the phuuurring machine at my nape and gently pushed it up from my nape to the bone at the back of my head. What a sensational feeling I thought to myself. It's no wonder men like going for haircuts, especially when that sensation is delivered from a woman weilding the lethal machine.
Brenda worked her way around each side of my head including in fromt of my ears running it right up to the bone each time. Once she had finished both sides she turned the machine off just as Belinda called out "How's this one mom". Brenda turned my chair once again so the I could see Peter in the far chair. I looked over past Barbera who was sitting in her chair with a smoke in her hand and saw Peters haircut. That's great I called to Belinda who uncaped Peter and showed him to the bench to wait for me with Eric.
Brenda returned my chair to face the mirror. She then restarted the big clipper. "Head down again please sweetie" said Brenda as she once again plunged the clipper up the back of my neck from the nape. "This handpiece cuts a lot shorter than the first one I used" she said. I sat there very still with my head down enjoying the feeling as Brenda shaved the hair up my neck closer than anything I had ever experienced before. In fact I had only ever had my haircut with scissors in the past not clippers. After she had completed around both sides with the cable driven clipper she turned the machine off with the pushbutton switch and removed the close cutting handpiece before hanging the cable on its hook.
I lifted my head back up and looked in the mirror. "Boy that's very short Brenda" I said. "I'm not finished yet darling" she said as she turned the chair away from the mirror. Next thing I heard a click followed by an unfamiliar buzzing sound. "Right honey" said Brenda "I'm going to use this precision vibrating clipper to do the flat top now and then I will give you a taste of how it feels on your neck as I do a final tidy of the back and sides. Please hold your head up and look straight ahead at your two beautiful boys with their new buzz cuts".
Brenda then took a big flat comb and passed it into the top hair from the left hand side and ran the vibrating machine across the top of the comb buzzing off the hair above the comb. She did this several times with the chair facing the back wall of the saloon before turning the chair to face the sidewall. She then did the same procedure running the clipper over the big flat comb but this time pushing the comb in from the back of my head. Finally she followed the same procedure with the chair facing the line of barber chairs. I realised later that the reason for moving the chair around so much was to keep a reasonable length of clipper electric chord available for her to use. 
To finish the haircut Brenda put the big flat comb back on her vanity and commencing on front of my left ear used the buzzing electric clipper to shave up the side of my head. Turning the chair clockwise as she worked to keep me facing away from the mirror Brenda continued to shave the clipper up the back and sides of my head. With the warm feeling of the clipper blades coupled with the sensational vibes from the blades as she continued to clip the back and sides of my head I could not stop myself from going moist even though I had the boys with me. I got the feeling that Brenda knew I was enjoying it also.
Brenda finally turned the vibrating machine off and turned the chair back to face the mirror. "Wow" I cried out loud "that's great". 
"Well you asked for it to be short and that's what you got" replied Brenda. She brushed me down and removed the cape. I got down from the chair and gathered up the boys from the waiting seat and moved out through the swing doors of the saloon proper to the reception area to pay for our three haircuts. The boys moved and waited by the door.
"Well how did you enjoy that." said Brenda "Please be honest as I can tell when I have a woman in my chair whether they are enjoying the clippers or not and I could see that you were." I was honest with her and said that they really turned me on to which she replied "You should buy yourself a pair of the vibrating type clipper from WALMART and use them to clip the pubes from your mound and private parts. They are also a great feeling when held against your sensative spot. I keep a pair at home and give myself regular trims. I also use them to keep my hubby pubic hairfree and he loves it." I thanked her for mine and the boys haircuts, paid and left to return to our car.
I took Brenda's advice and stopped at WALMART on the way home and brought one of the clippers. I couldn't wait to get home to try it on my twat and it has turned out to be my best friend while my hubby is away but will never replace the real thing. I can't wait to surprise my man when he gets home by revealing my new look and to get him on the bed for a pubic trim. 
THE END

