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Several decades ago, an AP article in the local newspaper entitled “Odd way to cut hair” caught my eye. This story is a mix of fact and speculation, and I leave it to the reader to use their own imagination as to the details of what actually transpired…
Erin stood on the balcony of the luxury New York penthouse, admiring the stunning view of Central Park. The attractive 39 year old brunette had married well indeed. A former hair stylist and salon owner, she had landed one of her clients, the much older, big tipping CEO of a large Wall Street investment firm. She knew he had a wandering eye, but had only relatively recently begun to suspect him of philandering. When she stopped by his office one day and got a look at Simone, his new secretary and personal assistant, she no longer had any doubts.
Simone, only 19 years old, stood 5’9″ in heels, was drop dead gorgeous, and was provocatively dressed in a snug pencil skirt and low cut blouse. She met Erin’s icy stare with a smug smirk and a slight flip of her long straight blonde hair which fell in a curtain of silk to the middle of her back. “I’ll tell him you’re here” she said dryly.
Not long afterwards Erin confronted her husband following another “late night at the office” and extracted a confession. A divorce soon followed, and although the settlement was quite generous, it did not include the penthouse. This was to be her last day at the opulent residence. The phone rang. It was her ex-husband. “I just wanted to let you know that you need to be out of there no later than 9 a.m. tomorrow,” he said. “I’m sending someone over to meet the locksmith”. “Don’t worry,” Erin replied angrily, “I said I’ll be out, and I’ll be out!” Click. A devilish idea occurred to Erin as a wicked smile formed on her face. That “someone” who was coming over in the morning could only be Simone! Erin then proceeded to call Alexis.
Alexis, a fit 27 year old personal trainer and friend answered. Erin told her about her plan, and Alexis enthusiastically agreed to help. Before dawn the next morning, the two of them were lying in wait, dressed in work out gear, their hair tied back, ready to pounce.
The article continued… “With some folks, you don’t know what to expect. That’s the contention of Simone Coleman, who said she got an unwanted haircut when she visited the residence of her boss“.
Simone arrived at 6 a.m., latte in hand, and was pleased to see the place was empty, and ready to be reclaimed. She had arrived early, intending to relax on the balcony and sip her drink while she waited for the locksmith. She hadn’t even made it to the balcony though, when she heard the front door being locked behind her and was confronted by Erin and Alexis.
“What the hell are you still doing here? You were supposed to be out yesterday!”, Simone demanded, when Erin. slapped her hard across the face. Suddenly, Alexis had joined in and the two women, quote “slapped and kicked her around, then bound her to a bed with adhesive tape, and cut her hair with scissors and an electric razor.” I imagine the smoking hot secretary, dressed in a skimpy outfit and high heels didn’t have much of a chance as the two women rained blows down on her, before twisting her arm behind her back, grabbing a handful of her gorgeous hair, and frog-marching her to the bedroom.
She was thrown down on the bed, with Alexis jumping on her back, while Erin grabbed one wrist, securing it to a bedpost with tape, then did the same with the other one. Finally, a piece of tape was placed ever her mouth. Erin began…
You filthy little whore! We’re going to teach you a lessen you’ll never forget! Panic began to set in, as Simone wondered what was in store for her. There followed some spitting and hail pulling, with plenty of more slaps. She could see an alarm clock on the nightstand, and it was now a little past 8. The locksmith’s impending arrival promised salvation. As 9 slowly approached, Erin spoke. “I see you’ve been checking the clock, but we still have enough time for one last finishing touch before the locksmith gets here.”
When Simone heard a drawer opening, and the sound of something metal being taken out, she freaked out, and started pleading and apologizing through her gag. When her fears were confirmed as she saw the scissors, she began to thrash wildly. A low, guttural “Nooooo” game through the gag. Grabbing a huge hank of hair from the middle of her forehead, Erin. jerked her head back, held the scissors directly in front of her face, and warned her about what might happen if she didn’t hold still.
With that, she sliced off the first fistful of hair, and dangling it in front of her, dropped it on the floor. After several more large locks were severed, Alexis spoke up and said ,”hey it’s my turn!” Erin handed over the scissors, saying “enjoy yourself Alex, she’s all yours!” A giggling Alexis went to work hacking away. “She sure is going to look funny bald!”, she said gleefully. Taking back the scissors, Erin went to work, expertly snipping the remaining locks to within an inch of the scalp. Simone was sobbing uncontrollably, tears streaming down her cheeks as she looked down at the growing pile of hair on the floor.
She hoped that she might be able to salvage a pixie cut in a month or two, but those hopes were dashed however as Erin produced a set of clippers and went to work. In no time at all, she was shorn, except for a few locks deliberately left untouched around the sides and back for contrast. A mirror was held up to her, and Simone tried not to look, but another hard slap forced her to open her eyes. She almost passed out from the sight of her ruined hair. “Have a nice Sumer bitch”!, Erin said as she and her accomplice left the room. Simone eventually freed herself, and called the police, describing the ordeal as “a three hour torture session”..
The two perpetrators were charged with several felonies, including false imprisonment and assault with a deadly weapon (the scissors). Simone sat in the courtroom, taking some small solace in thinking that these two evil bitches were going to pay for what they did, but that was not to be. Then as now, there were two systems of justice, and as a follow up article reported… “Two sentenced for attack. Erin Maxwell and Alexis Garcia, who slapped, kicked, and shaved the head of Simone Coleman were sentenced today to $10,000 fines and 10 day SUSPENDED jail terms“.
As she left the courtroom, Erin flashed a huge grin at Simone, and flipped her hair over her shoulder.
