Killer Cousins
“Today I wasn’t Audrey Ray’s only customer.
I parked, left my car. Stopped walking as another woman came out.
Her hair was red like mine was now, only hers was flaming. Sunlight highlighted its bright yellow tones.
“Hi,” she said, tossing her mane and touching her hair like she wanted to make certain I noticed it. Only a blind person wouldn’t.
I told myself I shouldn’t go in this place. I took a breath going inside, remembering I was only coming for information and a nip, not more color. The str...ong sting of perm solution hit my nostrils.
“Cealie, hello.” Audrey Ray quit sweeping brown hair into a dustpan. “Is something wrong with your hair?”
“Not at all. I thought you might give it a trim.”
“Already?”
“It grows real fast, and I like sitting in beauty salon chairs.”
My right palm almost bled.
“I understand that. Come on to the washbasin.”
She washed my hair and had me sit in front of those horrid brilliant lights. The black plastic drape around my neck made my loose skin stand out, blending well with my spotlighted face wrinkles.MoreLess
I parked, left my car. Stopped walking as another woman came out.
Her hair was red like mine was now, only hers was flaming. Sunlight highlighted its bright yellow tones.
“Hi,” she said, tossing her mane and touching her hair like she wanted to make certain I noticed it. Only a blind person wouldn’t.
I told myself I shouldn’t go in this place. I took a breath going inside, remembering I was only coming for information and a nip, not more color. The str...ong sting of perm solution hit my nostrils.
“Cealie, hello.” Audrey Ray quit sweeping brown hair into a dustpan. “Is something wrong with your hair?”
“Not at all. I thought you might give it a trim.”
“Already?”
“It grows real fast, and I like sitting in beauty salon chairs.”
My right palm almost bled.
“I understand that. Come on to the washbasin.”
She washed my hair and had me sit in front of those horrid brilliant lights. The black plastic drape around my neck made my loose skin stand out, blending well with my spotlighted face wrinkles.MoreLess
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