Now She Understands



It has been an ongoing dispute for most of our marriage. I preferred my hair short while Kate didn't. I preferred her hair short but she didn't. We made several arrangements and deals so each of us would get something when so my hair would be short at least. The latest round is that she will buzz my hair short for the summer, usually from May until late September. Usually she buzzes down my winter harvest to 1/2" the first time, a 3/8" in mid-June, a quarter inch in mid-August and finally either an eighth inch or unguarded clipper shave at the end of September. Over the course of the remaining fall and into the winter my hair grows until spring. During all this Kate had her brown hair shoulder length.
This spring was shaping up to be no different with the usual warming temperatures and me itching to get the hair cropped off. There was one thing different though. Kate had been asking questions she'd never asked before. "What's it feel like when I buzz your head?" "Why so short?" "Do you really think women look great with short hair?" "How short?" I told her I loved it short because it just felt so clean and sexy with conventions stripped away and one's confidence based on you and what your accomplishment rather than on how you looked to others. She'd listen punctuating our conversation with "Interesting" or "I never thought of it that way."
Finally, May came and at our appointed time I broke out the Wahl with its multi-colored attachments. Setting up the chair in the kitchen I waited for Kate to finish drying herself off after a shower. Finally, Kate came in but my back was to her so I failed to notice she'd brought some additional items with her.
As usual she plugged in the clippers, brushed my hair and.wait.looking up as she plunged the clippers into my hairline at my forehead she hadn't put an attachment on. Sure enough she ploughed the clippers right down the middle with no attachment. Oh well, I thought, so its 3 or 4 months early. No big deal.
Then came the surprise as I was about to get up she told me to stay sat. "You like your hair short so I thought I'd really do it up right this time." As she wetted a wash clothe with hot water and placed it on my head several time.
At first speechless I finally asked "What are you up to."
"To fulfill what you really want. We'll see how confident you are when I am done."
With that she covered my head with shaving cream, put a new blade in the Mack 3 and began scraping away starting at the right temple and meticulously working her way to the left side of the head. As she went she checked her progress and if there was a rough spot she dab a bit more cream on and shave it again until she had it smooth.
I was going nuts inside. Trembling, excited, thrilled and scared all at once. I don't know about confidence but this was one of my fantasies and it seemed she finally understood that.
After she had shaved everything smooth to her satisfaction she topped my head again with a cream but this smelled odd. "While it works let's talk" she said bluntly. "I'm doing something I think you've wanted a long time. You'll be bald now pretty much for the whole summer."
"How did you know `bald'?" I asked.
"I was on your computer and I checked the history." She stated making my blood run cold until she continued. "I saw the women hair cutting sites too. When I am done with you we'll start with me."
"What do you mean start with you?..." I asked but she interrupted before I could say more.
"I want to try this out. I want to understand the appeal and the pleasure you have with little or no hair."
Hardly believing my ears I waited till she announced "We have to wash the Nair off your head because the ten minutes are up."
"Nair? Why?" I asked.
"So it lasts longer and it makes up for anything I missed with the razor."
With that she got my head up to the kitchen sink spaying my head with warm water until all was left was skin, shiny, totally denuded of any hair.
"Now my turn." She said as she sat in the chair. "I washed my hair to get any mousse or other stuff out of it. Now it is yours except.well, not too short for this first time please."

