Today I've got another 100 word challenge flash fic for you. The word this time is "change," and I took inspiration from a big (albeit superficial) change I made a few years ago: the first time I shaved my head. It was a very interesting—and positive—experience.
I hope you like the drabble it inspired.
It took 20 minutes.
20 minutes she’d been standing there, a fistful of hair in one hand, a pair of scissors in the other, their gaping blades poised an inch above her scalp.
A deep breath. A Cut. The sound of metal shearing through every hair.
A lock of tresses dropped into the sink, severed from its host. The rest followed easily, as each cut came with more confidence.
Then came the razor, gliding over white, sensitive skin that hadn’t felt the air in a lifetime. She stood before the mirror, bald and bold. It was change.
It was liberating.
This flash fic first appeared on Things a Yeti Wouldn't Eat.
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