One Night . . . by Russ

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Mikey had the kind of hair everyone admired. Chestnut brown, a touch of gray, flowing thick and full with just the slightest wave. Just about perfect. Too bad Mikey had an attitude about it and a mouth that never stopped. Whenever he saw a bald guy he couldn't stop taunting by yelling insults from calling the guy an egghead to asking hey baldy, get caught in a hair raid? And the nastiest taunts were aimed at a poor guy with a comb over. I dare not repeat them. In the process Mikey always bragged about his wonderful locks and often said he'd die of embarrassment if he ever went bald.

Anyway, one night Mikey had to pull an all nighter at work when a crisis developed. It was nearing 3 AM and he just zonked out in the lounge. His sleep was so deep that he never stirred when Russ decided to teach him a lesson. Mikey had insulted Russ about his baldness just once too often. Justice was in the air. Russ called his friend Chip who rushed over with his kit of clippers and gadgets, the newest of which was a No No. You'll recall Russ is MPB by nature and Chip is MPB by choice.

Russ and Chip couldn't resist giving Mikey's hair a good long ruffle before getting down to work. With clippers in hand Chip started buzzing while Russ held Mikey's head. Mikey was in such a deep sleep he never reacted to the buzzing all over his head. How about we leave a comb over strip of hair in place asked Russ. Sure said Chip as he left the strip on the left side of Mikey's head and buzzed off everything else with a #1 guard. Chip pulled out the No No and said I've been wanting to try this thing just to see if it works so here goes . . .and Chip proceeded to remove all traces of stubble from the top of Mikey's head and give Mikey a dramatic MPB. He finished it by combing over the remaining strip of hair.

By now everyone working the night shift was in the lounge laughing at the goings on. All the commotion and laughter eventually wakened Mikey who started laughing while wondering what was happening. From across the lounge, the comb over guy Mikey so often taunted yelled, hey Mikey, finally joined the club I see. Confused, Mikey reached up to scratch his head and stopped cold when his hand felt the skin instead of hair. Running from the lounge he dashed to the men's room and gasped at his image in the mirror. What the f**k? was the calmest of his expletives. After about 10 minutes and to everyone's surprise, Mikey returned to the lounge smiling. He asked who did this? Everyone was silent. Then Mikey said you know, I actually like it. Just like that cereal commercial, Mikey likes it!

Chip was the first to act and said let me give that bald head of yours a good rub. Mikey was surprised it felt so good and he just reached out and started rubbing Chip's head. Russ couldn't resist and joined in the head rubbing and invited the comb over guy to join the fun. Soon, the other guys came over and hair ruffles and head rubs abounded. Wow Mikey said, and to think I never imagined myself bald. Still I kind of miss my hair and maybe I should let it grow back. What do you think?

To be continued . . .

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