"Now it's my turn." She said as she sat in the chair. "I washed my hair to get any mousse or other stuff out of it. Now it is yours except.well, not too short for this first time please."
I was admiring the work she had done, my shiny head, not a hair on it when I was taken out of my trance by Kate's repeated "Now it's my turn."
Without another word I cleaned and oiled the Wahl then asked "Do you prefer pink, lavender, yellow or light blue?"
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"Those are the colors. I'm not telling you the length. You've used these clippers on me for years you certainly should know what they are." I knew I had her. Her pride didn't let her admit she hadn't paid attention and at the same time she was suspicious enough to question my suggestions. "Well?!" I prodded.
Biting her lower lip she said "Pink"
Without waiting for her to have second thoughts I placed the �" attachment on the clippers, parted her hair enough in back so I could work the clippers into the hairline starting at the base of her neck. Turning the clippers on I decided to savor the moment slowly moving them up the back until they reached the crown. Not much progress was apparent at first so I did it again and again until all the hair behind her ears and up to the crown was half and inch long.
I could see Kate as she breathed harder and heavier as she sheepishly said, "You're right about the arousal part. I feel like I could burst and I can see you are too.Can we go shorter?" She pleaded.
"Perhaps you should see the results of this one first." I suggested.
"Okay, that probably is best." She said thoughtfully.
"Do you want to feel what I've done so far?" I asked.
Biting her lower lip and tightly closing her eyes she raised her right hand to the back of her head. "Oh my god, it's so soft. I'm still thinking about shorter."
"You're right about the feel but you need to see the look first before we go shorter." I urged but only half-heartedly. I knew she would want to resist my suggestion of going shorter.
Turning the clippers back on, I moved the clippers down the middle from her forehead to the crown. I repeated this motion again and again on the top of her head and then moved to the right side of her head then moved to the left. In a few minutes her shoulder length hair was reduced to a half inch buzz.
Looking at herself in the mirror for the first time her jaw dropped then composed herself enough to say "It's beautiful. I can't believe it. I am beginning to see what you mean."
Then turning and looking at me out of the corner of her eye she said. "How is it being bald?"
"Love it." I answered.
"Great, I think we'll see how the summer goes. Maybe I'll go short again later. How about you? You want to stay a baldy all summer?" she asked.
"I could see doing that. When do you want to consider another hair cut?" I asked.
"How about a month from now?" she suggested.
"A month it is then. Let's sweep up the hair, put things away and then." I trailed off as it was clear she wanted to speak.
"Let's go to bed. I'm interested in what it's like to make love with a baldy." She said.
"When you're right, you're right."
 


The summer continued as expected, getting hotter and more humid as it wore on. By July 1st it had been nearly two months since Kate and I had our haircuts. Here half inch buzz had grown an inch while mine after its Nair treatment had grown barely an eighth inch.
I took my hair, or the lack of it, in stride, accepting the compliments of many, the stares of others believing I was projecting an attitude second to none.
Kate on the other hand was hard to read. She said little but I noticed every time she walked by a mirror or a window she have to look and run her hand through the buzzcut. I wasn't sure if she was admiring her cut or was regretting her decision to let me buzz it down.
As the 4th of July drew closer and the heat and humidity persisted she talked about how uncomfortable the sweat felt matting her hair as it did. Then on the 3rd I came home from work at noon in order to get ready to go to the fireworks that evening and start the 4th of July vacation early. When I walked in the door Kate was already home with the clippers on the kitchen counter and a chair in the middle of the room.
"I thought I'd go short again." She said in a nonchalant manner. After a pause she asked "How about you? How do you like your skin?"
"I like it fine. How about you? Do you like it or would you prefer I let it grow out some." I didn't care what the answer would be as I was just trying to distract myself from wondering what she was going to want done to her hair and I didn't want her to know how much I was looking forward to buzzing it down again.
"Keep it off. I'll go get the Nair." She said as she turned and headed for the bathroom.
"You can go first?" she said. I immediately sat down. As she smeared another Nair treatment on my head Kate began to talk about how surprised she was about how her hair felt when she touched it and how she felt about having her buzzcut. "I just can't get over the feel. Well, it's a bit gone now with the hair longer but you'll fix that today. And you know, before the cut I think I relied on things like my hair, my appearance to get me over the rough spots at work but now I turn more to my abilities, what I know and I find that I learn more so I know what I need to know. I'm more of a confident professional."
The kitchen timer went off and off came the Nair with the same result. Smooth, shiny and "awesome" as Kate put is as she patted my head dry and rubbed my head with her hands.
"Your turn?" I asked.
"Okay," she said sitting down, "but something different this time."
"Different? How?" I asked.
"Last time you buzzed it to half and inch, let's go a quarter inch this time." She stated with both the confidence and resolve she has projected of late.
"Quarter inch it is." I said trying to control the excitement in my voice.
Oiling up the Wahl, snapping the attachment in place without any fanfare I turned the clippers on and starting at her forehead I sent them right down the middle to her crown.
"Too late to change your mind." I said slyly.
"I had no intention to." She replied as she smiled, enjoying the cut with her eyes closed.
I finished the top after about a half dozen swipes then beginning at the right temple I worked my way around to the back and finally to the left temple. I then checked to see if I have missed any stray hairs finishing it off by neatening up around the ears and at her nape.
Placing her hand on her head she savored her new cut. "You know, I think I am beginning to know why you have loved the short hair all the time. This is great. I think I'll go shorter."
"Seriously?" I asked startled.
"No, not this time. Let's see how I feel in September." She replied.
"Yeah, but the summer heat is winding down then and." I replied.
"Who's saying anything about the summer heat and humidity? I am talking about a fashion statement but more importantly as statement about me."
I'm not going to argue with that, I thought, and decided to let it go until September.
 
