Head's Up (standard:horror, 991 words)
Author: Safiyah	Added: Jun 19 2003	Views/Reads: 3156/2087	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Narcissism, dopplegangers, death, and beauty.

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her way to orgasm, smearing her careful work and plucking with shaking 
fingers at their soft red hair. 

At last Karen was finished.  With a flourish, she turned the chair
toward the mirror. A single incandescent bulb swayed above their head, 
its movement illuminating the dark walls of the room.  Michelle and 
Karen were caught in the crossfire of a dozen, lifeless faces.  Each 
one wore the same stylish red hairstyle, and appeared on a casual 
glance, to be copies of Karen Cummings save for one small detail.  None 
of them bore a three-inch scar that ran from the corner of their left 
eye down to the curve of their lips.  They were, in a word, perfect. 

Michelle said nothing, but looked ahead with dead green eyes as her head
rolled lifelessly to the right.  Karen smiled in triumph, ignoring the 
blood splashes that blended perfectly with the red dye that stained her 
smock. 

~:~:~ 

As Karen prepared to turn in for the evening, a lady approached her
door.  She glanced at the card in her fist and tossed her dull brown 
hair from her face.  Long shadows colored the evening gray as she 
peered at the nameplate on the door.  The windows were dark; she would 
return tomorrow morning, nice and early.  As she made her way home, she 
read the card again. 

...Cassandra Stewart has given you the gift of beauty. This card
entitles you to a makeover by Karen Cummings, star pupil of Ms. 
Stewart's New Concepts School of Beauty.  No appointment necessary... 

The lady smiled as she walked the streets of SoHo.  A change would be
nice. 

~:~:~ 

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