Being a barber is like being a fisherman. You have to wait to see what you can catch. Sometimes at school, there are so many customers that I am busy all the time and they keep sending me guys one after the other. Some other times there is a long waiting time between clients.
Last week action was very slow. Very few customers were there (...) When I finished the last one, I went to the reception area to see if there were more people waiting but nothing. However I saw a guy in the waiting area and checked out if he wanted a haircut. But no, he was just accompanying her mother and sister for a nail job.
Tye guy was about 17, tall and had a really long bowl cut. His hair was at least 10 inches long and he was talking to his family. I thought, “Lets see if I can get this guy into my chair.”
I asked for my next customer. A young guy, about 14 years old came to my chair. It was strange. He had a fresh bowl cut just above the ears and a number 2 in the sides and back. He came with his mother. After placing the cape around his head I asked how he wanted the haircut and his mother answered: “a military haircut please” and she explained she was so upset because just 4 days ago she had brought his son for a haircut and now a teacher at his school asked him to get a very short haircut or otherwise he won’t be able to go back to class.