Tati POV-
"Ouu thank you girl these are pretty! They fit my face perfectly." My client Nyla said as she looked at the lashes I just did.
"You know I got you babes." I said once she brought me into a hug. She payed and left a decent tip before leaving.
I cleaned up the area getting ready for my next client when my phone started ringing.
"Heyyy Bookie." I smiled into the phone once Taurus head popped up.
"The fuck is a bookie? What you doing?" He said making me laugh.
"Im cleaning up for my next client. She want lashes and some braids going to the back." I said while throwing away the paper towel I used to wipe the stuff down.
"How long that's gone take you?"
"Well the lashes gone take a hour and since she getting a simple style.... All together maybe 2 hours and some change." I shrugged while thinking.
"What you been doing?" I asked switching the attention to him.
"Nothing much, Just getting money. But look though, Dukes them going bowling you trynna slide?" He asked while looking down into the phone.
"What time they going?"
"Like 7-8" he shrugged and I thought.
"Ok I'm down. But I'm ass at bowling." I said making him laugh.
"It's alright ma I'll teach you." He said with a smirk. I smiled as I stared at him through the screen. From what I could see he had his dreads half up half down, and he had a wife beater on showcasing his muscular tattooed arms.
"Shorty you weird." He said while chuckling.
"How?" I raised my eyebrow.
"You sitting her staring a nigga down. I know I look good ma." He said making me roll my eyes.
I heard a knock at the door making me grab the phone and walk towards it.
"Boy you not all that for real. Now bye my client here." I said while looking through the peephole.
"See you later ma." He said before hanging up.
I opened the door revealing a pretty brown skin girl.
"Hey Your Tati right?" She asked looking nervous.
"Yes hi, come on in." I said while opening the door wider.
I cant wait til I get my salon...
She followed me as I led her to the living room.
"Ok so we're gonna start with your lashes first because I know it's gonna be uncomfortable to lay on your hair while it's still fresh." I said and she nodded. I led her to one of the back rooms that I used as my lash/ nail room.
She got comfortable on the lash bed and I taped her lashes down before getting started.
"How long have you been doing lashes and hair?" I heard her ask softly below.
"Well I started with hair when I was in 7th grade, I practiced on dolls before some of my friends let me do theirs, then as I kept going with that and making money I started picking up on nails and I took classes for it, then my friend Mimi introduced me to lashes last year and I picked it up easily." I said and she nodded.
"you lived down here all your life or did you live somewhere else?"
"I was raised in NY. I moved down here last year to be with my grandparents, it's a really big change though because I don't know anyone here." She said and I frowned.
