Let Me Choose

TWO

                   

My head throbbing like crazy I groaned, I knew that last beer was one too many. I cracked open one eye and peeked around my room and I realised one shoe was on top of the wardrobe, my top was on my lamp shade and I think my jeans are at the bottom of my bed. Suffice to say I did not remember getting home or undressed for bed. As I crawled my way down to the kitchen I was greeted by a chirpy Scarlett and a smug Annie.

"Well hello sleeping beauty," said Scarlett.

I grunted.

"I told you not to have that last beer," said Annie.

I grunted again and made my way to the kettle to make myself a tea.

"G-g-guys.. App-apparentlyAlexCooperhasshavedallofhishairoff." said Scarlett looking down at her phone, probably unaware her sentence held no coherence.

"What?" we replied in unison.

"H-he's shaved his hair off."

"Like buzz cut?" asked Lily walking in with her multi-coloured hair sticking out every which way.

Scarlett nodded furiously.

I made a face and quickly spun around to face the counter, I must not show any indication I should know why he would do such a thing or the lions would pounce.

"Max?" asked Annie.

"Uhuh"

"Do you have any idea why Alex Cooper would do such a thing and break all these girls' hearts. Including our own special Scarlett?" she asked again.

"No clue" I replied curtly.

"Uhuh sure. So you're not going to tell me why I heard from Sophie that she saw you and Alex talking outside last night.." said Annie in an accusing tone.

I sighed in defeat, "I didn't know he would shave off his hair, Jesus the boy doesn't do anything anyone says why would he do that of all things" I said sitting down in my seat, gingerly sipping my tea.

"You told Alex Cooper to shave his hair!!??" Scarlett said screeching at the top of her voice.

I closed my eyes and winced at the pain shooting through my head. I deserved this pain. I shouldn't of gotten that drunk.

"No I did not tell him to shave his hair. Like he would listen to me anyway. All I said, by accident by the way was that all the girls talk about is how great his post sex hair is.." I said avoiding eye contact.

All three of the girls slapped me on the arm.

"Why didn't you tell us?"

"Why would you tell him that!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha you actually spoke to him?" They all shrieked at once.

"God. One at a time, can't you see I'm hungover" I said holding my head in my hands.

"Just explain it already Max" said Annie moving in close to my face with a large smile on her face, holding up her Cheshire Cat mug.

"Fine, fine. I was taking Tom out because he got chucked out for being too drunk and I was waiting for his cab and Alex came over and called him pathetic. I ignored him. Tom told me he loved me. Alex again said he was pathetic, and claimed he was all but saintly because he speaks the truth. I then blurted out said sentence and left. Ok well that's it. Story time over. I'll be leaving I have a lecture at 1. Bye bye my sweetums" I said and all but ran out the room.

I left the house almost an hour and a half early so I wouldn't have to deal with the mob. I decided I'll just grab a coffee and some lunch in the shop before my lecture. Walking to campus was something I always enjoyed, it was a pretty walk through a wooded area that led to some steps that were quite ruthless to the thighs and calfs. But today all I could think about was Alex and what he had done, why he had done it and was it because of me? No surely not.
I had talked myself into asking him the next time I saw him, which to my horror was imminent as I saw him in the queue for a coffee. I panicked and turned to face the door but managed to pull myself together, I took a deep breath and faced the queue. I watched him, his hair really did change his face. He was once handsome in that boyish way with a hint of male, but now with his shaved it was all male. Nothing to hide under or beneath like I often did with my long hair. He looked pure man and so rugged and sexy it was hard not to stare. I didn't realise I would fancy someone with basically no hair until I saw Alex Cooper with a buzz cut.