Just a Trim
For over 30 years, the pet spa was Rayna's home.
She looked at the client list.
"Well, we've got like four pets coming today... one of them's Fluff."
"Who's Fluff?" One of the clippers asked.
"That huge Persian cat that comes in."
One of the clippers, a black one they called Wally, paused.
"We just started here," his sister, a pink clipper named Wanda, added.
Wally was picked up off the charger stand. His client was Ghost, a Maltese.
Ghost shuddered. She barked a couple times, but the other appliances heard something else.
"The price I pay for beauty," she said. "Just stay still and it'll all be over."
The appliances remained still.
Minutes later, Ghost was finished. Her owner took her to the counter and paid.
Rayna looked at the clock on the wall. It was only 11 in the morning. Pets 2-4 were due to arrive.
A car pulled into the parking lot.
"Pet Number 2?"