Living the Past

Recap: So in the previous part A woman name Sana meets her old friend and soon a reunion was planned on a weekend, just as all the friends gathered again at Betty and Becky’s place, Sana’s daughter receives short haircuts, which sends Sana in the past reminding how dominant her friends were with her back then, causing Sana to sit in fear and thinking what have she walked into.

So the young 7 year comes down, with a smiling face runs to her mother and says in her innocence “Mommy, it tickles when, she blow”.

Sana forces a smile on her face and looks at her daughter. There was a smile on Sana’s face but her mind was screaming in fear.

Betty: I think we should take the kids to their grandparent’s house, as it’s already very late and we have to get our sweet hearts some ice-cream also.

Hearing this a broad smile came to both the girls faces and shouts in a unison “I-Cream” and ran to give Betty a hug.

Soon Betty and Sana with kids sat in the car as drove off.

The Kid licked their ice-cream and hugs her daughters before dropping them, Sana waves her hand goodbye as Betty drove off.

“Sana! While shaving dropping your daughters, I remember something you, On the Last day collage at the prom you never came” Says Emily while driving. “why?”

Sana: Oh! I just didn’t felt like coming.

But the truth was much darker, which Sana attempted to hide. Cause in reality Betty had shaved Sana’s head to the skin.

Finally both Sana and Betty returned home and saw that the girls were ready to play a movie. As they enter the apartment.

Becky: Perfect timing! We were just about to play a movie.

Betty: Come-on girls when are you going to grow up. We are not living in the shared apartment anymore, We all are In depend Females. At least most of us. (giggles and turns to look at Sana)

This cause laughter among the girls making Sana felt a bit embarrassed. Soon the normal chatter continued, but every now and then in the conversation they would kept passing comments to embarrass Sana.

Soon the conversation went in old time as they started to discuss and the conversation went to the time when they use to live together.

Saraha : Oh do you guys remember! Miss Heather?

Mary: I think so, wasn’t she the one who use to give a week homework in a day.

Saraha: Yes, yes. So one time she gave me a tone of Homework which needed to be submitted on the next day and I had a party to attend to. So I told Sana that she needs to complete for me, Poor Sana stayed up all night to complete it for me. Do you remember it Sana??

Sana whose face was burning red by shame now: Yes I remember.

Mary: Was that the same day when Sana got scolded by her in the class??

Saraha: YES!

All burst laughing and pointing at Sana. Sana who was feeling ashamed.

Betty: Poor Sana. She always use to work her sweat off just to please us.

Soon everyone started to share what they have made Sana did in the past, while this happed Sana wanted escape for there but she couldn’t.

“Sana do you remember when you did my assignment” Becky chirps, Sana looked at her with a confused face. “That when I punished you for making me loose 2 marks” Becky tries to remind.

Causing Sana to remember that day when Becky Slapped her 10 times for that. But before Sana could react Betty jumps in “Beck! Are you talking about that day when I gave Sana that bowl cut while she had slap marks on her face?”. Becky nods vigorously.

Hearing this Mary and Saraha looked at each other and said in a unison “You also use to punish her for mistakes?”

Becky: You guys also use to do that?

Betty with a smirking smile: Well let’s just say we all use to punish Sana for various reasons. (Admitting that she also use to punish Sana)

Sana was not able to bare any more embarrassment. Sana stood in anger but before she could say anything.

Mary: Sana please get me some tea. (Says without even looking at her)

Sana opens her mouth to tell them to stop but others also told what they want.

Hearing this Sana just took in the breath and said “Ok”

Betty: Sana, your suppose to say Yes ma’am, like you use to. (Laughs)

Betty: Did you guys knew she use to call me ma’am. Come on Sana say it.

The girls looked at Sana’s red face waiting for her to say. Sana who stood there humiliated and under the pressured gaze of the girls Sana broke and was defeated and says with lowering her face in shame “Yes ma’am” in a low lost voice.

The girls eyes starts to glow as Sana submits. “Well it’s official we have her Sana back” says Betty, with a smirk on the face “This calls for Champagne, Sana you get the glasses and I’ll get the bottle”

Sana starts to walk but Betty stopped her and says “Sana what do you say”

Sana: Yes ma’am.

“Much better, if you will forget next time then I’ll make you curtesy also” says Betty in a stiff tone.

