A haircut
"You'd better move!" Antonio Vallelunga alerted.
The sky turned cloudy all sudden. The risk of rain was imminent.
Giovanni and Francesca had to protect their vegetables garden.
Danny and Gabriel helped in order to finish the work as soon as possible. Joey couldn't give much help.
As they started to rise a protective tent the rain begun to fall.
Once finished the work they were soggy especially the kids.
Francesca dried their clothes while Giovanni was drying their hair.
"Done!" he said once finished.
"Thanks uncle!" Gabriel thanked.
"Your clothes are ready!" Francesca announced.
Gabriel was about to grab his dried clothes when his uncle and his aunt started to give him strange looks.
"What's wrong?"
"We just noticed your hair are pretty long!" Francesca answered.
"Yeah, you should give a cut. Don't worry, tomorrow I'll take you my friend barber Sergio!"
"Dad, I think Danny needs a haircut too!"
The barber was a middle-aged man with gray hair and two permanently half-closed eyes.
"Hi Sergio!"
"Giovanni, long time not seeing you!"
"Yeah, yeah, I just want to ask if you can give a cut to my nephews!"
The barber gave a look to Danny and Gabriel.
"Yeah but I'm quite busy right now. We can book this cut for tomorrow!"
"All right! See you tomorrow!"
The next day Danny and Gabriel went to the barber alone. Their uncle would pass to take them later.
The Barber shop was full just like yesterday. Men, women and kids where sitting waiting for a cut. Gabriel could spot a guy reading a newspaper.
"There you are!" Sergio welcomed them.
He cut Danny's hair first. He did a fine job.
When it was Gabriel's turn he did something different.
He cut his hair with a precision of a sculptor when he has to make a statue.
"Yes, yes. Now you look much better!"
All the customer gave a look to the boy.
"My… who is this handsome lad?" a middle-aged woman asked.
Sergio answered.
"This is Gabriel… Giovanni's nephew! And there's his brother Danny!"
Gabriel couldn't stop blushing. He never had such attention.
Fortunately Giovanni's came.
Once home Francesca was at the door like she was eager to see the haircut.
"Here they are!" Giovanni announced.
"Wow Danny, Gabriel, you look good!" she said happily.
"You look much better with short hair!" she added.
"Really?"
"Yup, by the way Giovanni we're running out of food!"
"I know, I know. Tomorrow I'll go to the mall. Danny, Gabriel you'll come along to give me a hand since Joey can't help me!"
"All right no problem!" Gabriel answered.