Sister Takes Charge of Haircut by Luck

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Sarah had just turned 16. She and her 13-year-old brother, Rick, didn't usually get along. Rick was always committing crimes and blaming Sarah, so the two were always fighting. Sarah was watching TV in the living room while her brother, Rick, played basketball in the garden. Their mother, Mandy, was a strict and disciplined woman. She invited them both to the table for dinner. After dinner, Mandy turned to Rick and said, "School's starting soon, and you need a haircut." Rick objected, asking, "Why can't I go to school with my own hairstyle?" Mandy said, "You know the rules. Get up now, get ready, we're going to the barber." Rick reluctantly got up, went to his room, and got ready. Mandy and Rick got in the car and drove to the barbershop.When they arrived in front of the barbershop, Rick began begging his mother, "Please, don't cut it too short; I don't want to embarrass myself at school." Mandy told him to come inside. There were no other customers inside, and there were two empty barber chairs. The barber immediately told Rick to sit down. When Rick sat down, he wrapped a cape around his neck and asked his mother how he should cut it. His mother said, "A size 8 on the sides and nape of the neck, and a size 14 on the top." Because school was starting, his mother didn't want Rick's hair cut too short. The barber put the size 14 attachment on the machine and moved it over his entire head, then went over the sides and nape of his neck with the size 8 attachment. When the haircut was finished, Rick got up from the chair. His mother, Mandy, paid the barber, then they got in the car and drove home.
Eight weeks passed. Rick's hair had covered his ears and needed a new cut. His mother got up that morning and went to Sarah. "Rick needs a haircut, but your dad and I are very busy, so you'll take your brother to the barbershop this time," she said. Sarah agreed. She'd never been to a barbershop in her life; it would be a first for her. Her mother gave Sarah money to take it to the barber and said, "While you're there, get your hair cut there too."
Sarah told Rick to come join her, and they got in the car and drove to the barbershop. This time, there was a father and his son, who looked about 14 years old. The boy was sitting in the barber chair. The barber turned to his father and asked, "How should we cut it?" His father replied, "Short and clean for summer." Sarah realized then that Rick could get any haircut he wanted. She smiled slightly. The barber cut the boy's hair to a 6 on the sides and an 8 on the top. Then they got up and left. The barber called, "Next." Rick walked over and sat in the barber chair. The barber tied a cape around his neck, turned to me, and asked me how I wanted the cut. Rick started yelling, "No, she's not my mother, she won't decide." The barber turned to Rick and said, "No matter what, she brought you here; she's in control." Sarah said, "My brother's hair grows very quickly, so I want a short cut." The barber asked, "Should we do it like the boy who just came out?" Sarah said, "No, it's too long. I want it shorter."
Rick, please don't make me shave too short, she cried. Sarah rose from the waiting chair and walked over to Rick, running her hands through his hair. Then the barber turned and asked, "Could you give me a pair of clippers?"
The barber was surprised; no one had ever asked for something like this before. Sarah said she would determine the length of her haircut this way. The barber gave Sarah a haircut, put a size 10 hair clipper on her head, and told her to be careful. Sir was overjoyed, and ran the clipper right through the middle of her brother's head, then began running it all over his head. When she was finished, she ran her hands over his head and said, "It's not short enough." The barber then gave her the size 3 hair clipper, and Sarah began running it over all of her hair. When she was finished, she ran her hands over it, saying, "This length is good for the top; you should cut the sides more neatly." He handed the clipper to the barber and sat down in the waiting chair. The barber cut the sides with a size 2 hair clipper and trimmed the top with a size 3 hair clipper. When the shave was finished, Rick was crying. He got up from his chair and sat down. Sarah said, "I just want a simple trim." The barber did it immediately, and when the process was over, they returned home. When they got home, Mandy looked at her son's haircut and turned to Sarah and said, "It's shorter than I expected, but it's nice." Then she turned to Rick and said, "From now on, your sister will be responsible for the haircut."


Rick began to cry because he knew what was about to happen to him.



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