Welcome! We authors are writing to the word prompt "thrust" this week. My story is another excerpt from "Someone Like You." When you're done, hop on over to the other authors' work. Find them HERE.
Charlotte fidgeted with the
buttons on her sweater as she sat in the beauty parlor chair. Behind her,
Kitty, Callie, and Pam conducted a heated discussion on what to do with
Charlotte’s hair. Pam pulled Charlotte’s hair back, then let it fall, she
raised it up, then let it droop.
Charlotte watched in the
mirror. The cacophony of voices all at the same time made her dizzy. She bit
her lip and shut her eyes.
“The Look?” Pam said,
holding a brush.
“Yes. That’s it. That’s
perfect,” Callie said.
“I suppose so. But it
might be a bit old school,” Kitty chimed in.
“The professor is a bit
old school,” Callie said, lowering her voice.
That brought giggles from
all the ladies.
Pam ushered Charlotte
into a chair by the sink. She washed the young woman’s hair, conditioned it and
put some addition goop on it.
“Come on, Sister. You’re
ready,” Pam said.
Kitty and Callie sat in
the waiting area. They put their heads together hunched over Kitty’s phone.
“Too short,” Callie said.
“Too slutty,” Kitty said.
“Too dreary,” Callie
said.
“Too Middle School,”
Kitty said.
“Maybe,” Callie said
pointing to something.
Charlotte tried to watch
them in the mirror in front of her, but kept being distracted by Pam cutting
her hair. She figured they were looking at dresses for the dance.
Pam took her time, but
finished at last. She picked up the hair dryer and brushed and shaped the glamorous
hairstyle she’d created. When she finished, she twirled the chair around. A mirror was thrust into Charlotte’s hand.
“So you can see the back.”
Charlotte’s mouth hung
open. Pam moved the chair again and Charlotte faced herself in the huge mirror.
“It’s…it’s…it’s…”
“I know. Beyond words.
Fabulous. You look gorgeous,” Callie said, squeezing the young woman’s arm.
“Is it really me?”
Charlotte asked.
“Oh yes. And we’re just getting started,” Kitty said.
That''s all this week. Thanks for stopping by.