Sana went to get the glasses and Betty returns with a bottle. Soon the glasses were filled and Sana was made to serve the girls. But as Sana was about to sit, commanding eyes of Betty stops her and signals her to stand. Which Sana obeyed without a word.

Now the girls were enjoying champagne and chatted while Sana stood in the corner with her head lowered in defeat.

Suddenly one of the girls said “Betty, didn’t use to cut Sana’s hair?”

Betty nod in agreement and sips from her glass.

Sarah: Why don’t you give her one today.

Becky: Yes, it’s a good idea, we can do it now the salon is set-up, in the other room.

Sana starts to get scared that now they will make her get a her haircut, Sana didn’t wanted to loose her hair. Sana was not able to digest. “Ok. Ok fine. Sana time for your haircut”

Before Sana could raise her head she was being pushed by Becky to the room where her daughters got their haircut few hours ago.

In a blink of an eye, Sana found herself standing by the door as the girls took their seats and Betty took her place behind the chair and say “Come Sana time for your haircut”

Sana didn’t wanted a haircut she just wanted to escape for this humiliating life, but she found her self walking towards the chair “Yes Ma’am”

Betty stopped Sana just before she was about to sit and replaced the chair with a stool and said with a teasing tone “Just like old times”

As Sana sat down on the chair Betty picks up the cape and closed it tightly around her neck, the unbraids her long hair.

As the brush touched Sana’s head all her memories burst in her mind showing what weird and embarrassing haircut she have made her live with.

“Well you have definitely grown your hair quiet long” Betty says “So I’m thinking we should cut it till mid back, It will be more convenient for you”

Without a warning Betty collects all Sana’s hair and pulled back with force causing Sana to let out a small scream and making her look at the sealing. The snipping sound of scissors fills the room and Sana can feel her hair being cut while she kept looking at the sealing, a drop of tear formed in her left eye and escaped out sliding on her cheek before falling down on the floor.

After the dull snipping sound few sharp snips were heard and Sana felt the weight on her hair released and she could look straight again.

Behind Sana Betty lifts the long pony tail of thick hair and shows the girls, the room was filled with cheers and but Sana was not able to enjoy as she was shocked that her hair were just cut without her permission. Sana brought her hand from under the cape with a zoned out face and reached for the back to feel her hair, but it grew her horror as she kept trying to feel but couldn’t she starts to stretch her hand to go higher and higher then fells her hair just below her shoulder and as she felt her hair she screamed.

All the girls went quiet as Sana screamed loud and Betty slaps face with her chopped ponytail to make her stop as the thick pony struck Sana he scream broke and tears starts to fall down. But Betty knew how to control Sana.

“SHUT UP” Betty says in a loud and firm voice, “Sana look at your self crying over hair like a child, If you would have done it when we use to live to gather I would have beaten you for this”

Hearing this Sana starts to control her crying as she remember her 1st haircut from Betty.

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(Flash back) Betty had given Sana A mid length U-cut and Sana cried like she was doing now, Betty twisted Sana’s ear and whispered in an angry tone

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(Present) “Sana if your going to behave like a Kid then I’m going to treat you like one, Now Stop crying”

Sana’s tear starts to stop and she starts to get hold of her self and sat quietly caped on the stool.

Betty: Good girl. I may have cut more then I said but I thought if I will cut till your shoulders then I can have a new duster and a whip.

The girls who were witnessing everything got confused and Mary asks “What do you mean Betty?”

“wait just a moment” and Betty walked out of the room and came back with a 6 inch pony and showed the girls, “This is the duster I use to clean my house with, and this is a souvenir I have saved when I gave Sana her 1st bob and made her use her hair as a duster.

Mary, Becky and Saraha all looked at the duster and Sana. Sana sat there with her head lowered in shame as she also remembers.

Saraha: Ok but why do you want a whip?

Betty: To punish Sana, Duh!!

All laughed hearing this and starts to tease Sana , that now they have a whip and even started hitting Sana with it to tease her.

“Ok, It’s enough fun for today let’s go to sleep, We need to put Sana to work tomorrow” says Becky.

Betty took the long ponytail back and the girls starts to leave the room and close the lights behind them, Leaving Sana alone in the darkness still caped and sitting on the stool as she cries silently and eventually falls asleep.

By morning Becky was the 1st one to wake and casually came out not even remembering what happened yesterday, but as she made her way to the kitchen she saw Sana who was a sleep still sitting on the stool and caped. Becky walk to Sana and woke her.

Becky: Sana, Sana.

