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Helen knew she had really done it when her mom came storming into the house after meeting with her teachers. 15 year old Helen had been slacking off for quite a while, and her grades showed it. She was frequently late because she spent so much time getting ready in the mornings. Helen's mom was furious. Her daughter had been lying to her, and was failing most of her classes. Get in here Helen! Mrs. Andrews hollered. Hayden, Helen's younger sister scurried downstairs, hearing all the commotion. Go get in the car, Hayden, Mrs. Andrews said. Hayden left, and Mrs. Andrews exploded. Helen, I am so disappointed in you. I tried to give you some freedom, and take control of your schoolwork, and you were irresponsible. I am so angry I can't stand to talk about it. Go join your sister in the car-now. Helen, raced to the car, wondering where they were going. A few minutes later, Mrs. Andrews came out, and they drove off. No one said a word, until Mrs. Andrews parked the car in front of the Nadine's Barber and Beauty Shoppe. Hayden, go sit in the waiting room, we'll be there in a few minutes. If Nadine is ready for you, go on back. I called her a few minutes ago, and she knows how to cut your hair. Hayden did as she was told, and went straight into the salon. Helen, on the other hand, sat frozen in the car. Helen, you've skipped first hour a number of times, and I'm guessing it has something to do with this. She said tugging at Helen's foot long ponytail. I'll never do it again mom, I promise. Helen said. You sure as hell won't, because it's all coming off! I don't want to hear another word about it. Now get in there before I have to make a scene, do you understand me young lady? Helen nodded, and slowly walked inside. Hayden was flipping through a book of hairstyles when they walked in. Nadine was finishing up with another customer. A few moments later Nadine walked over. "Who's first?" She asked. Mrs. Andrews gave Hayden a little nudge. "Great, go ahead and go on back. I'll just be a minute, and talk with your mom, ok?" Nadine said. Hayden nodded, and walked back to Nadine's station. "What are we doing here?" Nadine asked. "Well, with school in session now, so something that is really easy to look after for Hayden, well, both girls actually." Mrs. Andrews said. "So something shorter?" Nadine said. Mrs. Andrews nodded. Both of the girls had almost white blond, and fairly long hair. Helen's was to the small of her back, and Hayden's hair was a few inches past her shoulder blades. "Are you thinking shoulder length?" Nadine said. "No, I want quite a bit taken off both girls. Something very short for Helen. A pixie or crew cut of some sort, no more than a half inch on top, with the back and sides buzzed in close with the clippers." Mrs. Andrews said firmly. Helen gasped, then burst into tears. "No mom, you you can't do this to me." She sobbed. "Helen stop it, or you'll end up bald!" Mrs. Andrews said. "Alright, what about Hayden?" Nadine said. "I don't know. A wedge, or a bob perhaps? What do you think?" Mrs. Andrews said. "Those are good, or a little bowl cut might be cute on her, with nice short bangs." Nadine suggested. "Oh yes, that sounds good." Mrs. Andrews agreed. "How short should I go?" Nadine asked. "Lets see, why don't you cut it about an inch above her ears, and shave everything below that to the skin, nice and smooth. And cut her bangs about halfway up her forehead." Mrs. Andrews concluded. "Great, I'll go get started." Nadine said.