The summer went quickly and we were now into fall. Kate had said nothing about her hair and seems to barely take notice of mine. We were getting into October, three months since our last haircuts. Hers had grown to slightly longer 2 inches in length while mine was while mine may have been 3/4 on an inch.
In mid-October I could tell she was seriously thinking about hair again, both hers and mine. She would put hand on my head as she walked by in the house messing it us as went. She would not just look but examine intently at herself in the mirror, touching, combing, brushing and lifting her hair as she did. I knew it was just a matter of time now.
Finally, it was the end of October, a Friday night and while I was relaxing in front of the TV Kate came in and announced, "Time for haircuts."
She sounded to certain and insistent I just turned the TV off and followed her into the kitchen. There were the usual instruments of what was becoming our private fetish. Some might be into whips and dog collars. We are into hair clippers and ever shorter attachments.
"Who's first?" I asked.
"Age before beauty." She quipped, pointing to the chair in the center of the room.
Sitting down I asked "How are we doing it this time?"
"How would you like it." She asked in a way that made me think she really didn't care what my answer would be as she already had made up her mind.
"How about a quarter inch this time?" I queried.
With that she announced "One quarter inch buzz coming up."
I heard behind me as she oiled the clippers, placed the attachment in place and flipped the switch. With the clipper's familiar hum and Kate's starting at my forehead patient buzzing my head I found myself with some confusing feelings. I liked my bald look but it had been a while since I had it. I didn't want it if it wasn't what Kate wanted. I was letting these and other related thought spin through my head as Kate was just finished my buzz at left temple.
I remained seated as she removed the attachment and began to neaten up the nape and around the ears. She appeared to be finishing up around the right ear when she said. "You've had your quarter inch buzz now its bald for you," as she simultaneously ran the bare clippers up the right side of my head, over the top and down the left.
I was both started and excited by this action. "Why bald again?" I asked trying to suppress my surprise and excitement.
"I know you. I have seen how you love it as you pat your shin on your head. I mean here you are a man with a full head of hair and you have chosen to go bald. Besides, you look great and I love it too." She replied.
Reassured I happily submitted to the completion of the clipper shave followed by another Nair treatment.
"I wonder if over time this stuff will make me permanently bald." I asked.
"We may never find out if we just keep you this way." She replied as the ten minutes were up and she rinsed my head revealing once again a completely smooth, shiny head.
"Your turn." I announced. Mimicking her in tone and attitude from earlier in the evening I asked "How would you like it?"
  
