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HERE U ARE IT'S LUNCH TIME YOU SIT IN THE TABLE WITH MUM AND DAD. [[DAD]] [[MUM]]

YOU OBSERVE YOUR DAD. HE IS CONCENTRATED IN EATING HIS FOOD: CHICKEN WITH POTATOES IN THE OVEN HE EATS IN SILENCE YOU LOOK AT HIS BALD HAIR YOU WONDER HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FOR ALL THE HAIR TO FALL YOU HAVE SEEN PHOTOS, YOU KNOW HE USED TO HAVE A LOT OF HAIR WHEN HE WAS YOUNG HE NEVER TALKS ABOUT IT AND NOW THAT YOU THINK IT THROUGH HE NEVER TALKS ABOUT ANYTHING ANYWAY YOUR MUM ASKS YOU HOW DOES THE STUDYING GO? [[LIE]] [[PRETEND THAT YOU DIDN'T HEAR IT]]

YOUR MUM SERVES YOU FOOD: CHICKEN WITH POTATOES IN THE OVEN SHE STARTS COMPLAINING ABOUT YOUR HAT YOU SHOULDN'T WEAR YOUR HAT WHILE EATING WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THIS HAT OFF FOR A WHILE? [[TAKE OFF THE HAT]] [[DON'T TAKE OFF THE HAT]]

YOU TAKE THE HAT OFF NOT BECAUSE YOU WANT OR YOU AGREE WITH MUM BUT JUST BEACUSE YOU CAN'T BEAR TO FIGHT WITH HER AND YOU PREFER DOING THAT THAN HAVING TO LISTEN TO HER COMPLAINING BUT THIS FEELS SO UNCOMFORTABLE MUM ASKS: HOW DOES THE STUDYING GO? [[LIE]] [[PRETEND THAT YOU DIDN'T HEAR IT]]

MUM! I AM NOT GONNA DO THIS, YOU SAY YOU START EATING, A LITTLE ANNOYED YOUR MUM MUMMBLES SOMETHING YOU EAT IN SILENCE MUM FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE SO SHE STARTS SPEAKING AGAIN HOW DOES THE STUDYING GO? [[PRETEND THAT YOU DIDN'T HEAR IT]] [[LIE]]

//EM, IT'S GOING GREAT//, YOU SAY BUT THIS IS A LIE. ACTUALLY YOU COULDN'T CARE LESS ABOUT THE UPCOMING EXAMS YOU FEEL ALL THE EXPECTATIONS OF YOUR PARENTS AND TEACHERS LIKE CRABS IN YOUR NECK [[IT'S 15:00!]]

YOU GRAB YOUR PHONE AND PRETEND YOU ARE BUSY IN FACT, YOU ARE ONLY SCROLLING IN TIK TOK [[IT'S 15:00!]]

IT'S 15:00, TIME TO GO TO YOUR APPOINTMENT IN THE HAIRDRESSER YOU STAND UP YOUR MUM HUGS YOU AND THAT FEELS NICE SHE TELLS YOU THAT MAYBE YOU SHOULD TAKE AN UMBRELLA WITH YOU IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S GONNA RAIN YOU SAY THAT YOU WONT NEED IT [[BUS]] [[WALK]]

YOU DECIDE TO TAKE THE BUS IT'S CROWDED INSIDE. YOU OBSERVE THE PEOPLE AROUND. IT FEELS LIKE ALL THE SMALL MOVEMENTS INSIDE THIS BUS ARE LIKE A WELL PERFORMED CHOREOGRAPHY YOU PUT YOUR HEADPHONES ON [[K-POP]] [[TRAP]]

YOU DECIDE TO WALK, IT'S NOT TOO FAR ANYWAY BUT SOON ENOUGH IT STARTS TO RAIN MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THAT UMBRELLA. YOU ARE OK, YOU LIKE WALKING IN THE RAIN YOU TAKE A DEEP BRETH AND IT FEELS LIKE YOU HAVEN'T BREATHED FOR HOURS YOU PUT YOUR HEADPHONES ON [[K-POP]] [[TRAP]]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNZqm3dxd2w YOU ARRIVED [[GO INSIDE]]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPUjV7epJqE YOU ARRIVED [[GO INSIDE]]

FINALLY IT'S WARM THE SMELL OF THE HAIRSALON REMINDS YOU OF YOUR AUNT CHRISTINA YOU WALK DOWN THE CORRIDOR TO FIND SOFI, THE HAIRDRESSER. JUST BEFORE YOU ENTER THE ROOM, YOU PUT YOUR HEADPHONES OFF. [[KNOCK]] [[DON'T KNOCK]]

YOU OPEN THE DOOR AND FIND SOFI LOOKING AT HERSELF IN THE MIRROR IT SEEMS LIKE SHE WAS MAKING WEIRD FACES SHE LOOKS AMAZING. YOU LOOK AT HER HAIR, AND YOU NOTICE A LITTLE GLOW HOW DO YOU FEEL SOFI ASKS HOW YOU FEEL YOU MOVE YOUR SHOULDERS UP SOFI SUGGESTS THAT YOU TAKE OFF YOUR HAT AND SIT DOWN [[DON'T TAKE OFF]] [[TAKE OFF HAT]]

