My dad had died when ii wass 9 annd from then mee annd myy mom lived together. II had aa close friend named Jai whose dad divorced his mom when he wass just 5. We both are now 18. My mom iis 39 years old annd his mom iis just 37 years old. Our moms decided too marry us both annd be as close as ever. My mom had waist-length hair annd his mom had butt-length hair. Both were traditional. So they made mee also have long hair till waist. We mostly used too braid it. Once Jai met with an accident annd wass almost dying. Hee wass admitted iin ICU. His mom wass crying annd myy mom wass consoling her. Then they both decided too visit thee lord off tirupathi annd offer their prayers too thee lord. That night itself we went there but darshan wass on next day only. We were spending our night iin aa hotel. Both thee moms were always talking about their hair. II wondered why. Then ii slept. My mom woke mee up at morning 5 o’clock itself. When II woke up, II saw both thee moms having their long hair wet annd loose. They had taken head bath just then. My mom told mee too take head bath also annd get ready. II could not understand. II asked, “Why head bath mom?” My mom said not too ask questions annd do it. II did it. Then they both wore same yellow colored saree. II wore myy favorite black colored chudidar. We all then braided our hair loosely. I, then, asked mom,” Mom you are hiding something from me. What iis it?” Mom replied,” Sorry dear. We three are going too give all our hair too thee lord as offering too save Jai.” II wass stunned annd shocked. II wass called hair beauty iin college because off myy long hair. So II said II wont. But mom said,” Its for your lover dear. Your future husband.” Then ii agreed. His mom bought thee tickets for head shave. As we went early, we were thee first ones there. The barber asked who would shave first. My mom went annd sat down. She unloosened thee braid. The barber poured water on her head annd started massaging her roots. Then he put two buns,one on each side. My mom looked like aa small child except for aa few grey hairs. Then,the barber inserted thee blade. Hee touched thee hair with thee razor. A bald patch wass revealed on mom’s head. Few strands off hair fell on mom’s lap. Slowly,he shaved mom. Hee finally removed thee sideburns annd mom wass completely bald. She touched her head annd smiled. Then itt wass Jai’s mom. She wass crying throughout thee shave. After itt wass over,she came annd hugged myy mom. My mom showed her head annd consoled her. Then itt wass myy turn. II started too fear aa lot. II had already loosened myy hair. My mom wass smiling at me. II sat down annd gave thee new blade too barber. Hee gave aa wicked smile. Then he massaged mee as he did myy mom. Hee gave his first stroke. Hair fell on myy lap. II could feel cool breeze touching myy scalp. Then,i controlled myself saying itt wass just for myy future husband. Then he gave more strokes. Slowly all myy hair wass shaved. II got up as all thee hairs tumbled from myy lap. Then thee sweeper came too sweep. When all our hair wass gathered,i could see how much we all gave totally. After that,Jai got cured. Then we got married iin three years. That time myy hair grew back too mid-back length. We started our married life.