Kate quickly sat down biting her lower lip as she did. I asked "What do you want done?"
She looked deeply into my eyes and while rubbing my bald head said with a sly smile "A quarter inch."
Reflecting her sly smile, anticipating what's coming up and with a little wink, "A quarter inch it is." I replied emphasizing the words, quarter inch.
I cleaned and oiled up the Wahl, put the quarter inch attachment in place and turned it on. Starting at the forehead I took the first swipe right down the middle. I thought she'd probably clarify or chicken out by telling me she really did want just a quarter inch buzz. I continued to think this as I finished the top. Instead she began to discuss what she had been thinking about the past several months and the previous hair cuts.
Finally she opined, "I have loved the buzz cuts and now it's time to finish the fantasy."
"Fantasy?" I asked.
"Yes, I always wondered about your preference for super short hair. I thought it was silly. I could tell you loved it and that is was a turn on for you. As time went on as I continued to cut your hair I began to feel a bit turned on myself. When I first shaved your head I was thinking I was really going to show you where you were leading. But now..." She explained.
"And now?" I asked.
"I am getting the same turn on." Looked up at her forehead she insisted "Now finish it."
"Finish it?" I asked already sensing where the discussion was leading. "Nair?" I asked.
"Nair." She confirmed.
"Okay, here goes." I said half excited and half scared. Half done with quarter inch buzz cut I removed the attachment and took her entire head down to stubble.
After following the directions meticulously, then applying the Nair, rinsing her head thoroughly, pat drying it her hair was gone.
She raised her hand to her head caressing it looking at herself in the mirror as she did and said, "Now I understand. This is fantastic. So smooth. So shiny. So clean. It's perfect!"
"How long do we keep our hair this way?" I asked.
"I may not do the bald look forever but I'll keep it short as long as you keep yours an eighth an inch or shorter. Since my hair's been buzzed and now bald I understand why you've loved it this way. I now love it too. I now understand." She replied.
We smiled, hugged and kissed each other while caressing each others shiny domes was like sealing our agreement to keep our hair short and bald for as long as we are together and beyond.

Mr Higgins


I was 13 when we moved to a different part of the country as my Father's career blossomed I had successfully passed the entrance exam (and my parents had been approved) and I was about to start a new fee-paying grammar school. We had been given instructions about the entry procedure including where to buy my uniform and bizarrely where to get my haircut! Up until then I had always accompanied my Mother every 6 weeks and had the ends of my longish fair hair trimmed at her salon as she was pampered , now things were about to change.

As soon as I saw the revolving barber's pole and heard the tiny bell ring as we opened the door my stomach began to churn. The sign simply said 'Barber', as we entered I sensed a feeling of trepidation from my Mother as she gave a nervous cough to attract the attention of whoever it was shuffling about in the back shop. Moments later he appeared a giant of a man with a pencil thin moustache and slicked back jet black hair

'eh m Mr Higgins?' My Mother asked.

A thin smile appeared for a second from the barber then his eyes narrowed as he looked me up and down 'First year at Bart's is it ?'

A sigh of relief from my Mother as she gushed ''Yes he is. I'm glad we found you as you see he could do with a trim before term starts'

His reply was firm and a little abrupt ' I don't do "trims" he will get a suitable cut in accordance with school rules' then he turned to me and ordered ' in the chair and no nonsense '

As I hesitated my mother mouthed a 'go on' to me and reluctantly I stepped onto the footplate and I heard my mother ' ehm Mr Higgins not too short please he has my sisters wedding to go to on Saturday week and...'

I saw his face turn stern as he turned to face her 'madam, I have been cutting the heads of the boys at St Bart's for over thirty years , that is why Mr Gibson recommends that new boys come here, obviously you have taken his advice as your son is now in my care. Do you wish me to cut this mop to school standards or not?' '
'
Ye yes please I'm sorry it's just that he's never been to a barber's before and I...'

His raised hand and stopped her 'madam kindly either sit down and do not interfere or come back in fifteen minutes and the boy will be ready'

I was relieved as she sat down biting her bottom lip. Then he addressed me ' now boy I want no nonsense from you or you'll be on a report to Mr Gibson. This mop needs to be licked into shape' and he combed all my hair straight down , my fringe covering my eyes the sides below my ears and back over my collar.

I looked straight into the mirror through my long locks and saw the sharp point of the scissors rest against the middle of my forehead ,then the shtick! As the blades closed and a huge lock of my fair hair slid onto my lap, open ,close three times and the scissors had left me with a short blunt fringe a full two inches above my eyebrows for the first time in years 'head still ' he ordered and continued to shear a line level with my fringe all around my head sending cascades of my fair locks to the floor and into my lap , when he completed his way around my head I was left with a high thick bowl cut level with my temple.

