Enlightened Descent, is a novelette that explores the relationship between two close friends. Neither was aware of the other's sexual attraction, and so it is a revelation when they discover their mutual desires. They soon learn that there are very distinct differences in the roles they wish to play however, and this leads to some very entertaining reading.
This story deals with various aspects of the lesbian lifestyle, as well as BDSM, extreme autoeroticism, humiliation and fetish play.
Enjoy!
Saphhia
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I was terrified. My mirror was the enemy, the whacky curls flying away from my scalp like so much steel wool. I had to be in the office in less than two hours, and I looked like a freak. There was nothing to be done, but face the music.
Driving to Philly, I was very self-conscious, feeling like every person that looked over at me was amused with the spectacle. On the one day when I wished that there was a huge traffic jam, the cars cruised along as if it was a Sunday morning. I was in the parking ramp, a full forty-five minutes early. Cringing, I pulled the rear-view mirror around, and confirmed that I was about to walk into my office like this.
To make matters worse, one of my largest accounts had a meeting with the sales executives and myself. What on earth would they think of me, when only a week before I had met with them in their offices with a stylish cut. All I needed was a red ball nose and some clown white makeup, jeez!
As soon as I walked into the offices, the looks and whispers started. I even heard some muted laughter. I flopped down in my cubicle, tossing my notebook on my desk, as I felt myself becoming overwhelmed. Feeling sick to my stomach, I made a beeline for the bathroom, much to the amusement of the other staff. I hovered over the toilet for a few moments, but realized that I was not going to be sick after all. I lowered my panties and sat, thinking that I might need to pee.
In actuality, I was hiding from my inevitable humiliation before my peers. As I stood, as if in some final insult to my integrity, the reflection of my ridiculous tattoo shined back at me from the polished steel wall of the stall. I pulled my skirt up and looked down at it, PENNY'S CANDY CUNT, glaring up at me from my pussy. What a joke.
"Miss Knight?" Mr. Brodin seemed shell shocked at my appearance. "May I speak to you in my office?" He stood, holding the door as I slipped by him, the entire sales staff staring at me. "What the hell is with the hair?" He chided, before I even sat down.
"I was trying a new style, but it didn't work out as you can see." He scowled with my explanation.
"We have that meeting with Stammet & Gloss today. You know it's your largest account, and one of our most important clients. You go in with this fuzz ball on your head, I'm worried that they will lose confidence in you, and then us." He leaned forward in his chair. "You take the morning and find yourself a wig or something, will you." He waved me off, and I immediately escaped to my cubical, grabbing my brief on the way out the door. I was sure everyone thought I'd been fired.
I Googled wig shops in the area on my phone, and found one in a local mall. I wondered if Penny knew what a mess she had made of my life. Of course, the shop was in the middle of the mall, forcing me to parade myself before the other shoppers. I was certain that every one was staring at me. As I entered the shop, I browsed the various styles until I found one that closely resembled what I used to have. I pouted as I admired the fall of the hair, the way mine once did.
"Can I help you?" A young girl that couldn't have a month out of high school approached me as I admired the wig. "That's a popular one, and real hair too." She bragged.
"Real hair, how much?" I begged.
"That one is..." She pulled out her iPad and brought up the price. "...five hundred ninety-five dollars." My jaw must have hit the floor.
"This wig is six-hundred dollars?" I moaned.
"A human hair wig is never cheap, but you get what you pay for." She lifted the wig off the stand, and offered it to me. Walking to a convenient mirror, I attempted to pull the wig over my Brillo-pad hair, but there was no way.
"I'm afraid you'll have to trim your hair for this to fit." Trim my hair, fuck! This girl had no idea what I had been through the last couple of days.
"Fine, can you just sell me the wig, please." She shrugged her shoulders and led me to the cash register. I had to charge the thing, and I didn't even know if it would fit. Dreading the next part, I had to find someone to trim this rats' nest down enough, so the wig would fit correctly.
