The Legendary Head Shave Tales

Juttu kendhram chala prashanthanga mariyu nishshabdhanga undi. Nishika bhujaala chuttu oka battatho kurchee lo kurchuni, addam lo thana roopanni chusukundi. Thana amma lagane thanu kuda  gundu chepichukobothundhi ani aameku telusu, aa aalochana aamenu koncham thonikela chesindi. Aame venuka, Swathi chala sajanangaa kurchuni Instagram chustu undi. Prathi konni kshanalu, aame kudi cheyi thana nunnati bodi gundu thala paina truduthu undi. Aame chirunavvu navvuthu, malli thana thalani ruddhukuntu, thana phone chudadam sagisthundi. Nishika dhanni gamaninchi chinna chirunavvutho thala oopindi. "Amma, nuvvu nijangane nee gundu ni thakadam aapalekapothunnavu kada." Swathi navvindi. "Nenu neeku munde cheppanu kadha Nishu. Ee anubhuthi chala baguntundhi ani." Meera kurchee venuka ninchuni chirunavvu navvindi, aa gadhilo kathiri yokka thikhshnamaina sabdham nindipoyindi. Tharvatha aame, Nishika nadumu varaku unna juttuni mellaga dhuvvindi. "Sare, nuvvu nee 12th po...

The salon was calm and quiet. Nishika sat on the chair with a cape around her shoulders, looking at herself in the mirror. She knew she was about to get her head shaved just like her mother, and that thought made her nervous. Behind her, Swathi sat comfortably scrolling through Instagram. Every few seconds, her right hand moved over her smooth bald head. She would smile, rub her scalp again and continue looking at her phone. Nishika noticed it and shook her head with a small smile. "Mom, you really can't stop touching your shaved head." Swathi laughed. "I told you already, Nishu. It feels too good." Meera smiled as she stood behind the chair. the sharp clicking sound of scissors filling the room. Then she gently combed through Nishika's waist-length hair. "So you completed your 12th" she said. "How was school life?" As Nishika began answering, the scissors started moving. Inch by inch, long strands of hair slipped away and fell onto the c...