Ghost Forest by Pik-Shuen Fung

Author:Pik-Shuen Fung [Fung, Pik-Shuen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2021-07-13T00:00:00+00:00

HAIR

For as long as I could remember, my dad took good care of his hair. He combed it every morning and evening, massaged hair growth oil on his scalp after showering, and used the blow-dryer in small circles. Whenever he walked into an elevator, or past a shiny window, he checked his profile and patted the spot at the back of his head where his hair always stood up.

One day, while sitting near his bed in the hospital, I asked if he wanted me to clean his hair.

No, it’s okay, he said.

Are you sure? Maybe it’ll help you sleep, I said.

Okay, then.

I took out the coconut oil, which my mom had decanted into a glass dispenser bottle. I pumped two pumps into my palm and squeezed myself into the space behind the hospital bed. I lifted his glasses off with one hand, and warmed the oil in my palms. I noticed that the whites of his eyes were pale yellow. I placed my thumbs together at the top of his forehead and pressed gently down to his temples. I continued doing this along the middle of his scalp. Then I pressed my fingers in small circles behind his ears. After a while, I filled a small bowl with hot water, dipped cotton pads into it, and smoothed them across his head to wipe off the oil. His scalp was pale and clumps of his hair came off onto the cotton. I took out the blow-dryer and dried his hair, moving the dryer around so it wouldn’t get too hot. Then I took out his wooden comb and parted his hair, combing it down on each side several times.

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