Divya
In the bustling city of Bangalore, there lived a free-spirited girl named Riya. She was 21 years old with a vibrant personality and a long, silky ponytail that reached down her back, Since childhood, Riya always had long hair. She had just finished her degree and was living with her family, Riya wanted a change that would match her bold spirit. However, her traditional parents were committed to their belief that a girl’s beauty lay in the length of her hair.
One day Riya was brushing her hair and was talking to her best friend Raj, Raj was a hairstylist by profession and he owned a small beauty parlour with his mom. Raj and Riya used to go to school together and twice a year Riya would come along with her mother, Mrs. Sharma, to get their hair trimmed at Raj’s Mom parlour.
While having a conversation with Raj, Riya said: “I’m so fed up with my long hair”
Raj said: “Why don’t you cut them short? it would look good on you”
Riya said: “I wanted to cut them for so long but my parents don’t allow me to cut them short, I wish someone kidnap me and cut my hair forcefully so I don’t have to carry them”
That sparked an Idea in Raj’s mind, He said: “I got an Idea, I would act to kidnap you when you go to the weekly market with your mom and bring you to my shop then I would chop your ponytail then you go crying to your home and then your mom would bring you to my beauty parlour then I will give you a nice short haircut, Sounds great?”
Riya said: “Let me think”
She thought for some time, agreed to the plan, and texted Raj “OK, Let’s do this.”
Raj replied: “I want something in return thought”
Riya asked: “What?”
He said: “I want to give you an undercut, if you agree to it then only I would execute the plan”
Riya said: “What’s an undercut? I’ve never heard of it”
He sent a photo to her from Pinterest
Riya said: “I don’t want to look like a boy”
He said: “You won’t look like a boy, I’ll just shave a small portion behind your head and you can cover it up with your hair”
Riya thought for a moment that this might be her only chance to get a short haircut and agreed to Raj’s terms
She said: “Fine I’ll do it, but when will we execute the plan?”
Raj said: “The weekly market will be in 2 days and festivals are also coming next week so it will be more crowded than usual so it would be easy to sneak you to my shop”
In excitement, Riya said: “Yes, and also my mom will bring me to your shop right next day as I won’t look good with my choppy hair during the festival. Let’s name this plan Operation Liberation.”
Two days later, In the evening Riya and her mother, set out to buy groceries at the local market. Unknown to her mother, Riya and her best friend Raj made the plan to liberate Riya from her hair.
As Riya and her mother navigated through the crowded market, Riya without being noticed messaged Raj, “It’s time for Operation Liberation.”
Raj with a passion for unconventional hairstyles, eagerly prepared his scissors and clippers in the parlour for the daring stunt.
As Riya and her mother reached the decided checkpoint, when Ms. Sharma was busy with the vendor. Raj came in disguise wearing a cap, sunglasses, and a mask and he quickly grabbed Riya’s hand guiding her through the ally into her shop. When Ms. Sharma found out that she was missing, she tried calling her but her phone was switched off, later Ms. Sharma thought she might have gone home or might have caught up with a friend and continued shopping.
At the shop, Riya and Raj were excited to execute the important part of their plan.
Riya asked Raj “Isn’t your mom there in the shop?”
He said: “She went to their village for a few days and would return after the festival was over.”
Riya got a little excited hearing that and gave a kiss to Raj and said “Raj, Let’s make this unforgettable”
He got a little distracted but then asked Riya to sit in the chair in front of the mirror, then he caped her and asked her whether she wants to start with the undercut or the ponytail chop first.
Riya replied: “She would like to chop the ponytail first”
So Raj started combing Riya’s hair and made a ponytail
He asked: “Do you want to start the chopping?”
Riya said: “Yes”
Raj handed the scissors to Riya, She froze for a moment before chopping but then Raj kissed her on the cheeks and said “You’ll look beautiful” and then Riya started chopping her pony Snip! Snip! Snip! halfway through she gave scissors to Raj to finish the chopping and after the last snip! Riya was finally freed from her ponytail and Raj handed the ponytail to Riya, She got a bit emotional but was happy at the same time, her hair was now hanging above her shoulder and was uneven.
Raj said: “Let’s get started with the undercut”
He sectioned her hair a few inches from her nape and secured the rest hair with clips.
Then he took the clippers and put a no.2 attachment on it
Riya asked: “How come they have clippers in a women’s parlour?”