Sana woke up in a shock and almost fell if Becky would have not held her.

Becky: You slept here?

Sana still half-awake nods trying to get a wake.

Becky: With the cape still on? Do you want another cut?

This scared Sana and making her a full awake and trying to feel and remember what had happened to her, Sana with a scared face “ No, NO I Don’t”

Becky: Relax! Calm down. Let’s get you cleaned up. Come.

Becky opens the cape and helps Sana to the bathroom to clean herself. After Sana came out of the bathroom, Becky orders Sana to make a coffee for her which Sana obeyed silently.

As the coffee was served Becky says “Sana have you ever had curls?”

Sana: NO.

Becky: Ma’am?

Sana: No ma’am.

Becky: Much better, So why don’t we try today, come.

Becky took Sana again to the room where she and her daughter have lost their hair. Sana took her place on the stool and Becky caped her again.

Becky: Well I’m not a professional like Bet, But I can sure put rollers.

With that Becky starts to spray Sana hair and roll them would take small breaks to have some coffee while Sana sat there like an obedient girl, not disturbing Becky.

As half of her head was rolled the chatting in a sleepy sounds could be heard in the lounge.

“Sana, Get me a coffee” Calls Betty from the lounge.

Sana looks and Becky who was still putting rollers in Sana’s hair. “Agh, Fine go.” Becky says as she rolls the roller in her hand.

When Sana walked into the lounge still caped and half head of rollers all laughed uncontrollably and points, it took few seconds for Sana to understand why they were laughing when Becky joined the girls.

Saraha: Oh! Oh Sana you made our morning a good laugh in a morning is always good.

Mary: I agree.

Becky: I woke up early so thought I should pass my time but then you guys woke up. I wanted to give you guys a surprise.

Betty: Well sis, you definitely did gave us a surprise and a really good one.

All four girls were still laughing at Sana, who stood there with a red face in humiliation. To escape from the humiliation Sana silently makes her way to kitchen to make coffee and soon the laughter ended but more orders were placed.

Sana stayed really busy in following orders not getting time to request Becky to remove her rollers. Until it was 12pm, Sana’s stomach was grumbling by now as she haven’t been able to eat since last night.

At 12 pm the girls moved to the room and Sana was made to sit in the stool again. Becky kept putting rollers in Sana’s shoulder length hair making sure they are tight , while the girls chatted and jokes. Soon Sana was tightly wrapped in rollers and before allowing Sana to stand she Becky puts a net over the hair and tightly tie it behind the neck and opens the cape.

Betty closely looking at Sana’s hair with closely scanning and says “Wow, Becky you have really improved, have you been practicing?”

Becky: Well kind of, I have been rolling my hair for parties.

Betty: Well I can see. You have done a really good job here.

Mary Sana your work here is done just go and get the lunch ready. Come on get to it.

Sana got up from the chair and went to prepare lunch.

As Sana finished preparing the lunch she came to the salon room to ask if she should set the table.

Betty: Sit on the stool.

Sana tried to ask but the command stopped her from speaking and sat on the stool. Without a word Betty started to remove the net and started applying some liquid with very strong smell.

Till the hair were properly socked, then placed a plastic shower cap on top and covers the rollers and brings something in it was something which Sana had never seen.

It was a moveable hood hair dryer which was placed over Sana’s head and tuned on, “You can relax here while we have out lunch” Betty says while squeezing Sana’s face with her Pam and leaves the room.

By the time the lunch was over Sana’s perm was all set and ready to be unwind and the rollers were taken out giving Sana a head full of ringlets hanging down till her jaw.

Everyone appreciates the new look on Sana and says we’ll it actually suits her.

But Sana haven’t seen herself yet, “oh Sana try not to get your hair wet otherwise it will all go to waste” says Betty from behind.

The day continues with series of order draining Sana’s energy by evening Sana was covers with sweat, hungry and tired her body was screaming in to rest, but Sana was kneeling on the floor and applying nail polish on Mary’s nail.

As Sana finishes she leans back and Mary looks at her nails. “Hmm you did good” says Mary with a smirk on her face “You may now do my toes as well”.

Sarha: Sana’s not going anywhere let go out and chill.

All agreed and starts to get ready. But Sana politely denied as she was afraid that her friends might even humiliated in public.

Sana: Ma’am can be allowed to stay at home”

Saraha: what do you girls think can we trust her to stay alone.