Nadine walked over to little eight year old Hayden, and said, "Looks like you're getting a nice short haircut honey." "Ok." Hayden said. "Let's get going Hayden!" Nadine said. Then she picked up her scissors, and started to snip off Hayden's hair just above her ears. Nadine took her comb and sectioned off the hair about two inches above Hayden's ears, and pinned it on top of her head. Then Nadine put the number two guide on her clippers, and said, "Ok, now keep your head down and sit real still honey." Then she gently pushed Hayden's head into her chest, and flicked the clippers on. She placed them at Hayden's nape, and slowly moved them upwards. Long pieces of hair slid down the cape as Nadine clippered Hayden's nape. A few minutes later, Nadine turned the clippers off. "You can lift your head up now." She said to Hayden. Hayden slowly lifted her now much lighter head while Nadine cleaned the clipper blades, and oiled them some more. Hayden curiously stuck her hands out from under the cape, and felt the back of her head. She giggled and said, "Oh it feels nice," as she gently stroked her newly clippered pelt. Nadine smiled and said, "I'm not done just yet." Immediately, Hayden bent her head forward, but Nadine lifted her head back up and said, "I need you to keep your head up so I can buzz the sides now." "Do I get to watch?" Hayden asked excitedly." Sure, I'll turn the chair so it faces the mirror." Nadine said. "Now sit really still honey." Again, she turned the clippers on. This time, she placed them on Hayden's left cheek, and began to run them up her sideburns. When Nadine reached just above Hayden's ear, she brought the clippers back down, and buzzed the next path. She did this a few more times, then walked around to the other side of the chair, and began to buzz off Hayden's left side. With one pass, Hayden's left sideburn was buzzed down. A few more, and her whole left side was reduced to the same length. Finally, Nadine finished. She turned the clippers off, said," Let's go wash your hair now." As she helped Hayden hop out of the chair. As they walked to the wash basin together, Hayden rubbed her neck, and sides. She was smiling widely. "Have a seat and let's get you cleaned up." Nadine sais, as she waited for Hayden. Hayden jumped into the chair, and Nadine unpinned the hair on top of Hayden's head. With her hair let down, it almost looked like nothing was different. Nadine quickly washed Hayden's hair. She gently massaged Hayden's small scalp, then worked in some conditioner. Then she rinsed it, and towel dried it. They went back to Nadine's station, and Hayden got back in the chair. Nadine picked up her comb and scissors, and swiftly lopped off the hair in a jagged bowl shape, just above Hayden's ears. Nadine carefully combed the rest out, and began the final cut. About an inch above her ears was where the bowl was cut, and Nadine snipped it all the way around Hayden's head. Then she cut some short bangs, and blew it dry. She took the cape off Hayden, and said," What do you think?" Hayden reached up, and grinned as she rubbed her nape. "I like it." She said. Then she ran over to her mom, and jumped into her lap. "Oh that's just adorable Hayden." She exclaimed. "I love it Nadine. It's just perfect." Mrs. Andrews said, as she too began to rub her hands over her daughter's freshly clippered neck and sides. "Alright, so a short flattop for Helen, right?" Nadine said. "Yes." Mrs. Andrews said. "Just refresh my memory on how short we're going, and I'll get started." Nadine said. "Oh yes, didn't I say, no more than half an inch on top, and buzz the back and sides with a zero. I don't want it any longer than that. Go as short as you think would look good, you have my permission, as long as it's a nice short military flattop." Mrs. Andrew's said. "Ok, Helen, it's your turn. I won't hear a single complaint out of you, and I better not see tears, or she'll cut it shorter, do you understand me?" Helen nodded, and slowly walked to Nadine's station. She took a seat in the chair, and sighed. She reached up and ran her fingers through her hair. Then she glanced at herself in the mirror. This would be the last time she'd see herself with long hair for a while. Nadine walked over, and quickly swung the cape around Helen's neck. "So, you're getting a nice short flattop today. That's going to be a big change, huh?" Helen sadly nodded. "Since I'm going to end up buzzing it all over, I'm not going to bother washing it yet. I'll do that when we're all done cutting, sound good?" Nadine said. Again, all Helen could do was nod. "Ok, I'm going to cut it short with scissors first, then I'll use the clippers." Nadine addea, as she picked up her scissors. She quickly began to snip all of Helen's pretty long hair off. It took all Helen had not to burst into tears as she watched years of growth drift to the floor. Helen felt her head getting lighter as more and more of her precious hair came off. Helen looked in the mirror, and saw her face with a rough pixie-ish haircut, with a few long chunks of hair still, but soon they were cut off. Helen couldn't bear to look at herself. She heard Nadine put the scissors down. Nadine picked up the clippers then, and put the half inch guide on them. Then she turned them on. She gently pushed Helen's head into her chest, and placed the clippers on her nape. Slowly, she pushed them up Helen's head. Helen quivered as the clippers made their