Next he parted my hair on the right creating a sharp score then proceeded to remove great clumps of my hair scissor over comb with a set of thinning scissors, I was amazed at how fast he worked and how much hair I was losing in such a short space of time. For a moment he moved behind me and I saw my Mother forcing a re-assuring smile at me via the mirror but I knew she was as horrified as me, at the devastation being inflicted on my hair.

Then the voice ' head down boy, chin to chest ' and a firm hand pushed my head down in preparation for his clippers the noise of their motor filling the shop, having never experienced the clippers before my reflex reaction to them touching my hairline was to arch my head back which was met by a firm push from Mr Higgins to hold my head in place as time and time again he ploughed the noisy machine up the back of my head to the bowl line he had previously created.

He released his grip then bent my head towards my right shoulder I watched him drive the beasts high up the side of my head mercilessly mowing any hairs in their path to stubble, the left side soon got the same treatment then he switched the beasts off.
He produced a pair of 6 inch shears from his breast pocket and annoyingly rapidly opened and closed them in mid air close to my scalp before combing out a lock of hair and shearing it off. After a few minutes of this he stopped and then took a good dollop of white hair cream and vigorously rubbed it all over my scalp then using his comb parted what remained of my hair in a laser straight line and slicked it down.

As he uncapped me he turned to my Mother saying ' there you are ,one St Bart's new start , you'll have no complaints from Mr Gibson with this one '

as I got up I could see the look of horror on my Mother's face at the brutal ultra short back and sides I had been given, and the strain in her voice as she said 'Thank you it's very ehmm smart' as she opened her purse to pay Mr Higgins stopped her 'no need Madam , first two are paid for by the school' then he turned to me handing me a small jar of the white hair cream ' brush,dustpan ,bin sweep this mess up then be on your way. I'll see you on Friday' and he disappeared into the back shop.



On the Wednesday night my Dad and I had a long talk about my schooling , he agreed that the haircut was very severe but that 'it was only hair and I would grow into it' my complaints that it was an injustice fell on deaf ears although later I heard my Mother complain to him about 'that man' and how he had ignored her wishes and how could she possibly explain my appearance to her sister, and what about the wedding photo's etc......

On the Thursday I duly turned up in full uniform and slicked down hair the same as nearly all the other boys, as we in turn stood up to answer 'present sir' after our name was called in the large assembly hall we were dismissed for 45 minutes to engage with each other until certain 'irregularities' were attended to. As we filed out of the hall I noticed the few boys who were not sporting our haircuts were pulled to one side.

During the break our chat not surprisingly turned to our haircuts , some of the boys knew what to expect as their older brothers had attended previously while others ,like me , were taken by surprise at the severity of our shearing. After precisely 45 minutes a whistle blew and as we filed back into the hall seated in the front row were the boys who had not had their hair cut now sporting unmistakably a Mr Higgins Bart's special!

A full year photograph was taken , followed by individual shots and then as we were segregated into form classes a class photo was taken.

The following morning we all ate a bowl of decidedly dodgy porridge then split into our form classes to begin a 3 mile run around the village and passed Mr Higgins barber shop. After showering and changing into full uniform we were split into groups of 12 and met our prefect mentors which turned out to be another eye opener. Phillip was my mentor although we had to address him as Mister if any teachers were around they were addressed as Master and Mr Gibson the Headmaster as Headmaster, sir, and woe betide anyone who got the terminology wrong. Phillip told us all the rules and the 'must do's and don't under any circumstances' . Then he told us of the consequences of wrong doers mostly lines, detention or loss of priveledges but each demeanour had points attached to it, reach five in any week and it was six of the best with the cane which he swished through the air to emphasise his point . He assured us that within a week we would all experience the cane and if anyone wanted to volunteer now he would happily 'deliver six on account' needless to say no-one volunteered! When question time came around Sam, who I recognised as been one of the boys shorn the day before asked what subject Mr Higgins taught, after being assured that he was the official school barber but not a teacher Phillip asked why he wanted to know and Sam replied that Mr Higgins had said that he would see him today. Phillip asked if anyone else was to see Mr Higgins and reluctantly I raised my hand remembering his words as he released me from his chair. Phillip told us that he would accompany us to visit Mr Higgins while the others had a break.

