Fresh start

Chapter 3

Sophia pov

Friday came, and I was excited. Steffie and I go shopping and hairdressing. I get ready quickly and go for breakfast. "Good morning Sophia. I see you're ready."

"Good morning, I'm very excited. When are we leaving?"

"In a little while, eat something. We'll need it," she tells me, laughing. "I can wait" I say and jump, clapping my hands between them. "I see," Steffie tells me, shaking her head

As soon as we finished breakfast, we were ready to leave. We started by drinking a coffee in the corner, and as soon as we got strong, we started for the stores.

Luckily Steffie's well-paid job makes her live close to these stores.

We continued walking on 8th Avenue and turned west on West 34th Street, noticing the Empire State Building just a few blocks below. We arrived at Macy's, one of the most famous department stores in New York. We got almost everything. Blouses, pants, dresses, skirts, shoes.

Then we went for cosmetics, and of course, Steffie again chose from everything. From lipstick, powders, and anything for makeup to creams, shower gels, and shampoos. After hours we sat down to eat something, and it was time for the hairdresser. It's time to change my hair. For that, I was more excited than about the clothes.

I made the mistake of wearing my new All-Star that day. My legs, which were swollen from walking too much, were not comfortable at all in the almost unbearable shoes, so outside the hairdresser, we sat on a bench to take a break from my torture! Then I took courage, and we stepped inside.

We went inside and saw a beautiful brunette girl greeting us, "Welcome. Have you made an appointment?" "Hello, yes, we have closed in the name of Sophia Pappas," says Steffie. "Of course. You asked Jenny personally." "Yes, she's my friend, and I'd like to take over Sophia personally." "No problem, come with me to prepare you, and in a little while Jenny will finish, and she will come to you" "Thank you," I say at the same time as Steffie. After they washed my hair and I sat down in my place, after a while, a blonde girl arrived. "Steff, I finally have two weeks to see you," she says and hugs her. "Hey, Jen. Yes, you know work work work. The new project is very demanding. So let me introduce you to my cousin Sophia" I get up from the chair. "Nice to meet you. Steffie has told me a lot about you."

"Nice to meet you too. I hope she said good things to you?" he says meaningfully and looks at Steffie

" only good things," she reply

"So Steff told me you want a change in your hair?"

"Yes, I want a haircut and a color change."

"Don't worry. Once I'm done with you, you'll be a different person. For starters, how much short hairdo do you want?" she says while combing my hair

"Up to the shoulders."

"Colour?"

"I've always liked red. Let me know your opinion on the shade. I haven't decided anything yet."

"Of course. We'll see shades together, and we'll decide which one suits you best."

"Thanks"

After a long time and talking about what shade would suit me, it was time to see the result. As soon as I saw it, I couldn't believe my eyes. I ended up with red hair with strawberry blonde highlights. "You're so beautiful. This shade is perfect for you. And the highlights are great. Well done, Jen."

"Thank you. Sophia, how do they look to you?" Jen asks me and anxiously awaits my answer. It's beautiful what I'm saying now. For the first time in my life, I see myself so beautiful. I get up and turn to her. I hug her and tell her. "Thank you. It's wonderful. I've never seen myself so beautiful. You're amazing."

"You were already my beautiful sweets. Forget the nonsense they told you," Steffie tells me, a little annoyed. "Who was saying this nonsense? You were already beautiful. It's just my job to enlighten your strengths a little more, "she tells me, smiling. "Thank you, Jen, you've always done a great job. So we're going to pay, and we'll see you at dinner tomorrow. Will you come?" "Yes, of course. Tomorrow at Tyler's restaurant. Of course, I'll come. The hair gift from me" she tells us, "But you don't have to."

"I don't hear anything. A gift from me. All I want is for you to come often for renewal." "Thank you very much. See you tomorrow." we greeted each other and left for Steffie's apartment. On the way, we talked about our day, but of course, the main topic of discussion up to the house was my hair. "Tomorrow at dinner you have to wear a blue dress. It will go perfectly with your hair. Blue contrasts nicely with red."

"I know. I'm exhausted. Shopping is good, but we're tired," I tell her. "You want us to order food. I don't have the energy to cook." and we sit on the couch tired. "Of course, I can't stand it either. I'm going for a shower, and I'm coming. I'll fix things tomorrow," I tell her, and I get up to go to my bedroom. "Okay. And I'll order, and then I'll do a shower. We'll talk in a little while, Sophie." We took a shower, ate, and after we said goodbye, we went to bed exhausted. I can't wait to meet Steffie's friends tomorrow.