In This Darkness

I Miss My Long Hair

(Toms pov)

I was banging on the door and yelling at Lori, and I heard her sobs from the bathroom.I decided to stop knocking and yelling and wait for it to open, and she won't know I'm there. I leaned against the door frame and after 10 minutes I heard the door unlock.I moved away from the frame and allowed the door to open. When Lori found out that I was still there, she started to close the door again, but I stopped her from closing. I blocked her way so that she could not pass.Her face was pale and wet with tears. Her hair was now cut. I looked behind her and saw scissors and her cut hair. I looked back at her and she was blushing and crying. Her hair was cut to her shoulders, imprecise and it appeared that she did it because of some hatred towards her hair.I grabbed her shoulders and asked "What did you do?" I felt guilty that she got rid of her long hair and ruined it. Her hair wasn't short, it was cut shoulder length, but I loved her long wavy hair.Lori didn't answer me, she lowered her head and shed tears, and I shook her holding her shoulders and raised my voice a little at her, "Lori answer my question!"She wriggled out of my hand and yelled at me "You made me hate my hair, you ruined it."I raised my head, biting my lower lip. My eyes were broken, hard, but I breathed quietly. I broke her, I understood why she cut her hair short, because I always grabbed and pulled her for that same thing.I held my hand tightly so as not to hit her. I thought that when she came out of the bathroom, I should punish her, but now I couldn't, she was broken and destroyed. I didn't take defeat hard, but I defeated her, but now I regret it and now I feel defeated.I came out of the bathroom and slammed the door. I walked quickly down the stairs and roughly wiped the tears that were sliding down my cheek. The girl I like, now I've destroyed her.

(Loris pov)

I took a shower and washed my hair and combed it in front of the mirror in the room. Vanessa entered the room and I quickly turned towards her. I ran into her arms and held her tightly. She slowly stroked my hair and then moved away me "Lori, what did you do to your hair?"she asked me worriedly. I shed a tear without answering her. She grabbed my chin and I looked at her. "Is it because of Tom?" she asked me again.I nodded and she hugged me again and stroked my hair. Vanessa was like an older sister to me, I was glad she was here."Do you want me to do your hair?" she asked me. "It can," I replied, smiling at her.

We went to the bathroom and stood in front of the mirror. Vanessa took the scissors and started straightening my damaged hair. I don't know how I allowed myself to do this, but I did. Vanessa cut my hair a little short, but she straightened it and it looked nice shape. Now my hair was a little above my shoulders, but Vanessa did it nicely and it didn't look disfigured.Vanessa was straightening my hair with a flat iron, and now my hair looked even better, straightening made it a little longer.Vanessa had to go home, because her mom is coming to the apartment, so Bill dragged her away, and Tom and I stayed home alone. It's a shame that Vanessa isn't always there. Tom and I didn't talk for the rest of the day. We slept in the same bed, but each on his side.