first pass. Nadine sent them up higher and higher, until they reached her crown. Then she pulled them away, and started the next path up Helen's neck. Buzzzzzzzz buzzzzzzzz buzzzzzzzzz the clippers went, as they chewed through Helen's hair. Helen felt large clumps of her hair tumbling down her neck after being cut free from her head. Strangely, she didn't hate the feeling. She loosened up, and closed her eyes, as the clippers continued to shear off years of her beautiful hair. Nadine made pass after pass, until the whole back side of Helen's head was buzzed off. Then she lifted Helen's chin, and began to run the clippers over the left side of Helen's head. A few passes later, Nadine began working on the right side of Helen's head. Then she buzzed the top down with a few more passes, and turned the clippers off. She stepped back, and thought momentarily. She took the guide off of the clippers, and told Helen to put her head down. Nadine turned the clippers on again, and continued buzzing Helen. This time, without a guard, the clippers left a path of stubble on the back of Helen's head. The wind sent chills up Helen's spine as she first felt it on her newly buzzed skin. Helen buzzed up and up, higher and higher, until she reached Helen's crown. Then she placed them at Helen's nape, and made the next path. Helen's head felt colder as more and more hair was buzzed to stubble. On and on it went until the back and both sides of Helen's head were finally done. Helen looked into the mirror, and studied the damage, not knowing how much shorter the top would be going. Before she could guess, Nadine had the clippers back on her head. Nadine had decided to go with a number 2 for the top, to start with at least. She turned them on, and placed them on Helen's forehead. Helen tried hard not to cry, as a curtain of her hair slid down her cheek. It was just too much though. She was going to look like a boy. What were her friends going to say? What would her boyfriend say? She dreaded going to school the next day, that's for sure. While she was thinking, Nadine and the clippers were finishing up the top, leaving only a fourth inch of hair. Helen watched as Nadine took the guide off the clippers then, and picked up a large flattop comb. She placed it on top of Helen's head, and said, "sit still." Helen didn't budge as Nadine ran the clippers over the comb to even out the hair on top of her head. Nadine buzzed over each spot several times, making sure that all of the hairs stood erect. Finally, she turned the clippers off, and set them down. Helen breathed a sigh of relief. Nadine said, "I'm not quite done, I'm going to ask your mom if it's short enough yet." Then she walked to the waiting area, and came back with Mrs. Andrews. "Now I still need to shave her hairline and around her ears, but is it short enough?" Nadine asked. "Hmm, well, I want it to be short. This is short, but could you take the top down one more notch?" Mrs. Andrews asked. "Sure. It's a quarter of an inch right now. Since the back is stubble, I would say no shorter than an eighth of an inch on top, unless you want me to shave the back and sides clean, in which case, I would buzz the top with the one sixteenth inch guide. It's your choice." Nadine said. "Ok, go ahead and use the one sixteenth on top, and shave the back and sides." Mrs. Andrews said, then she went back to her seat. Nadine picked up the clippers, and put the one sixteenth guide on them. She popped them on, and once again ran them all over the top of Helen's head. Then she took the guide off, and picked up the flattop comb. She leveled it on Helen's head, and started to re-shape the flattop. Careful to make it all even, Nadine worked slowly. When she finally finished, she turned the clippers off, and said, "Ok, I'm going to shave the back and sides nice and clean, then you'll be all done." Helen nodded. Nadine took the cape off of Helen's shoulders, and replaced it with a thick white towel. She tucked it under Helen's collar, then got another towel off the shelf. She soaked it in hot water, then wrapped it around the back and sides of Helen's head. A few minutes later Nadine took the towel off of Helen's head, and replace it with thick white foam. "What's that?" Helen asked nervously. "Shaving cream dear. Your mom wants the back and sides shaved nice and smooth." Nadine replied, as she stropped her straight razor on the leather belt on the side of the chair. Then she said, "Sit still Helen, and keep your head down until I tell you to lift it up." Helen lowered her chin into her chest, and awaited the sharp blade. Nadine placed the straight razor at the very base of Helen's nape, and slowly shaved upwards. A path of clean, hairless skin was left behind. When she reached Helen's crown, Nadine wiped the blade off on a clean towel. Then she started over at Helen's nape. Helen's whole body went numb as she was shaved for the first time. It was quite a pleasure. The cool breeze from the air conditioner biting into each freshly shaved path was a new experience for Helen. Slowly, Nadine shaved another path. More and more of Helen's head was becoming exposed. When Nadine finally told Helen to pick her head up, Helen turned her head, and looked in the mirror. The back of her head was pale, white skin, while the sides had puffy foam covering them. Helen tried her best not to cry, but she was nearly bald! Nadine said, "I hope you learned a lesson from