If My Hair Could Talk Friday, March 7, 2008

Three strands of hair talking:

 

left branch head facilitator/chirpy: hey, how’re you two feeling this evening?

 

middle branch head facilitator/missy: well, i’ll feel better if I’d have some night-loving, comb-smoothing ministrations

 

right branch head facilitator/Mrs. Huffy: hmp! no hope for that now, lady. Just look how the host slept without untangling us all. I mean, how could she sleep with her hair in braids?

 

chirpy: I feel you, Mrs. Huffy. If we’re not in boring braids these days, we’re tied with that ugly piece of scrunchie in a child-like ponytail.

 

missy: I don’t mind being in a ponytail because that makes us look neat afterall. What I don’t understand is why she’s still not having the treatment I heard that guy in the salon said she could have instead of hair straightening.

 

Mrs. Huffy: if you ask me, she should never have that hair wave treatment in the first place, now we’re all frizzy and dull to look at.

 

Missy: oh yes, Mrs. Huffy, how right you are! I miss the days when we’re all shiny and straight and compliments just keep pouring upon us. I never liked that curls, really. It looks wanton, sometimes. I really wish she’d get the treatment soon.

 

Chirpy: sure missy, but you know, having a hair cut is also an option. I would love to sport a new short look free from all those splitting ends, but I heard the Mister ain’t having none of that new short hair look.

 

Mrs. Huffy: hah! That maybe what the Mister wants, but I heard him said recently that she can have us cut if she wants to. I don’t know what the host is up to dilly-dallying with a haircut or hair treatment. She doesn’t look like she wants us nipped, you know.

 

Chirpy: I could live with that, but why not have us in wave treatment again? what d’you say? Instead of being in this state of unrecognizable curls and straights?

 

Mrs. Huffy: and I thought you want to get rid of the splits? Never mind. She won’t have us in that again, the Mister doesn’t like it and I think she is tired of it too.

 

Missy: well, she must do something. Don’t you wish we’re back in the days when we’re black and shiny?

 

Chirpy: stop living in the past, Missy. Those days are over, so you better get over it …  But I’ve got a brainy idea. I say we team-up with our white sisters and run a head-wide campaign for recruitment. That would increase our white converts for sure! That should teach her a lesson or two about hair care!

 

Missy: But that won’t help us at all. Besides, I don’t want to be white and ugly.

 

Mrs. Huffy: sshheesh.. the Mister is stirring, you both stop talking or kiss any of your plans goodbye, if the Mister should hear, he will no doubt advise the host.