It was nearly noon, and I was quickly running out of time. None of the salons in the mall were able to fit me in, so I was frantic. As I made my way back to the entrance near my car, I passed a small barber shop. I was already halfway out the doors when I decided that no cut could possibly be any worse than the hairball. I stood and looked at the spinning pole outside the place, and just about passed out at the thought of going in, but go in I must.
I explained my situation to the barber, who was quite sympathetic. He examined the wig, and attempted to put it on my head, himself. "I'm afraid we will have to take quite a bit off, for this wig to fit." I shrunk down in the chair as I listened to what he said he was about to do. "I'll start with a number four, that's about half and inch, and we'll see." For the second time in two days, someone was attacking my hair with clippers. I had grown to hate this fuzzball so much, that I actually enjoyed watching it come off. He ran them front to back, and it was as though someone was shearing a sheep. The hair stuck together, and would fall off in huge clumps, which exploded when they hit the floor.
I couldn't help but giggle as the barber rid me of the perm from hell. I had never dreamed of having my hair cut so short in all my life. The perm was so persistent however, that it still curled, even at so short a length. As the barber placed the wig on my head, I was happy to see that it finally fit. After a minute however, the edges began to ride up my head, until it finally snapped off, the barber catching it before it hit the floor. He shook his head, looking at the inside of the wig.
"Do you see this?" He held the wig, so I could see the lining of the cap. "This was designed to be worn over a smooth scalp. Did the sales person not tell you this?" I grabbed the care manual that came with it:
This product is designed to be worn over a hairless scalp. It may be necessary to remove any existing hair, to prevent the product from slipping off the head. It is recommended that a head wax, such as Woody's be used, to create the most adhesive surface.
It was now a quarter to one, and I was seriously running out of time. "Fine. Fine! Just shave it, okay. Make it quick." I begged. I was not nearly so amused as he used a much angrier set of clippers, ridding my head of all its hair. About halfway through, I had to close my eyes, to keep from freaking out completely. In the end, a hot towel was placed on my exposed scalp, and I allowed my eyes to open.
The damp white towel reminded me of how I used to wrap my hair after a shower, and I tried to imagine things as they once were. I didn't get them closed fast enough as he whipped off the towel though, and I was treated to a full view of my hairless pink scalp. "Oh, shit!" I moaned, as he applied shaving foam over its surface. Using a straight razor, he deftly shaved me completely bald, one strip at a time. When at last he was finished, I was forced to ask him about the wax. Reaching under the counter, he pulled out a short tub of product which he spread sparingly over my ultra smooth scalp.
His hands felt so foreign as they rubbed the wax into my skin. Finally, he used a dry cloth to polish, yes, polish my head! He again took the wig from the counter, but not before I was able to put my hands on my head. The sensation was unbelievable. It was like marble, glass, there not being any resistance no matter which way I ran my fingers. I had to admit to feeling a little aroused by the feel of it, but my appearance was enough to stifle any real excitement.
I was pleased with how well the wig fit. The surface of the liner clung so tightly to my scalp that I could not budge it, even when I pulled at the hair with a brush. Feeling badly for me, the barber refused to charge me anything. I escaped the mall, a more confident and attractive woman. Arriving at my office shortly before two o'clock, I had just enough time to set up for the presentation to my client. None were any the wiser, except for Mr. Brodin, who suspected what I had done. All went well, and the clients were left confident in our ability to represent them.
"Well done, Miss Knight. Very impressive." He looked closely at my hair as I walked by, and I wondered if he knew that I was bald as an onion underneath. The rest of the office soon stopped wondering what I had done, and when I left for the day, I felt much better than when I arrived. It wasn't until halfway home that I worried what Penny was going to think about what I was forced to do. In fact, I was surprised that I had not heard from her at all. Lately, I always wondered when I was being watched. She had managed to infiltrate my life so effectively that I had begun to assume she was observing me, all the time.