Ashley’s summer fun

Ashley couldn’t imagine anything more boring than not having any vacation plans on the first day of summer vacation. Because her father had a long job out of town, they’d be spending the summer at home. While watching fun videos on Instagram, he spotted a girl shaving her boyfriend’s head, and a devilish smile crossed her face. The thought of cutting his brother’s longish hair might be the best thing she could do while summer begin.
Ashley had witnessed her brother John being forced into a bathroom chair by his father at the beginning of each summer and subjected to a brutal haircut with a manual clipper.
John’s haircut had always intrigued Ashley, but she’d never ventured into it. She didn’t know how to cut hair, but it was amusing to watch the gap that opened from his forehead to the back of his head as his father placed the manuel hair clipper in the middle of John’s forehead and flicked it back with a wave of his hand.
She got up immediately and looked for John in the house, but was disappointed when she couldn’t find him. She went to the bathroom and started getting ready to go out. She combed her waist-length hair and parted it in the middle. It was only now that she realized how long it had grown. Her hair had always been long, but she couldn’t remember the last time it had grown this long. She loved her hair very much and always felt the glory of having long and beautiful hair. She had never even imagined herself with a short hairstyle. And yet she didn’t.
She went to the mall, wandered around a bit then sat at Luis’s coffee shop. She ordered s coffee and started watching haircut videos on her phone. She was determined to cut John’s hair and the clipper she had at home was quite old. She checked the price of a new one and, thinking she couldn’t afford to spend over $80, she turned it off. She had to use her father’s clipper at home. Her mother would be angry if she heard she was spending money on something like that anyway. After all, John’s hair was worthless, so the only way to avoid spending money on a barber was to cut it with a clipper.
When she got home, John and his mother had returned. She thought about how to tell her mother. “Mom, John’s hair has grown a lot. Is it right for him to walk around with long hair in this heat just because my father isn’t here? If you let me, I’d be willing to give him a haircut, of course a short one for summer”, Molly turned to Ashley and said, “That’s a good idea. I like that you saved me the trouble, but make sure you don’t hurt your brother with that manuel hair clipper. Sometimes even your dad can’t use it properly, but you know new ones are so expensive. By the way, your hair isn’t very suitable for this heat either. I’m thinking of cutting it short too. Your aunt Roxy cut her daughter Alicia’s hair short and said it felt great. She probably uses a lot less shampoo than you do, but she still cares about her family’s money and won’t walk around with her hair so long. I’ll think about that later and decide”, Ashley was shocked. “Mom, I like my hair long, I don’t want to cut it, where did this come from? This hair doesn’t grow easily, you know that.”, Molly told her, “I know, and that’s exactly why you should go short. I’m tired of seeing those strands of hair all over the house. That’s not up for discussion right now. I’ll let you know when I make up my mind.” she said. Ashley left in shock. She went to John and said, “Come on, it’s time to say goodbye to your hair.” John couldn’t understand what was happening. He’d dreamed of enjoying his long hair while his father was away, but apparently, he wasn’t going to get that chance. Knowing the way, he went straight to the bathroom and sat down. Ashley, was very excited and grabbed her father’s manual hair clipper. Before she could even comb John’s hair, John stopped her. “Aren’t you going to comb it first?” he asked. “Why would you need it? It’s all going to be cut anyway?” Ashley asked. John panicked, finding his words meaningless. When Ashley realized there would be no response, she got to work. She placed the clipper on the center of John’s forehead (it was the moment she’d always dreamed of) and tried to open and close it without touching the hair. When she realized she could, she started pushing the clipper. She made sure to reach the very base of his hair and the first strand fell out. It was a perfect moment. She knew this would be fun. She worked her way through the bangs that had fallen in the middle of John’s forehead, all the way to the back of his head, creating a two-inch-wide gap. When she ran her fingers through the gap, the prickly sensation sent a shiver through Ashley. It was the first time she’d felt it, and she was surprised. She wondered what it would feel like to be bald. Her mother could have cut her hair short, but baldness was impossible. Still, she tried to understand what John was feeling at that moment. Little by little, she shaved the entire top of John’s head. Occasionally, it would get snagged and John accustomed to it, would let out small moans, but he didn’t complain. When John was completely bald, the area was covered in hair. Ashley ran her hands over John’s head again. Although it wasn’t a pleasant sight, she liked the feeling. “Come on, Baldy, go take a shower,” she told John. Molly joined them at the last minute and thanked Ashley for the neat haircut she gave her brother.
Her mother asked Ashley, “What do you say we give you the same haircut as your brother?”

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