Baldies only
Keira was a normal 16 year old girl who lived at a boarding school. She had a close-knit group of friends and her days were filled with classes, laughter, and the occasional teenage drama. But little did she know, her life was about to take a drastic turn.
In the last month of school, an epidemic hit the campus. Keira started to notice something strange – not only did her head itch, but her eyebrows too. Concerned, she confided in her friends who also began experiencing the same symptoms.
One fateful morning, Keira woke up to find her dorm room locked. A message blared through the PA system, announcing that the school was now under quarantine due to a dangerous lice infestation from Asia. Panic gripped Keira as she wondered what would happen next.
The days began to blur into one another as Keira and her friends were confined to their dorm rooms, unable to leave. It was a lonely and terrifying experience. One day, five men in hazmat suits appeared outside Keira’s room. They forcefully stripped her and dressed her in a hazmat suit, their gloved hands handcuffed her and led her to a room with a barber chair.
Keira’s heart raced as they secured her in the chair and proceeded to buzz her head. She watched in shock as her once long locks fell to the floor. Next, they applied shaving cream on her bare scalp and meticulously shaved her bald with a straight razor. To her horror, they repeated the process, not only shaving her head, but also her eyebrows.
Days turned into weeks, and Keira found herself in a sterile room that felt more like a prison cell. She was studied intensively, her bald head and hairless body serving as a constant reminder of the lice that had invaded her life.
Six months passed and the government finally deemed her safe to rejoin society. But as Keira walked the streets, she realized she couldn’t adapt to the real world again. The whispers and stares from strangers made her uncomfortable, and she longed for the familiar confinement of her sterile cell.
Desperate for answers, Keira made the difficult decision to return to the government for further study. She knew her life would never be the same again, but perhaps within the confines of the laboratory, she would find some sense of belonging and purpose.
And so, Keira’s journey continued, her bald head a symbol of the extraordinary path she had been forced to
