Crowned By Fire
“She detested long hair—it was so much effort to maintain, and was always getting tangled or caught in things. Her mother had never let her, though. Most human girls had pretty long hair, and Mrs. Pierce had wanted her daughter to match the human females as closely as possible.
“How much do you want off?” The mall stylist asked, holding up a section of her hair.
Catherine stared at herself in the mirror. Mrs. Pierce was not here to give her say-so now. The thought made her sad, and impat...ient with herself for being sad; she had no time to spare over sentimentality. “All of it,” she said, before she could change her mind.
The stylist's eyebrows shot up into his gelled bangs. “You sure?”
“Do it.”
It was relaxing, having her hair washed and shampooed, her scalp massaged. She settled back in the upholstered chair, as the knots of stress in her neck and spine slowly loosened.MoreLess
“How much do you want off?” The mall stylist asked, holding up a section of her hair.
Catherine stared at herself in the mirror. Mrs. Pierce was not here to give her say-so now. The thought made her sad, and impat...ient with herself for being sad; she had no time to spare over sentimentality. “All of it,” she said, before she could change her mind.
The stylist's eyebrows shot up into his gelled bangs. “You sure?”
“Do it.”
It was relaxing, having her hair washed and shampooed, her scalp massaged. She settled back in the upholstered chair, as the knots of stress in her neck and spine slowly loosened.MoreLess
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