Tahny
"I speak my words but with a pen, all of the thoughts and sentiments that live inside my head"
I hummed along to the music that played through my buildings speakers. Dipping the brush in some of the acrylic powder, I waited for it to completely gloss over before applying it to her nail. "Then she got the nerve to ask me why I'm calling her- bitch yo number in his phone!" Yolanda, a regular- comes every Friday, gossiped as she rolled her eyes. "No she didnt girl!" Olivia, one of my employees/bestfriend said from across the room as she shook her head in protest. "She did!" Yolanda said and swung her head to look at the said female.
I, Tahny James, opened this shop - G.H.E.T.T.O. (Standing for GOING HARD EVERYDAY TRYING TO OVERCOME) - almost exactly two years ago, anniversaries tomorrow so we're having a big sale on our services. I been grindin hard since I graduated college a while back. Things been good for me and nothings gonna stop my progress. There are a total of four workers here, including me. I do the nails with Olivia, but she focuses on pedicures. Macy does hair while Yasmine runs our waxing station. We all met in college when I became a Delta Sigma for Prairie View University. After our graduation we stayed in contact and I couldn't think of a better group of girls to start this business with.
"Go wash your hands and I'll ring you up missy." Yolanda walked away and I groaned while stretching my body. "Ughhhh I'm so tired!" I huffed and walked to the cash register to add up the prices. "Yasmine that eyebrow wax was $20 right?" She nodded her head without looking up from her current client, "Yes ma'am" I added that with the $65 she owed me and the $70 she owed for her pedicure. Yolanda came around the corner and handed me her card so I could swipe it then give it back. "Dont even want to know the price Ms. Big Baller." She only laughed at my words. "I know the prices like the back of my hand, I been here since you opened remember?" Yolanda rolled her eyes and answered her phone with a mean mug on her face. I pointed to the device and mouthed, "Thats yo man?" She nodded and waved bye to everybody before leaving. I shook my head and laughed.
"Hey I'm gonna take-" Just then, the door opened causing the small bell to chime loudly. I groaned inwardly and put a smile on my face. "Welcome to G.H.E.T.T.O. What can I do for you today?" I bit my lip a bit and tried not to stare at the tall, fine- And I Mean FINE - man standing in front of me with a girl basically stuck to his hip. She looked me up and down, and let me tell you, my attitude get from 1 to 100 in less then a second, so that ticked me off. I was tempted to mug back but the guy had on a gold watch meaning he got bank. (Cant be running off the good money.) I just looked at the dude with a eye brow raised up and he nudged the girl away from him. "She want her hair done. And I swear after this Keke, we done." I'm guessing the last part was supposed to be quieter but I heard it, laughing a bit to get Keke's attention. As expected, she swung her head to me but before she could pop off, Macy called out. "Come sit over here love, Tahny I got another hour on this head so can you do her for me?" I glared at Macy and mouth all the cuss words in the book. She smiled and went back to cutting a girls ends off. Being professional, I walked behind her in the high chair. "What you want done? I can dye you up or put some weave in." I could feel her glare through the mirror but I focused getting her hair tie from this small ball on the top of her head. When finished, I finally looked at her with a bored expression before giving her a little attitude back. "You hear me or do I need to repeat myself?" Keke rolled her eyes and looked in the mirror at herself. "I want some long box braids." I huffed and started parting her hair to comb out.
Six hours and nine bags of hair later, I am ringing up the distressed couple. "That will be $350." Keke didnt seem so happy about it cause she instantly formed her mouth to talk back. "400 dollas?? You yanking up my head and-" The guy cut in before she could even finish. "You acting like you payin for it so shut the fuck up Ke, damn." He reached in his pocket and pulled out a stack, handing me 5 hundreds and smiled at me wit his pearly white teeth ass. "Keep the change ma."
I smiled way too nice at the girl before they walked out, giving a tiny hand wave. Right when they stepped out the door I opened my mouth quick fast and in a hurry. "I wanted to drag that balled headed bitch out my shop right when she walked in." Olivia busted out laughing as the rest of the girls did too. I shook my head and climbed onto one of the massage chairs, turning it on happily. The place was empty, all the customers left while I was still doing Keke hair. "But did you see who she was with though." Macy asked while giving everyone a knowing look. I looked at her and smiled. "He was so fine, but that girl seemed like a crazy baby mama I ain't got time to deal with." Yasmine nodded in agreement and rubbed her foot gently. "You see the watch on his wrist?"
"That thing was shining like Christmas lights." I said while closing my eyes, enjoying the vibrations on my tight back muscles. After a bit of silence I spoke again. "Ya'll wanna close up early? Tomorrow's a long day and my feet killing me right now." Everyone agreed and started cleaning up, grabbing their personals and heading out. Right when I was about to leave I saw a note on my station's table top.
That girl aint my woman so dont worry about her. Hit me up when you get off work though.
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Btw, my names Jay
I smiled and stuffed the note in my pocket. I locked all the doors and pulled down the metal bars, just for extra security, and closed the heavy duty lock.
Why not? Lets see where this shit goes