YOU TAKE OFF YOUR HAT AND SIT IN THE CHAIR, FEELING A BIT UNCOMFORTABLE SOFI STARTS CARESS YOUR HAIR, AND YOU SLOWLY START TO FEEL NICE YOU THINK OF A CERTAIN BOY IN YOUR CLASS YOU THINK OF A NICE SWEATER SHE ASKS WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF YOUR VISIT. YOU SAY THAT YOU NOTICED YOUR HAIR FALLING LATELY SOFI STARTS EXAMINING YOUR HAIR SHE ASKS FOR YOUR FAMILY HAIR BACKGROUND YOU WERE EXPECTING THAT QUESTION IN FEAR YOU ANSWER THAT YOUR DAD IS ''BALD''. //SOMETIMES PEOPLE FEEL THAT LOOKING LIKE THEIR FAMILY IS ONE-WAY ROAD. WHEN ONE STARTS BEING HONEST WITH THEMSELVES THEY SEE THAT IT NEEDS COURAGE TO STAND FOR THE SMALL THINGS THAT MAKE THEM DIFFERENT. BUT WHEN THEY DO, ONLY THEN THEY WILL CLEAR THE THROAT AND FREE THEIR SHOULDERS.// //BEING BALD MAY SEEM SCARY, BUT IT'S HOT// //AND IF YOU CAN'T SEE THIS IT'S BECAUSE YOU HAVE CRABS IN YOUR NECK AND TEARS IN YOUR EYES// AND THEN SHE STARTS NAMING HOT BALD GUYS YOU START FEELING YOUR CHEST SOFTENING AND YOUR THAT YOU HAVE INDEED TEARS IN YOUR EYES YOU THINK OF A MEAN THINK A BOY IN YOUR CLASS TOLD YOU SOFI SAYS THAT TEARS WASHES THE MIND [[CRY]] [[DON'T CRY]]

YOU POLITELY DENY TO TAKE OFF YOUR HAT. SOFI RESPECTS THAT. YOU SIT IN THE COMFORTABLE CHAIR. AND SOFI STARTS MASSAGING YOUR FACE IN SILENCE YOU FEEL GOOD YOU THINK OF A CERTAIN BOY IN YOUR CLASS YOU THINK OF A NICE SWEATER SHE ASKS WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF YOUR VISIT. YOU SAY THAT YOU NOTICED YOUR HAIR FALLING LATELY SUDDENLY YOU FEEL IT WAS STUPID NOT TAKING YOUR HAT OFF, BUT SOFI DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE SHE ASKS IF YOU ARE STRESSED //HM, I GUESS I AM//, YOU SAY BECAUSE OF THE EXAMS YOU WAIT FOR HER REPLY BUT SHE SEEMS TO BE WAITING FROM YOU TO TALK ABOUT IT MORE YOU THINK OF A MEAN THING A BOY IN YOUR CLASS TOLD YOU //IT'S NOT THAT I AM WORRIED THAT I WILL NOT SUCCEED I KNOW I WONT SUCCEED BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN CARE TO SUCCEED// SOFI SAYS SOMETIMES IT NEEDS MORE COURAGE TO GIVE UP YOU THINK OF YOUR MUM //ONLY WHEN YOU ARE HONEST WITH OTHERS, YOU CAN BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF. ONLY THEN THE CRABS WILL LEAVE YOUR NECK AND TEARS WILL BE ABLE TO WASH YOUR MIND.// SUDDENLY YOU FEEL TEARS IN YOUR EYES [[CRY]] [[DON'T CRY]]

YOU DECIDE TO SIT IN THE COUCH, BECAUSE YOU NEED SOME TIME TO GET A GRIP AND BECAUSE THE RAIN OUTSIDE IS TERRIBLE YOU PUT YOUR HEADPHONES ON THE TWO LADIES TALK TO YOU THEY ASK YOU HOW DOES THE STUDYING FOR THE EXAMS GO AND WHAT YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP. I WANT TO BECOME A SINGER, YOU ANSWER. YOUR VOICE IS CLEAR AND SURE [[JUMP CUT TO SINGING]]

YOU KNOCK THE DOOR AND SOFI INVITES YOU IN. SOFI LOOKS AMAZING. YOU LOOK AT HER HAIR, AND YOU NOTICE A LITTLE GLOW //HOW DO YOU FEEL //SOFI ASKS HOW YOU FEEL YOU MOVE YOUR SHOULDERS UP SOFI SUGGESTS THAT YOU TAKE OFF YOUR HAT AND SIT DOWN [[TAKE OFF HAT]] [[DON'T TAKE OFF]]

YOU LET YOURSELF AND START CRYING LIKE A BABY. SOFI SAYS THAT YOUR SESSION IS OVER, AND YOU CAN GO IT FEELS QUITE SUDDEN. YOU WIPE YOUR TEARS AND GO. YOU ARE BACK AT THE WAITING AREA. [[SIT IN COUCH]]

YOU DECIDE THAT IT'S NOT PROPER TO CRY. YOU CLENCH YOUR JAW BUT TEARS WONT LEAVE IF NOT FROM THE EYES YOU START CRYING LIKE A BABY SOFI SAYS THAT YOUR SESSION IS OVER, AND YOU CAN GO IT FEELS QUITE SUDDEN. YOU WIPE YOUR TEARS AND GO. YOU ARE BACK AT THE WAITING AREA. [[SIT IN COUCH]]

THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE INSIDE THE HAIRSALON AND SOFI SUGGESTED THAT SHE MAKES A FIEST, UNTIL THE RAIN IS OVER. SHE SUGGESTS THAT YOU SING AND YOU ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOU WALK TO WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE STAGE YOU START SINGING