The most selfless
thing I have ever done is also one of the most humiliating things I have ever
done. It started one day when I was still in College. I was in the student art
shop looking for (strangely enough) art supplies when a very upset looking girl
suddenly approached me. She was almost in tears as she asked for my help and
explained her situation. She was a student on the beauticians course and it was
the day of an important practical exam. She had to dye someone’s hair. It
sounded simple enough. The only catch was it had to be someone with light
colored hair and this was the reason for her distress. The person who was going
to be her model had fallen ill. She needed to find a replacement fast and since
I have light ginger hair she practically pleaded with me to be that
replacement.
I wanted to
help and seeing what I looked like with dark hair for a little while sounded
interesting. So I said yes. She told me where and when the exam was, thanked me
again and left. I felt good about myself. I had made someone happy and I went
on about my day. Later that day when I arrived she was happy to see I kept my
word. After all I was a stranger and might not have shown up. I sat down as the
examiner started taking notes. I felt good for helping this girl. She had
seemed so upset when she had found me in the morning. I was a knight in shining
armor. But then came the question:
“Would you
prefer it to be your eye lashes or eye brows?” She asks.
“WHAT THE HELL?” shouted my brain.
“Hu?” my mouth said dumbly.
She
repeated the question while looking a little nervous. The examiner was standing
right there. If I made it to obvious that she left out what part of me would be
getting the color change she could lose marks and fail. I tried my best not to
let on and told her I wanted my eye brows dyed. She quietly pointed out I might
look strange with two caterpillars over my eyes. I told her I wanted my eye
lashes dyed. In my mind I was thinking I could just wash it out afterwards.
So I sat
there with my eyes shut as she did her work. Eventually it was all done and I
could open my eyes. The examiner was happily taking notes. The student asked me
if I had any questions so I asked how easy it would be to wash the dye out.
“Oh… it’s
permanent,” She tells me.
“WHAT THE HELL?!” goes my brain.
“Hu?” goes my mouth.
I don’t
know if she forgot to tell me these things or she did not want to for fear that
I would say no when she asked for my help in the morning. I never found out. I
stayed polite so as not to get her in trouble but left as fast as I could.
It was not
long before my class mates were enjoying the joke of what had happened and
pointing out that I looked like I was wearing mascara. I must have looked like
a transvestite who got cold feet at the make up stage. For the following weeks
I was wearing sunglasses most of the time, trying to explain to everyone who
asked why I looked like a Rocky Horror Show fan as well as spending every
available moment in front of a mirror trying to pull my eye lashes out. All
that and I didn’t even get her phone number (Ok, so my motives were not totally
selfless).
As for the
most selfish… hmmm… That’s a tough one.
Let me put it this way; none of you are getting your hands on the booze I
brought into the house. I’m going to drink this house dry.
why didn't she ask a girl? I don't get it, was she nuts?
Posted by: honey | Friday, 15 June 2007 at 14:14
That is indeed selfless. I am sure you have learned your lesson though, whenever a pretty girl wants to do something unusual to you, get the phone number first.
This is how we learn.
Posted by: Mr Angry | Friday, 15 June 2007 at 14:48
Hee hee - caterpillars LOL. That'll teach you to be helpful
As for the booze - you don't know where my stash is so there :p
Posted by: SpanishGoth | Friday, 15 June 2007 at 16:32
Co-incidentally, I just dyed my eyelashes this very evening. If you'd like them tinted again while we're in the house, just shout. I have blue/black. Mascara smudges be gone!
Posted by: Cat | Friday, 15 June 2007 at 21:08
Ignore Cat, I have brown/brown - far more complimentary for we of the, er, paler complection.
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