It was the year 2035 and a few years ago, the Government made a law saying that you could only wear and do things that correlated with your assigned sex. The law was made to keep all the girlsand boys are equal according to their sex and that nothing would be unfair to others.
Alexa and Max were brother and sister, living in an apartment together because they found it easier both financially and emotionally, since they were very close to each other since they were kids.
They were currently sitting at the dinner table, eating their breakfast that filled the room with the smell of eggs and bacon. Just as Max was about to take a sip of orange juice, his phone made a ding that interrupted the conversation they were having. It was about Alexa, saying that her name, alexandra just didn't sound right to her and Max was ok with the new information.
He raised a brow, curious to what it could be notifying him about. He grabbed his phone from his
pocket, clicking the notification, seeing that it was a news article. He started reading it out loud
for Alexa to hear.
"Breaking news: John Mathew was arrested this morning," He read.
"The police received a report that he had been growing out his hair and was now shoulder length.." He furrowed his brow, glancing at Alexa.
"He is sentenced to five years in prison..." He trailed off, his lips curving downward in concern for the man.
Alexa shook her head, disappointed as she put her fork down, onto the table.
"It's only hair.. Why should he go to jail? What if that's how he likes it!" she exclaimed.
"Well.. it's the law."
And with that, they ended the conversation there and go back to eating their breakfast, silence
filling the room.
It was now the middle of the night, the house filled with darkness. Alexa was wide awake in her
room, starring at the ceiling. Then she stood up and walked into the hall, her bare feet making patting sounds against them.
It was like her body was moving by itself. She wasn't sure where she was going but she found herself going into the bathroom. She put the light on, the room becoming bright.
She opened the mirror cabinet and grabbed scissors. She held them in her hand, staring at them before cutting her hair.
She didn't know what she was doing or why.. But she wasn't complaining about it.
The sound of scissors cutting something filled the room before it stopped completely as she put the scissors onto the counter.
She looked into the mirror and saw that her hair was now short and in a fringe up style. The style was what society and the Government called boy hair.
She couldn't help but smile at herself. She felt good to look like this. She felt like her. It felt freeing to see herself like this.
That night, she went to bed with a smile on her face..
She had woken up the next morning and gotten ready to go to work at the makeup studio. She didn't choose the job but she was given it because she was a girl.
She then found Max in the kitchen and sat down on the dining chair.
"Hey Max? "
"Yes Alexa? " He replied, turning to her and raising his brows in surprise at the haircut before smiling like nothing happened.
"I'd.. I'd like to be called Alex. Please? "
"Ok. I'm proud of you, for being yourself. " He said with a smile.
She nodded before standing up and hugging him with a smile before saying goodbye and going
out of the door, going to her car and getting in to go to work.
Once she arrived, she stepped out of the car, the smell of sweets hitting her from the cafe next door.
She walked into the makeup studio before freezing as everyone gasped, starring at her with wide
eyes.
"What..? It's just a haircut. Oh and I go by Alex."
Then a woman grabbed the phone and called the police. In a matter of minutes, police men
barged into the studio, holding pistols.
"Hands in the air! Get on your knees! " One shouted.
Later that day, Max was watching TV and saw a news report. The head line read 'Alexandra
Jonas, arrested this morning'.
".. She will be in prison for 10 years for using a boy name and having a male haircut. "