So it was less than an hour later I found my self once again hearing the door bell sound in Mr Higgins barber shop, he immediately appeared and gleefully welcomed Phillip swivelling the chair towards him and congratulating him on his selection of prefect and asking him of his future career plans.

I've been accepted into the army Mr Higgins, as you know I have fully accepted Bart's 'lead by example philosophy' and it stood me in good stead during the selection process.

Higgins looked at him ' Excellent choice , meanwhile you have the responsibility of licking these reprobates into shape?'

'Yes sir , the fact that they are here suggests that they didn't comply with your requests'

Mr Higgins beamed 'An excellent deduction. The fair headed one brought his Mother who thought she could teach me how to cut hair and the dark headed one squirmed like a worm yesterday making my task all the more difficult. Both lucky not to be on report, I must be getting soft in my old age. Now is it a traditional for you today?'

' No Sir I must show leadership to those two so a 'good shearing ' is the order of the day'

Higgin's eyes widened ' an excellent and brave choice. My clippers have just been sharpened and will cut extra close' as he produced a set of bright chrome manual clippers from a drawer he turned to face us ' you boys should be honoured that your mentor is made of stern stuff there are not many that would sport the same haircut as you.' This puzzled us as everyone in our year now wore the ultra short back and sides, then we heard the order 'head down lad , soon have you cleaned up' and we watched as the clippers were placed on Phillip's hairline there was the faintest click as mr Higgins closed them and started to push them up the back of the Prefects head the clicking becoming quicker as Mr Higgins found his rhythm , then as he reached the crown he flicked his wrist and a huge clump of Phillips hair was sent over his shoulder into his lap.

I couldn't be sure but I think Mr Higgins then deliberately took a step to the side and fiddled with his combs leaving Phillip with his head bent fully forward and less than four feet from our eyes was the back of his head with a 3 inch wide strip of virtually shaved white scalp right up the back of his head. I felt Mr Higgins looking at us before he returned and in less than two minutes had cleared all the hair from the back of Phillip's head. Phillip automatically raised his chin and then tilted his head to the left as Mr Higgins attacked the right side of his head expertly reducing the hairs to mere stubble. As he attended the right side we heard Phillip ask ' it was good of you to avoid reporting but may I ask did you score those two?'

As the clippers hugged Phillip's scalp pulling and shearing any hairs in their path Mr Higgins replied ' Fair head a 5 , although his Mother merited a 10,! And dark head a 6 , bad attitude showing up first day the way he did
Phillip considered as the clippers were placed in the middle of his forehead , then as Mr Higgins pushed them back leaving clear scalp in their wake he spoke ' a 5 and 6 does seem a little harsh after all they hadn't really started with us yet' my heart leaped as I realised that Phillip was on our side , but then the bombshell landed from Mr Higgins.

' I rated all who visited, and as you know I am always fair. Six stingers and a good shearing never done you any harm. Spare the rod and ruin the child is my motto. I never knew who would be their mentor but they couldn't have got better' There was silence as Mr Higgins finished the scalping of Phillip leaving a mere shadow of hair before finally carving a sharp outline with an open razor all around his head.As he rubbed sweet smelling bay rum onto his shaved neck, Phillip finally replied ' Mr Higgins your knowledge and experience never fails, please excuse me for doubting your judgement. Rest assured I will deal with them in the appropriate manner after classes on Monday. Meanwhile I will monitor their behaviour today as you attend to them, I trust this meets with your approval?'

As the newly shaved Phillip rose from the seat and Mr Higgins indicated that either Sam or I take his place Mr Higgins spoke ' while I appreciate that you recognise the error of your initial judgement, given your chosen career path where deliberation or procrastination can result in tragedy I have no option but to put you on report. Now which of you boys is first ?' Sam and I looked at each other we both knew that we were to be shorn to the wood but neither of us wanted to be first, secretly hoping that this was all a ruse and surely no sane barber would shave a young boy in the same manner as we had just witnessed Phillip receiving. Finally Phillip spoke ' both you boys are on the verge of 'report' status which means a visit to Mr Gibson , which , believe me is NOT reccomended. You're both going to be shorn so let 's get on with it' my mind raced, facing a caning and being asked to virtually volunteering to have my head shaved this was my worst nightmare, then I saw Sam move and incredibly found myself pushing him back into his seat and me moving in slow motion towards the barber's chair.

