"Miss V!"

I looked away from the people who were delivering new hair products and to Vanessa, my little sister.

She was 19 years old, and my assistant/receptionist. She also did makeup at my shop from time to time until she finished school at the makeup academy that she was attending.

"Yeah?"

"Someone by the name of Kareem, wants to know if you can accept a walk in today for a simple hairstyle."

"We hella busy today, I don't think-"

"He apologizes for his rudeness, but his daughter has a dance recital tonight, and it's an emergency. He also says that he has no problem paying extra for the inconvenience."

I usually wouldn't try to put my clients so close together, but he seemed to be having a hard time and I didn't want his daughter to be looking a mess at her recital.

"How far away is he," I questioned with a sigh.

It was 4:37 and I had my next client at 5:00. If he was close enough, I would have enough time to shampoo his daughter and then blow dry her. Once that was done, I could shampoo my next client, finish her, and then finish his daughter off.

"He said his little brother is about 3 minutes away."

I told her to tell him to come on before putting my used towels in the bin that sat below my station and getting fresh ones from my shelf.

"Welcome to Victory Beauty Salon."

I looked up from my calender, where I was scheduling appointments, when I heard Vanessa greet someone.

"Thank you, beautiful."

I watched as the boy flirted with Vanessa, and she flirted back for a few minutes.

He returned her phone to her, and his to him, before I noticed that there was a child with him.

She was honestly one of the cutest kids that I've seen in a long time. Her hair was in a thick, curly Afro that framed her face and shook with every movement that she made. She was dressed in a khaki, cargo skinny jeans, red sparkly Uggs, and a red and blue school t-shirt that said Dancing Cougs in white.

"Hi, sweetie. What's your name," I greeted with a smile on my face, walking towards the group.

Taking her hand from her uncle's, she turned her head in my direction and I could've offered this little girl all the candy in the world. She was so dang cute.

"Hi, miss. My name is Kai," she spoke. Kai's hazel eyes lit up as a wide grin appeared on her face.

"That's a really pretty name, Kai."

After telling her uncle that she would be ready in about 2 hours, I took her hand and led her to the shampoo bowl, thinking about how I was gonna manipulate the thick kinks on her head.

*

"You like?"

"Yes ma'am, I do!"

I'd pressed and curled Kai's hair, with half of it in a high ponytail, and put some edge control on her edges. The back of her hair, which was down and curled, reached a few inches below her shoulder blades.

While styling her hair, Kai informed me that she was 5 years old, and that she loves to dance and do gymnastics.

I straightened up my station and swept the floor as she continued to admire her hair in the mirror.

"You like my hair, daddy?"

"I sure do, baby girl."

I watched as this fine specimen of a bearded man picked Kai up,and she hugged him and kissed his cheek.

I assumed that was her father.

Just as I was putting the dust pan back on the broom, Kai walked up to my with a lot more than the forty five dollars that her style cost.

"This is too much-"

"I said that I'd pay extra for such a short notice. Plus my babygirl said she had a good time."

Oooh his voice was so deep, just like I like them. I'm a sucker for deep voices and beards.

"Thank you," I replied with a small smile on my face.

If he thought that a two hundred dollar tip was impressing me, he had another thang coming.

"No problem Miss...," His voice dragged, indicating that he was waiting for me to introduce myself.

"Victoria. And you are?"

"Kareem," he answered, smirking at me.

"It's nice to meet you, Kareem," I stated, finger combing my hair and putting it in a ponytail. It was time for a shampoo and a deep condition.

"Likewise. Where can I schedule her another appointment?"

"Right over there," I pointed in the direction of V who was now sitting down with her feet up, most likely watching makeup tutorials on YouTube.

"See you later, Miss V!"

After Kareem scheduled Kai's appointment he smiled in my direction and then they walked towards the door.

"See you later sweetie pie!"
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Most of the stories that I write will have a beautician in them.

This is an idea that I've had for a while. What do y'all think?