Chapter One
The giggling was really off the charts. It was getting to that high pitched level that just made most people want to clamp their hands over their ears and flee swiftly from the location. But Sammy didn't mind. She was actually enjoying it. All of the girls were excited because it was Annabelle's twenty-first birthday. They had a lavish evening planned, and it began with S ammy coming out to Annabelle's Aunt Katherine's mansion estate to do each of their hair and makeup. All of the girls looked beautiful to begin with, their youth and the luxury of wealth on their side gave them a soft glow to their cheeks and a vivacious attitude towards life.
Sammy could recall babysitting for Annabelle now and then when she was a kid. Sammy had worked as a mother's helper for the few tourists that would come to Harroway and the well-off families that lived in the large houses on the other side of town. Harroway is a tiny little town that really shouldn't have tourists, but is just wealthy enough to get some. Many of these families had their own nannies but Annabelle's mother had insisted on using the locals during the summer. Maybe that was why Annabelle wasn't as insufferable as most of her friends, or maybe it was just because she was a naturally sweet girl.
"More curls Sammy," Annabelle pleaded as she looked at her in the mirror. "I want my hair to be perfect!"
"It will be," Sammy promised her as she added a few more curls to Annabelle’s long, auburn hair. It was a little hard for Sammy to join in on the fun the girls were having, because she had never looked the part. She had always been a little more voluptuous than the popular girls, and shorter. She likely would have grown up feeling very left out if it weren't for Bekki. She and Bekki were inseparable. Bekki got Sammy interested in becoming a beautician, because they would spend hours trying out different looks and fashions. It was something they could do privately together, knowing that no one would tease or mock them. As a result they both had a keen eye for finding and enhancing the beautiful qualities in people. But Sammy hadn't quite found that in herself. She still felt a little shy in a room full of what she called beautiful people.
Annabelle's A unt Katherine didn't help with that feeling. She was hands down the snobbiest person in the entire town of Harroway. She wouldn't even look in a poor person’s direction. She would send her maids to do all of her shopping and never set foot inside the quaint and historical shops of Harroway. She didn't mingle, as she put it, with the commoners. So it was a big surprise to Sammy when they chose Bekki's salon, and then particularly Sammy herself, to work the party. Sammy was sure it had been because of Annabelle.
"Look we're running behind," Katherine said with a slight huff. "We have a huge party planned for tonight, and you are piddling with curls," she narrowed her eyes at Sammy as she spoke. "You haven't even started the makeup yet. This is not play time!"
Sammy stared at the woman with a million t houghts running through her head, but she kept her mouth shut. She knew better than to say or do anything to lose such a big commission.
"How does that look?" she asked Annabelle as she finished styling her hair.
"Oh," Annabelle gasped as she looked into the mirror, her big brown eyes shimmering. "I look just like a princess!"
Sammy couldn't help but smile at Annabelle's reflection. It was always her goal to make every woman she worked on feel like a princess, or at least like one of the most beautiful women alive.
As Sammy moved on to the rest of the girls, she just had to touch up the styles and cuts that she had already created. Each style was specifically tailored to compliment the gown the young woman was wearing that night. It was almost like they were getting ready for prom, only this time they wouldn't have to hide the fact that there was alcohol in the punch.
"How much longer?" Katherine demanded as
The giggling was really off the charts. It was getting to that high pitched level that just made most people want to clamp their hands over their ears and flee swiftly from the location. But Sammy didn't mind. She was actually enjoying it. All of the girls were excited because it was Annabelle's twenty-first birthday. They had a lavish evening planned, and it began with S ammy coming out to Annabelle's Aunt Katherine's mansion estate to do each of their hair and makeup. All of the girls looked beautiful to begin with, their youth and the luxury of wealth on their side gave them a soft glow to their cheeks and a vivacious attitude towards life.
Sammy could recall babysitting for Annabelle now and then when she was a kid. Sammy had worked as a mother's helper for the few tourists that would come to Harroway and the well-off families that lived in the large houses on the other side of town. Harroway is a tiny little town that really shouldn't have tourists, but is just wealthy enough to get some. Many of these families had their own nannies but Annabelle's mother had insisted on using the locals during the summer. Maybe that was why Annabelle wasn't as insufferable as most of her friends, or maybe it was just because she was a naturally sweet girl.
"More curls Sammy," Annabelle pleaded as she looked at her in the mirror. "I want my hair to be perfect!"
"It will be," Sammy promised her as she added a few more curls to Annabelle’s long, auburn hair. It was a little hard for Sammy to join in on the fun the girls were having, because she had never looked the part. She had always been a little more voluptuous than the popular girls, and shorter. She likely would have grown up feeling very left out if it weren't for Bekki. She and Bekki were inseparable. Bekki got Sammy interested in becoming a beautician, because they would spend hours trying out different looks and fashions. It was something they could do privately together, knowing that no one would tease or mock them. As a result they both had a keen eye for finding and enhancing the beautiful qualities in people. But Sammy hadn't quite found that in herself. She still felt a little shy in a room full of what she called beautiful people.
Annabelle's A unt Katherine didn't help with that feeling. She was hands down the snobbiest person in the entire town of Harroway. She wouldn't even look in a poor person’s direction. She would send her maids to do all of her shopping and never set foot inside the quaint and historical shops of Harroway. She didn't mingle, as she put it, with the commoners. So it was a big surprise to Sammy when they chose Bekki's salon, and then particularly Sammy herself, to work the party. Sammy was sure it had been because of Annabelle.
"Look we're running behind," Katherine said with a slight huff. "We have a huge party planned for tonight, and you are piddling with curls," she narrowed her eyes at Sammy as she spoke. "You haven't even started the makeup yet. This is not play time!"
Sammy stared at the woman with a million t houghts running through her head, but she kept her mouth shut. She knew better than to say or do anything to lose such a big commission.
"How does that look?" she asked Annabelle as she finished styling her hair.
"Oh," Annabelle gasped as she looked into the mirror, her big brown eyes shimmering. "I look just like a princess!"
Sammy couldn't help but smile at Annabelle's reflection. It was always her goal to make every woman she worked on feel like a princess, or at least like one of the most beautiful women alive.
As Sammy moved on to the rest of the girls, she just had to touch up the styles and cuts that she had already created. Each style was specifically tailored to compliment the gown the young woman was wearing that night. It was almost like they were getting ready for prom, only this time they wouldn't have to hide the fact that there was alcohol in the punch.
"How much longer?" Katherine demanded as
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