HORSEFACE

HORSEFACE 

What happened. 

"Can you wash Lisa's colour off please Mel?" Her voice rattled through me. " yep, just coming." I threw the t towel at the side and hurried into the main part of the salon. Lisa was already seated at the sink So I started to wash off the colour. There was only two clients in as we was close to finishing at 6. Lisa and her mum Diane had been clients for years and I had come to like Lisa. T, C and K were standing by the reception chatting and playing with a straw. M (horse face) was chatting to Diane who had already had her hair done. I was distracted by the outside world. I reached over and filled my hand with shampoo. Don’t even think about it until I started to rinse. I looked up quick to see K staring at me in disbelief. My stomach churned and I felt my face heat up. K quickly put her can of coke down and Walked to M, grabbed her arm and pulled her out the back. It felt like an hour but it was more a few seconds and she was storming towards me. Scorned, contempt splattered all over her horse face. " What the fuck Mel??" Pointing at Lisa's head at the sink. I drew in a breath to quickly apologize and  admit to seeing my mistake. Lisa sat up a bit. Horse face stepped closer, " You know not to use shampoo, you know what it does to the colour! So what the hell are you doing?" Lisa sat up and looked at M. "It's ok mich, really its ok." Lisa spat. " no Lis, its not ok. She is a cunt! And she gets away with this shit all the time, I am sick of it!" I was staring at K who was leaning up against the wall fiddling with her nails. Wait? What? Did she just call me a cunt?? I was speechless. I took it. she stood blah blah blahing  about how she was treated as a junior and K stood listening and the other two were just watching looking entertained. Diane looked mortified. I lowered my head and said I was sorry. I moved Lisa over to Horse face's chair. I timidly asked if she wanted a drink. " no Mel, you can go!" She hissed "Line? Can you make Lisa and Diane coffee's please?" She side way looked me as she went back to talking to Lisa. I went out the back. I felt sick to my stomach, I felt tearful, I felt humiliated. I went about my duties to finish up for the day. No one had said anything to me, until T shouted, "Mel." Holding up a pound before plopping it into my tips pot. I looked at Lisa and smiled and said Thank you. " I would not give her anything.!" Horseface piped up.  They smiled and said 'goodbye girls, see  you all again soon.' Last client out the door. Last few job and I am out of here. K said we could go, so I grabbed my stuff and I said bye all and walked home. 

What should of happened. 

"Can you wash Lisa's colour off please Mel?" Her voice rattled through me. " yep, just coming." I threw the t towel at the side and hurried into the main part of the salon. Lisa was already seated at the sink So I started to wash off the colour. There was only two clients in as we was close to finishing at 6. Lisa and her mum Diane had been clients for years and I had come to like Lisa. T, C and K were standing by the reception chatting and playing with a straw. M (horse face) was chatting to Diane who had already had her hair done. I was distracted by the outside world. I reached over and filled my hand with shampoo. Don’t even think about it until I started to rinse. I looked up quick to see K staring at me in disbelief. My stomach churned and I felt my face heat up. K quickly put down her can of coke down and walked to M, grabbed her arm and pulled her out the back. It felt like an hour but it was more a few seconds and she was storming towards me. Scorned, contempt splattered all over her face. Her Horse Face! " What the fuck Mel??" Pointing at Lisa's head at the sink. I drew in a breath too quickly and stumbled over my apology. " I am so sorry." " its ok Mel I enjoyed my hair being washed." Lisa said as she smile up at me. " No Lisa, it's not ok, She is a cunt! And she gets away with this shit all the time, I am sick of it!" My head snapped up, I looked at K, I squinted at her wondering why she was letting her talk like that. Nothing, no expression at all. Diane however looked like she would of liked the floor to open up and swallow her. I looked from K to M, she was waiting for me to respond. I left the shower head running and took a towel and walked out of the back. M looked after me with a surprised looked on her horse face. I side stepped around K as I passed round the wall at the back of the salon. " erm excuse me Mel, get back here!" Her voice even higher pitched and usual. I finished drying my hands and walked to my stuff and grabbed it ready to go. K was a quick step behind me. " where are you going?" "Home." In stomps horse face. " Tell her Kow, tell her to get back and finish Lisa's hair." I looked at K, I waited.  "well?" She crossed her arms in front of her chest. "no," I said strong as I looked at K, " I told you, after the last time, I will not have anyone talk to me and call me names in front of clients. Are you really going to let her do that?" Horse face looked even more horsey now looking like she was about to foam at the mouth. My eyes flicked back to K. She looked at M, " ha I was joking, its Lisa and Diane, you know we fuck around when they are here." "sorry K I can't work with someone that disrespectful." I protested. I grabbed my things in my hand, ready to go. " respect? Are you fucking kidding me? Respect? You do what I tell you, you learn, you train then you get respect!" The words fell from her mouth like she was spitting  on me with every word. " You fucked up and now your going to cry about being told off? You are a child. Mel, you need to grow the fuck up." She practically growled at me.  10 seconds passed " Well." I said, " yes I fucked up. I am 20 months into my training, I am going to fuck up. But I will not be spoken to like that and be called names in front of clients!" Felt a little rumble in my tummy. " you don't get respect at this stage and at this age, I certainly didn’t, did well Kow?" Horse face looking to K for back up now. "Right! " I said, " So because I am training and I am not 18 I don’t deserve respect? how about I am a fucking human being? You know what? I might be young and immature and make mistakes but I am not 18 yet and I have a lot to learn.  You are In your 30's and have not learnt respect for others, maybe you need to learn something new. Like not being shity to people and making them feel stupid and crap, there is a name for people like you!" I turned on my heel " sorry K but you can't pay me to put up with this." Before K could respond horse face pitched in again, " and what name is that then, cuuunnnttt!"  she laughed. My back straightened and I stepped towards her, "bully! you’re a 30 something year old bully! you think that because your older sister bullied you, its ok to do it to others. YOU need to grow up. Pathetic!" I step past them both and walk quickly to the door and walk out. I walk fast but not a run. A bus was just pulling up as I got to the bus stop. I stepped on the bus, I fumbled around for some money, I paid, I sat down and I looked out the window as the bus passed the salon.