To that Raj replied, “They often use it on small girls and some women who want pixie cuts or other short haircuts as the clipper saves time and cuts hair evenly.”
Riya said: “OK but don’t make me completely bald at the back”
Raj said: “Don’t worry I’m using a no.2 guard you won’t be bald at the back.”
And he started the clippers, Riya got scared of the loud noise and jumped out of her chair.
Raj said: “They won’t hurt you they just make a loud noise” and asked Riya to sit in the chair. She then sat in the chair again but was scared.
Raj then guided his clippers to her nape and gave her an undercut, After the undercut was done he undid the cape and asked Riya how was she feeling about the undercut, Riya touched her back and she felt stubble of hair then he showed her a mirror from behind and she liked how the undercut was looking.
Riya left the shop as it was late at night, she covered her head with a scarf and started walking home. Riya decided to play along with her plan and, wiping away imaginary tears, she made her way home.
When she walked through the door, her family was in a state of shock. Ms. Sharma, worried rushed to her daughter’s side. “What happened, Riya? Where were you?”
Riya, feigning distress, explained the fabricated story of her kidnapping and how they chopped and shaved her head at the back. Her family was horrified, and her parents embraced her with concern.
The next day Ms. Sharma was having a chat with her father and said “I will take Riya to the parlour as her hair is cut unevenly and also there is a festival next week”
Her father said: “Ok, but don’t allow her to cut too short”
Ms. Sharma said: “Fine, I’ll make an appointment in the parlour”
When her mother called the parlour, Raj picked up the phone, He greeted “Hi, How may I help you?”
Ms. Sharma said: “I want to make an appointment for a haircut for my daughter”
Raj replied: “Sorry Mam but the shop is closed today, Would you be able to come tomorrow?”
Ms. Sharma on the call explained the situation to Raj and he said he’d open the shop just for them and asked them to come in the afternoon.
In the afternoon Riya and her mother went to the parlour where they were greeted by Raj in the parlour
Ms. Sharma questioned: “Isn’t your mom available today?”
Raj said: “No she is out of town, Can we start with the haircut?”
Ms. Sharma said: “Yes, Riya go take a sit in the chair”
Riya sat in the chair and removed her scarf which she was wearing seeing that Raj acted like he was surprised and examined the hairs
Raj said: “It’s bad the hairs are uneven we have to cut it to at least till the chin and the back is too short like someone tried to shave it.”
Ms. Sharma said: “Isn’t there any way to keep some more length?”
Raj said: “Sorry mam but no I don’t think so, we can give her a chin-length bob with an undercut.”
Ms. Sharma said: “Fine and asked Riya if she was ok with it”
Riya replied: “Okay”, Suddenly Mrs. Sharma got a call from her friend, her friend was asking to tag along with them for shopping.
Mrs. Sharma: “I have to leave now, Raj would you drop Riya home after her haircut?”
Raj said: “Of course, No problem.”
As Mrs. Sharma left the shop, Riya and Raj gave a mischievous smile to each other and started laughing
Raj said: “So let’s get done with our unfinished plan.”
Riya said “Yes, and also I have a surprise for you after the haircut”
Raj got excited and started caping Riya who was sitting in a chair. He quickly damped Riya’s hair with the spray bottle then sectioned her hair and started cutting her hair near her nape slightly revealing her undercut. After 30 minutes Raj finished the haircut and asked Riya “Do you want me to fade the undercut? It would look good.” In response, Riya replied: “Fine do it, since we have come this far.”
Raj bought his clipper from the cabinet and plugged them the clippers roared to life but this time Riya wasn’t scared of the clippers. Raj used the no.1 attachment and started fading the undercut, when he looked at the mirror he saw Riya was enjoying the undercut. Raj finished fading the undercut in no time. He undid the cape and said how’s it looking, Riya examined her hair and touched her undercut she was shocked at how short it was but she was happy with how the haircut turned out.
Riya exclaimed now it was time for the surprise, she walked towards the door and locked it from inside and then they both made out in the parlour.
After they were done Raj dropped Riya at her house and went home, when Riya got home her mom and dad were both stunned by her haircut. Mrs. Sharma, couldn’t help but appreciate her daughter’s boldness, but her father was a bit upset. As days passed her father finally embraced the change and It was a moment of transformation for both Riya and her family, a realization that sometimes breaking free from tradition could lead to newfound beauty and self-expression.
(This was my first story I hope you liked it)