The girls discussed and agreed and but that she would get a haircut if she stays here.

Sana thought for a second and agrees cause she couldn’t bare the humiliation she might need to go in public.

By the time the girls return. Sana had taken a shower and was freshen up but cause of the shower Sana’s perm was washed out.

When the girls saw Sana the 1st expression on Betty’s face was anger as she stormed at Sana and slaps her making her fall on the floor. “I told you not to get your hair wet, but you. What you did you shampooed your hair. Wasting all the efforts we put in to make you look good” Scolds Betty.

Sana was shocked with the slap and wanted to stop Betty but she was not in the mood of listening she kept scolding and slapping till Sana cried but it was not over yet Betty starts to pull Sana by her hair and drags her to the salon room and mad her sit on the stool.

Betty: on my way back I was thinking to set your hair in an updo to make you look good. But no you don’t want to look good.

The girls followed in and saw Betty holding big clippers in her hand and pushing Sana’s head down.

Betty place the clippers directly on Sana’s nape and starts the clipper, as the humming sound fills the with the sound of soft sobs, the clippers starts to move upwards. Leaving a trail of small stubbles behind them, pass after pass the shoulder length hair starts to fall down on the floor and in Sana lap.

Sana sat there with her head lowered to her chest and getting her hair buzzed. Finally the clippers were lifted and Sana was left with a head full of black stubbles, her cries had grown louder as she was helpless not able to do anything to save her self.

Betty: remember it as a lesson. To do as you are told. Everyone shows over. (Grabs Sana’s face in a tight grip digging her long nails in Sana’s cheeks) Now serve us dinner as a good servant your suppose to be.

“Yes ma’am“ says Sana while crying and in pain.

The remaining time went by filled with orders as Sana follows them with a heavy heart and fear in filled mind.

Next morning Sana was sleeping on the lounge floor when Mary and Becky walked in.

Mary shouts: Get up!

Causing Sana to wake up as Becky pushes her face a little by her foot. Sana woke up and immediately got scared as she saw her tormenters standing over her.

Mary: Go and bring our coffee and prepare something for breakfast as today you have lot to do.

Sana quickly started her day of humiliation by evening Mary and Sarah were ready to leave and Sana was made to pack her bags.

Betty: At least stay for dinner.

Saraha: I really want to but I’m really sorry I have to go I have to go home and pack as I have a flight today.

Mary: Yes it was really great meeting you guys again and specially Sana.

All laughed once again.

Becky: We should do this often. At least once a month.

Betty: Totally agrees. Oh but you guys have to wait a little longer I have a surprise for you guys.

All started to ask what surprise but Betty just told them all to follow and guides them to the salon room the floor was still covered with Sana’s hair.

Betty: Sana time for your finale. Come sit on the stool.

As Sana sat down and Betty capes her and places a towel on her shoulder and tuck it in the cape. “Do you guys remember why that on the day of your prom, Sana never came” says Betty as she starts to spray water on Sana’s buzzed head and massaging it.

The girls looked at each other and nods yes. While Betty had replaced the spray with a shaving cream can and a shaving brush in her hand.

Betty: Do you guys know why she didn’t came?

By now Sana head was covered in shaving cream as Betty was spreading the shaving cream on her head.

Betty: That’s because after you guys left I stopped Sana for her final haircut, or should I say headshave.

With those words Betty was holding the straight razor in front of Sana’s face and places in on the front of the head and makes the 1st pass.

As Betty kept sliding the blade on Sana head making it show the white skin underneath the shaving cream and stubbles, Betty kept explaining that as it was their last day together and she wanted to make Sana remember her whole life.

As Sana was being shave her sobs got louder and body started shaking making Betty irritated from the shaking, Betty slapped Sana “stay still or I will make sure your headshave is painful”

The scraping continued making Sana bald with each pass she felt more and more skin starts to get visible and making her bald. After all the cream was removed Betty runs the razor again to make sure no hair is left behind.

Then Betty placed down the razor and picks up a bottle of oil and pour it directly on Sana’s fresh bald head before massaging it and giving her a shiny head.

“Well, that was fun!” Betty sneered, running her fingers over the rough stubble left behind on Sana’s head. “I bet you feel ten years younger now, don’t you?”

The other women laughed, their voices sharp and unforgiving. Sana’s eyes stayed fixed on the floor, her hands trembling in her lap. She couldn’t bring herself to look at her reflection, to face the stranger staring