The grilfriend's father by Storyteller

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When I was 13 I started dating this girl and she was so perfect for me, we got along really well, we went to the same school and we were good students. We were both obedient to teachers and our parents. Her father was a marine. I got along very well with him too.

As it was the end of the 70s, it was common for guys my age to have long hair, and this was my case. My parents allowed me to grow my hair as I wanted, as long as I trimmed it from time to time and always kept it neat and clean, and I followed these rules. My girlfriend's father, even being a marine, never commented on my hair either.

One Saturday afternoon I went to my girlfriend's house so we could study for a test. When I got there, her father received me very well, as always, but told me that she had to go out with her mother and it was going to be a while. I said "oh, that’s OK, then I'll take the opportunity to stop by the barbershop, because I need a haircut, Sir".

He then said "I can cut your hair" And I said "Sir? Thank you very much, but do you have the equipment and everything?" And he said "Of course, I work as a barber too, didn't you know I have a barbershop at the back of the house?" I said in surprise "Gee, sir, I'm sorry, I didn't know. So, if you can, of course, I would really appreciate it if you could cut my hair"

He smiled and said "So, come on, I had closed the shop, but I'll take care of you, I keep the barbershop closed so that no other customers show up" I said "Thank you very much, Sir" and accompanied him to the back of the house where the barbershop was. I was very surprised, the barbershop was very nice, very well kept, clean and smelled really good" I said "Wow sir, your barbershop is fantastic" He said "Thank you, now sit in the barber chair"

I promptly went to the barber chair. He took a cape, put it around me, took out my long hair that had been inside it and closed it tightly. He took a comb and started to comb my hair, he said "Your hair is always very clean and well combed" and I said "Thank you, Sir"

He then asked "How do we do it?" I was quite embarrassed how to ask my girlfriend's dad for a haircut so I said "You can cut it the way you think is better, Sir" He smiled and said "Oh that's great, son. The way I think is better? Really?"

I really liked that he called me son, but I kept the respect and kept calling him Sir and confirmed "Yes, Sir, the way you think is better". He then immediately grabbed clippers, plugged them in, held my head tight, turn them on and started running them on the top of my head.

I was startled, I had never seen clippers being used, and of course never felt it in my own head. He noticed my scared face, but said "You'll see how you'll like this cut, son, it's very practical" and I smiled a little embarrassed and said "Yes, Sir" I started to see huge strands of my hair falling out, while he was running the clippers all over my head.

I figured he was buzzing all my hair, that I would only have stubble, I had no idea, but I smiled at him as he worked moving my head this way and that as he passed clippers around. He saw me smiling and said "Are you enjoying it, son?" and I, in order not to disappoint him, said "Yes, Sir, I like it very much".

When he was done, he handed me a hand mirror and said "Hey, tell me what you think" I was surprised, my hair was short, but not as short as I had imagined, there was a big attachment in the clippers, I smiled and said "That looks really good Sir" And he said "Oh, I'm glad you like it" And I said "I had thought of it much shorter, Sir"

He then moved the attachment that was on the clippers and said "oh, but I can make it shorter for you, son" and immediately started running clippers again on my head. Now I felt the blade right on my head and saw hairs much smaller than before flying as clippers passed. I tried to smile at him not to show my fear.

He said "You're really enjoying it, huh. I didn't think you'd want your hair that short" He ran his hand over the part he clippered and said "feels good, right?" and I said "Wow, feels really good , Sir, very short hair is good" and he said "oh, but wait, then I'll give you the best cut ever", he changed the blade he had put in for another one with the number 0 written on it five times and started moving clippers again on my head and said "now you're going to really like it" and kept buzzing.

He said "this is the cut I give to the new recruits, son, what an honor to give this cut to my daughter's boyfriend" and I said "Wow, the honor is mine, Sir" Quickly, he finished the cut, passed a duster brush on my head and shook the cape. He said "Look, how much hair, son" and added "this is much easier to clean" and I said "Please, Sir, let me sweep the floor for you" He ran his hand over my clippershaved head and said "You really are a great boy, son, how lucky my daughter is dating you" I got a little embarrassed and said "Thank you so much, Sir"

I didn't even remember to look in the mirror, I grabbed a broom and started sweeping the floor. He looked at me and said "would you like to work in the barbershop for me, cleaning and organizing things, son?" and I said "Wow, Sir, sure, it would be an honor, but I need to ask my parents for permission" and he said "Yes, we'll check that with your parents later". And he ran his hand over my head again.

I finished cleaning everything and that's when I saw myself in the mirror, I looked very different, I almost didn't recognize myself, but I knew I couldn't show disappointment, so I didn't have any reaction. He then asked "So, son, did you like the cut?" and I said "Yes, Sir, I like it very much" And he said "We can do regular cuts when you come to work with me" And I said "Thank you very much, Sir"

My girlfriend arrived along with her mother and they both liked my new look. My parents also said they liked it when I came home and agreed that I could work at the barbershop in my spare time. And so, I started working at the barbershop and kept the cut he regularly gave me.

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