I condone what the other two readers have mentioned about your story. At first I must have been reading, but not paying attention because I wasn't aware of what she was doing. I read it the second time and I understood it more. Your words despite the nature of the story were beautiful and I adored the simplicity of it. You formed words into a story well and the smell of those flat irons heating up gave me chills. Good story and I hope one day your friend will be all right in the end.
I must admit that I'm not a huge fan of the pre-made layouts but I liked the summary. It made me think of someone undergoing a lobotomy, which is probably not at all what this story is about. Moving on. This was really well written and very, very sad. I thought that it was sweet of you to write this for your friend, but that information only made it that more heartbreaking. I'm glad you didn't go into obsessive detail about the act itself; that would have been distasteful. I thought you did a great job focusing on the emotions. Good job. <3
I quite enjoyed reading your story. You've put a different take on harming oneself in it. There's a bit more purpose and longing than in other stories I've read that contained self harm. I'm glad that it's so well-written. It's relieving, really. I think it was very nice of you to write this upon your friend's request, and I you definitely did a very good job. The description you used was just enough to make one uncomfortable, but not too over-the-top. Great drabble, awesome job.