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Tales From Sha-Hair-Azad
By Najya Yasirah
The Appointment – Chapter 3
Reyjah was pissed. Her 10:00 appointment had canceled. “that’s the second time that’s happened this week!” she said to her Sheila, her pretty Filipino friend. Sheila was a color specialist from San Francisco. Her own jet-black hair was in long layers, cut by Reyjah with bright red streaks. Shelia was shampooing Ms. Randolph’s hair. She wore a bubble-gum colored bebe baby shirt with a pair if light grey bellbottoms and pink and white adidas shelltoes.Ms. Randolph was the sweetest middle-aged woman to ever patronize the Sha-Hair-Azad day spa. Reyjah’s workplace was two-levels tall. It even had a fountain in the reception area, complete with Japanese koi. She loved the architecture, it reminded her of a tea house only with glass. Each hairdresser had her own private room to work in, just to keep the atmosphere mor intimate and eliminate the gossip. A hair salon without gossip, yeah right! Sheila towel-dried Ms. Randolph’s hair. “You know, Reyjah, today might be your lucky day, you know God let’s things happen for a reason.” Ms. Randolph reminded Reyjah of Grace Kelly. She was such an elegant, graceful woman. “I guess your right, ‘Randy’.” she said. “You are wearing your hair down, today, Reyjah?” said Derrick. He was the resident gay guy of Sha-Hair-Azad. He always managed to bring in more money than any of the girls. He had always been a sweetheart to Reyjah. “Who’s the guy?” he asked playing in her hair, since he was the one that did it. “What makes you think that there’s a guy? I haven’t dated since I’ve been here.”said Reyjah with her arm around Derrick’s waist as she received a kiss on the cheel from him. “Umm, honey… you haven’t worn your hair down since you’ve been here, either,” he pressed. His green eyes sparkling. “Spill it, girl,” said Sheila. “You better go finish Randy’s hair, Sheila!” said Reyjah, laughing. “I have no where to go today, and I am getting the works, sweetie!” said Ms. Randolph. “Lord…if y’all..alright!” Reyjah threw up her hands. “Okay, I was running this morning at usual..” “Did you wear those butt-hugger shorts?” said Shelia. “Shut up…I was running, and I usually stop and turn at this mansion that’s close to the beach, but this time, I hear this guy and this woman arguing..” “Over what?” said Derrick. “Heck if I know,’ said Reyjah shrugging. “Anyways, this crazy, excuse my language, bitch, gets in her car, starts swerving, and freaking hits me.” “What!” they all said. “I banged my knee, y’know the one with the screw…I land on some grass thank God , but my discman is destroyed.” Derrick shook his head. “then the trick gets out of her little Maserati and dude starts yelling at her, and then she bitch-slaps him. Then she has the audacity to ask me if I’m dead or something.” “Was she one of those women that if you lit a match, she’d melt?” said Derrick. “Yeah..pretty much.” Reyjah said laughing. “Okay, so I’m hurt, and I’m pissed, so dude comes over and of course it’s ‘are you ok’ and what not..but then he picks me up, flings me over his shoulder and carries me to his mansion.” “Was he cute?” said Sheila. “Girl, I could not see him in the dark, but when he got me in that house….mmhmmm.” “So I take it he was fine?” said Derrick. “Fine…the man is beautiful. He’s got that olive skin and a body..whew.” Ms.Randolph jokingly fanned herself. “So then what happened?” she said. “He put an ice pack on my knee. He offered to take me home, but I said, nah.” She shrugged. “What the heck is wrong with you?” said Shelia. “Did you get his digits?” said Randy. “Oooh, Ms. Randolph, what do you know about some digits?”said Derrick. “Boy, I’m from the old school.”said Ms. Randolph proudly. They all laughed. “Well, what’s his name?” said Shelia. “I didn’t even ask.” Said Reyjah shaking her head. “Girl, you are crazy?” said Derrick. “I’m gay as hell, but even I know when a dude goes through all that for a strange girl, he’s into her.” He squeezed Reyjah’s cheeks. “Y’all get on back to work!!” said Reyjah, laughing.
Tales From Sha-Hair-Azad - Chapter 4