this Helen." Helen nodded. "But the nice flattop you're getting will be really easy to take care of, and will be much more sensible for a girl your age." Nadine said, as she picked up the straight razor, and folded Helen's ear over. Helen sat still as Nadine scraped what was left of the hair off the side of her head. Nadine shaved and wiped, shaved and wiped, until one side was done, then she began to shave the other side of Helen's head clean. Helen sat still, enjoying the feeling, but scared about what her friends would think when they saw her. Before she was done thinking, she felt Nadine's hand on the top of her head. "Y you're not going to shave me bald are you?" Helen asked scared. "Oh no, I'm just going to shave around the hair on top, to give it a nice taper. Helen relaxed. She felt Nadine add some more hot shaving cream to her head. Nadine spread a thick layer around the whole top of Helen's head, where her hair was longer. Then she washed her hands, and rinsed the razor, and then placed it just above Helen's left temple. Slowly, with the razor at a slight angle to achieve the tapered effect, she shaved around Helen's head. Nadine shaved a small spot, then wiped it, much different than she had when she shaved the back and sides. Then she would wipe the blade, and shave another small spot. When she reached the back of Helen's head, Nadine washed the razor again, and re-started from the front, opposite side which she had started. She slowly repeated the shaving process, tapering it nicely. When the back and sides were finally done, Nadine washed the razor, and added more hot shaving cream to Helen's forehead. Nadine carefully shaved about an inch backwards from Helen's forehead, finishing the tapered circle of hair. Nadine stood back, and re-shaved a few areas, then took the towel off Helen's shoulders, and said, "Ok, let's go wash you up." Helen followed Nadine to the wash basin, and took a seat. Nadine turned the hot water on, and gently lead Helen's head into the sink. The hot water burned Helen's freshly shaven scalp. "Oh, it's too hot." Helen said, lifting her head out of the sink. Nadine forced Helen's head back under the steaming water, and squirted some shampoo into her palm. Then Nadine began to massage it into Helen's shaven skin, and short clippered hair. Helen had to admit, it felt sensational. Nadine continued to rub vigorously, as Helen lay dazed in the chair. Just as Helen was about to doze off, Nadine turned the water back on, and rinsed Helen's head and hair off. She lifted Helen's head out of the sink, then grabbed a thick towel, and dried it off. "Ok, all done." Nadine said. Helen slowly walked back to the waiting area. On her way, she passed by the huge mound of her hair on the floor. She broke down into tears. "Oh Helen, stop it really." Mrs. Andrews said, walking over. Helen wiped her tears, and sniffled, "I'm sorry mom." "You should be young lady." Mrs. Andrews said. Then she said, "pick your head up, and let me have a look at you." Helen lifted her head, and stared at her mom. Nadine walked over and asked, "So, what do you think?" "Oh, I like it Nadine. You did a very good job." Then Mrs. Andrews paid Nadine, and tipped her. "Thanks," Nadine said. Mrs. Andrews, still inspecting Helen's new haircut, nodded, and said, "This will be much easier to take care of. Is there anything special we should do?" "Hmm, well, wash the top with normal shampoo, and condition it about every other time you wash it. You may want to purchase some gel, and a nice comb to keep the top standing up. It also requires a bit more upkeep than a longer haircut. Since the back and sides are shaved, her hair will appear to grow much quicker, because stubble will appear after only a day or two. So if you want to keep the back and sides smooth, I'd suggest shaving them every day or two. And you'll want to have the top trimmed no less than once a week as well. That will keep it looking really sharp." Nadine said. "Send her in whenever, and I'll shave the back and sides again. I won't charge you anything, and it shouldn't take too long to do, if you want, you could send her in before school, and I'll shave her, then send her in with my son, Donnell." "Ok, what time?" Mrs. Andrews asked. "Oh, say seven thirty, or quarter to eight, that should be plenty of time to shave her up." Nadine said. "Great. She'll be in at seven thirty tomorrow morning." Mrs. Andrews said. "Oh, and with Hayden's haircut, anything special there?" Mrs. Andrews asked. "Well, not as much up-keep as Helen's flattop, but to keep it looking neat and sharp, I'd suggest sending her in once a week to buzz the back, so it doesn't get too long and look unkept. You should get the rest trimmed every three weeks or so as well. Just send her in with Helen once a week, and I'll run the clippers over her neck ad sides, and that should be good." Nadine said. "Great, I'll do that. Thanks again Nadine. Now come on girls, I have some errands to run, so go get in the car." Mrs. Andrews said. Then she waved goodbye to Nadine, and followed her daughters to the car. Helen's hands flew up to her nape the second she was in the safety of the car. She shuddered with delight as her fingers tickled her freshly shaven skin. Then she ran her fingers over the top, and caressed it's the velvety soft pelt, the only hair left on her head. Maybe this wasn't so bad after all.

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