Mr Higgins quickly secured the cape round me then to my surprise asked 'What's it to be?' Again my mind raced , did I have a choice ? Of course not I was here to be punished but then the thought of my Aunties wedding with me as a page-boy struck me and I gushed out a never ending stream of words ' PleaseMrHigginsiknowideserveashearing but it's myauntieswedding can you please leavemyshearing till nextweekandyoucanshavemebald?'

Mr Higgins let a little smile spread across his lips 'head down boy, chin to chest' I found myself complying and although I fought them back, tears welled in my eyes and I started sobbing as I waited on the clippers to shear me. But I got a surprise as I felt the strong fingers of Mr Higgins rubbing a sweet smelling liquid into my scalp then a strange rasping sound which I realised as I glanced in the mirror was him honing his razor on the long leather strop which hung at the side of my barber chair then I heard his voice ' so Phillip shall I aceeed to this young man's wishes and leave him hairless?'
'It is his request Mr Higgins and indeed he would not be the first to leave here with a smooth head' replied Phillip.
'Indeed. If I remember correctly you yourself succumbed to my razor a few years ago'

'Yes Mr Higgins there was an outbreak of head lice and you were kind enough to rid us of any possible infection for a full month'
'Chin up boy look straight into the mirror' Mr Higgins ordered ,then he turned towards Sam but with his left hand holding my head firmly in position , I watched as the open razor was brought to the right side of my head high above the temple ' you boy! Are you to be shaved also ?' And then I felt a slight tug on my scalp and a low rasping sound as the full width of the razor touched my scalp then was expertly edged down about 2 inches removing ALL my hair in it's path a leaving bright,white , smooth skin in it's place. I felt Mr Higgins rub his thumb over the shaved area then position the razor adjacent to the smooth part before it instantly added another shaved stripe on my scalp, Mr Higgins depositing the oiled shaved follicles into my lap where my tears now plopped to join the shorned locks. I heard Sam reply ' ehm No Mr Higgins....thank you'

Mr Higgins methodically continued to work his way around my head the method always the same , firm hold , skin drawn tight , a three inch downward stroke with the razor, his thumb run over the freshly shaved skin checking for any stray hairs. As he continued I was now crying uncontrollably but he carried on his conversation with Sam as if I Wasn't there ' so what's it to be for you?' I could hear the panic in Sam's voice ' ehm what ehm a good she...ehm whatever you think is best Mr Higgins but not, not shaved please'. Mr Higgins fixed my gaze in the mirror , I was shaved clean from the temple down with only a thin layer of my once golden locks now covering the top of my head, once again Mr Higgins honed his blade slowly on the leather strop 'Now boy stop the bubbling ,it has already earned you a report you will accompany young Phillip here to visit Mr Gibson next Friday morning before the both of you come back here for a tidy up. I will be very surprised if you will be squirming next week as you have been today , now dry your eyes and keep very still while I finish you off' I did as I was told and watched as the razor made short work of the little hair I had left , few clumps of it sticking to my cheeks as they were liberated from my scalp. In a few minutes it was over and I sat rubbing my smooth scalp as Sam was indeed given a 'good shearing' his second haircut in two days leaving him with no more than a five-o-clock shadow.

On our way back Phillip informed us that there was no use complaining, our parents had signed consent forms giving the school a free hand in discipline and corrective procedures now, more worrying was facing my Mother as a baldy, my 4pm appointment on Monday to see Phillip for my six stingers and worst of all the following Friday at 8am for, as Phillip put it, 'a sound thrashing' at the hands of Mr Gibson before a return to Mr Higgins where I would have to politely,formally request him to 'shave me smooth as egg'