Saturday 2 July 2022

Something a Little More Permanent

“There you go Erica, job done for another month.” 

Erica Britton removed the safety goggles and inspected herself, she had been coming to Nicole’s salon for the past 4 months and was really starting to see some progress with the laser hair removal sessions. She definitely didn’t have to shave as often, not that she was especially hairy anyway, it’s just that she found the whole process so boring and time consuming. She had tried waxing, shaving and sugaring, always looking for the next best solution to get rid of her body hair, hopefully for good! 

“How much do I owe you?” she asked as she started putting her clothes back on. 

“£650, same as every time you ask me.” joked Nicole. 

“I’m not sure which hurts more, the sting of the laser or the sting to my bank balance.” replied Erica, “I just wish there was a way to remain hairless without so much effort and money being involved.” 

“Oh Erica, you and everyone else who wants to get rid of hair. But if they made that available to everyone, people like me would go out of business, that’s why the agreement was put in place.” 

“What do you mean? What agreement?” asked Erica.