Ebony, Mi Amore

Getting My Hair Did

I check my watch as I flag down a taxi. 1:10. 6 more hours to go! A pretty blonde lady with pixie hair and dangly Africa earrings stops in front of me. She waves me inside the taxi her gap-toothed smile beaming brightly. " Hola! Habla Espanol?" She greeted me happily. " Hola! no Habla Espanol" I greet her, matching her level. " Can you take me to a black-owned hair salon? If there are some?" She nodded. " I got you, sit tight. It is a thirty minutes drive! Would you like some mints? Water?" I shake my head. " No thanks, I'm good thank you," I told her. My name is Kenzie by the way! She told me sweetly. I told her my name as well. "My name is Ebony!" I smiled nicely. She nodded and drove away.

Time-lapse= 30 min

Sometime later she stopped the car in front of a little salon. It was small and if you didn't look closely you would miss it. on the top, it read Adamma's African hair braiding. I reach into my purse and grab a 50 dollar bill. I hand it to Kenzie. " Keep the change!" I wave at her as I leave the taxi. She smiles broadly at me as she pulls away. I walk into the store and smile when I see a tall and light skin woman at the front. She wore a long-sleeve off-shoulder crop top and African print high-waisted pants. She looked fierce and beautiful.

"Hola Habla Espanol!?" She greeted me happily and asked. "Hola! no Habla Espanol." She nodded and took my hand, leading me into the store. My mouth almost dropped to the floor. The outside of the salon was small but it was in high contrast to the inside of the salon. The ceilings were high. It was so beautifully and modernly decorated. The smell of cocoa butter and shea butter hair products reached my nose. There were eight chairs and 6 were occupied.

" My name is Adamma and well come to my salon! What will you be doing to your hair?" She flashed her pearly whites at me. I smiled back at her kindly. "Hey, my name is Ebony! So I would love to have some Senegalese twists. Not too small I want them just a little bit big. And long" I told her.

"Okay, we can do that for you. Are you in a rush?" She asked me. "How long do you think this will take?" I asked her. " In my salon, there is always more than one person working on your hair so I'll say half the amount of time it usually takes to get African braids. So maybe 2 hours." She responded. I looked at my watch. 1:45. " I have to get to the hotel before 6:00. So we could be done around 3:00. So I'm not really in a rush." I told her. She nodded. " Come around here Ebony dear and relax." She told me giddily. I could tell that she loved her job very much. I sat in one of the chairs and sighed. The comfy material brushed against my skin.

Adamma swiveled me around and got to work. First, she washed my hair with sweet-smelling hair products. "Okay, now which hair conditioner smells do u like I have cocoa and shea and pineapple. I also have cherry and strawberry!" She sounded so excited. " I love the smell of pineapples so pineapples." She applied the conditioner to my hair and the pineapple scent assaulted my nostrils. I loved it. After 20 minutes she was done detangling my hair, oiling my scalp, and moisturizing my hair. She massaged my scalp for 10 minutes and then sat me back up.

"Selina? Crystal?" Adamma called out. Two beautiful dark skin girls came in. They were almost identical except one had long hair pulled into a tight low ponytail and the other had short hair in finger waves. I guessed that they were Twins. They smiled giddily came over, greeted me, and started working right away. I was scared that there was going to be a lot of tugging but no. Crystal braided the front sections of my hair. Selina braided the left and back sections. Adamma took the right. We were gonna be done in no time.

Time-laspse:2 hours

"Okay, we are done!!" Adamma whooped after Selina was done dipping my ends in hot water. They spun the chair around and faced me in the mirror. "Wow, guys I look so beautiful thank you! Thank you! How much is it? I forgot to ask." I looked at Adamma. "okay 100 because I really like you!" Adamma gushed. I nodded my head. " I have a black card though does that work?" I asked. "Yes, come on to the cash register." I followed happily. I swiped the card but instead of putting 100 dollars, I entered 360. Adamma thanked me continuously. I thanked everyone in the salon and got a move on. My phone starts to ring after walking for 2 mins. Mason.

I picked the call giddily. "Hola mi amore." Mason purred in my ear. His deep baritone sending waves of pleasure through my body." Hola." I purred back at him. "I'm coming back. Did you miss me too much?" I giggled. "Of course I'm itching to see you soon, but don't rush yourself. Babe." oh how much I loved him. "I love you so much, Mason." I hear his breath catch. "I love you too." He responded flirtatiously. "I'm coming okay? I'm excited about my surprise! kiss, kiss." I hang up the phone.

I stuck my hand out and proceeded to wave down a flag. A petite black woman with blue eye shadow pulls up next to me and smiles. Her teeth were a great contrast against her dark skin. She was beautiful. I opened the door and sat down gratefully. " Hola! habla Espanol?" She smiled kindly. " Hola no Habla Espanol. I'm going to Gran Hotel Sol Y Mar." She nodded.

 "My name is Sylvia, and welcome to Spain! I hope you are enjoying your stay!" She bellowed happily. It made me laugh. " I am enjoying myself very much thank you!" The next 45 minutes going back to the hotel were filled with Sylvia's happy chatter that brightened my day all the more.

Hey, ya'll! Thank you so much for reading my story! Don't forget to vote and comment. Also, I am aware that I keep procrastinating, Lo Siento mucho. I'll try my best to not procrastinate. Thank ya'll!💖💖-Ruby