Changes by School grey shorts

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I came home from university for the summer holidays,opened the front door, walked in when" John get to your room and get changed, you are helping me with the garden" called dad from the front room " dad I just got here " I replied " lets go young man"" dad get Tom to help you" " get to your room and change, right now John ".

I walked past my kid brothers room and saw he was not there, opened the door and looked in " tom is always avoiding work " on his bed was a red t-shirt, dark blue pull up shorts, dark blue ankle socks. I put my bag down and walked over to his bed, picked up his shorts " still wearing pull ups" put them back and went to my room.

Dad came into my room and found me on my bed " John do as your are told "" I be ready in 5 minutes dad"" where you in Tom's room John "" I looked at my dad " yes, got him a gift and put it on his bed beside his shorts, why?" how did he knew? " I picked up his shorts, so I could put the gift down dad" he looked at me " when we are done with the garden, your hair will be cut".

I was wearing my t-shirt and shorts helping dad with the garden when Tom came out " hi John good to see you " I looked over at him and he was wearing jeans in this heat " and you tom" " John get on with your work, don't doddle " said dad in a raise voice.
Tom was inside the house watching TV while I was outside cutting the grass and hedge with dad " there John we have finished, you did a good job, right time to get your haircut, let's go, "" dad my hair does not need to be cut"" it does, let's go"" what about Tom dad?" I replied back " do as your told young man, you behave like a child, you be treated as one, haircut ".
I sat on the barber chair " my son will have a traditional boys short back and sides, above his ears, say, give him a real 1920s boys haircut instead please " said my dad with a smile.

Before I new it the barber started cutting, my hair fell all me, it got shorter and shorter and shorter " what the hell is this guy doing I thought " clippers were next " head down young man and don't move it" said the barber.
When he was done I looked at myself in the mirror, what looked back was a young me " brilliant haircut, John you really suit it" said my dad, I felt the Brize on my ears " dad it's really short "" it should be John" dad paid the barber and we left .
We arrived home, I got out of dad's car and went into the house and had a shower, walked passed Tom's room when he called me in " tom I am after a shower and only wearing a towel "" it won't take long john"" ok".
"Thank you for the gift John, BTW great haircut, you suit it"" tom it's too short"" nonsense John it's perfect, wait John, for a laugh why don't you put on these" " tom those are your clothes "" come on John arms up" I did,tom pulled down his red t-shirt on me then I stepped into his dark blue pull up shorts, as he was pulling them up on me I felt how soft was the material, tom tucked the red t-shirt into the shorts " sit down on my bed John " I did, tom got the dark blue ankle socks and put them on me " know John trainers " on they went on my feet " stand up and take a look at yourself in the mirror john" I did what looked back at me was a 14 year old boy" this can't be tom, I look younger "" you always did John.

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