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Chapter Three

One New Message From: Mom: Where are you? I need you to come home.

To Mom: I'm at the hairdresser. I'll be home in like half an hour

One New Message From: Mom: Hurry up! Dad has clients here and we need you to be here.

Of course.

My mother is absolutely ridiculous. All she ever cares about is money and business.

Now I'm gonna make sure to take my time.

"Okay, Saylor, let's assess the damage." Mindy, my hairdresser, said to me. I had told her that my hair 'accidentally' got caught in the chair at school today and I need some major damage control.

"I don't want to get rid of all my hair! It took forever to grow out!

Mindy didn't respond right away, she kept feeling through my hair.

"I don't think that we have to, but I know you're not going to like my proposal."

"What is it, Mindy?"

"Layers. I know you're always saying that you're not 'sexy' enough to pull off all the flare, but if you don't want to get rid of the length, it's the only other option. And if you ask me, you definitely have the body now that'll let you rock the edgy kind of style."

God damn it.

I absolutely hate Bradley Hemings.

Mindy has been trying to get me to layer my hair for at least seven years, and for at least seven years, I've been turning her down, but now Brad is basically forcing me into layering my hair.

"Just do it," I say.

Mindy covered the mirror before starting because she knew that I would try to stop her if I could see how much she was cutting off.

About one hour later Mindy finished blow drying my hair and was just making some finishing touches with a style cream.

"Okay, let me see you." Mindy stepped in front of me to admire her work. "You look amazing, Say, and I'm not just saying that. You look hot."

Making a huge production out of it, she dramatically tore the cover off of the mirror revealing my reflection.

I have to admit, she was right. I looked good with this new hair.

"Mindy! I love it! I should've said yes to layers years ago! Thank you!"

I paid Mindy and gave her a hefty tip before rushing back into my car. I was going to have to speed a little on the way home due to the 13 missed calls from my mother.

After about fifteen minutes I pulled into my driveway and rushed out of the car.

I suppose my mother heard the car door being shut because as I reached for the door handle to my house, my mother was pulling it open.

"Saylor, where have you been? I texted you over an hour ago telling you to come home and you told me you would be back in thirty minutes." My mother icily berated me through her teeth so our company wouldn't hear.

"Sorry, mom! Mindy took longer than I had imagined." I tried to avoid worsening the situation by apologizing.

"Whatever. Just behave yourself-we really need business from these clients and I need you to cooperate. Everyone's in the basement, go get dressed and put on some more makeup, we're going to Ruth's Chris." She finished still through her teeth before letting me in.

I jogged up the first flight of stairs and left my backpack in my office on the second floor before proceeding up the next flight of stairs to my bedroom.

I entered my closet and scanned over my options for tonight's outing. I settled on a black Dior cocktail dress and black Louboutins. To add some color, I took a red clutch that matched the soles of my heels and stuffed my phone into it. I was really dressing towards this new, edgy haircut.

I reached my bathroom and applied another coat of mascara and some smokey, but not slutty, black eyeshadow and some blush and left my hair the way it was since it had just been styled.

I texted my mom that I was ready and started towards the main level.

Since I had more stairs to climb down and I was wearing 5 inch heels, my parents and their guests reached the foyer before I did which gave me a second to prepare myself, but once I saw who the clients were I realized I'd need more than a second.

Standing in my foyer waiting my arrival was Bradley Hemings and his parents.

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