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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020
Submitted to Contest #76
The scissors felt heavier The scissors felt heavier and heavier the farther up I pulled them. I grabbed a chunk of my freshly-straightened hair, and then stopped moving. I forced my head up, using the mirror to look myself in the eyes. My eyes went from their own reflection to my hair. My dark brown locks looked odd without their natural curliness. Normally, my hair reached my lower back. Straightened, it reaches my knees. I took a deep breath. Not for long. The sharpened scissors, that had retreated back down due to limp arms and sha...
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