The most memorable time of my entire life is when I got my navel pierced. It was the most exciting yet terrifying experience that had ever happened to me. The story begins on August 29, 2001, when I finally made plans to get my belly button pierced. It was a Wednesday so in school I was so excited the whole day. People in school would pass me in the hall way that I wouldn't even know I would tell them that I was getting my belly pierced. I think I told every student body and faculty in my whole entire school.
At A Glance Author Anonymous Contact lildazzlez@aol.com When Three months ago Artist Mike (I think) Studio Big Kahuna's Location Florida Finally, it's 3:34 and the bell rings. I make a mad dash for my friends' Sam and Stephanie's class and than we race to my mom's car. I think we might of scared the living day lights out of her when we banged on the windows of the car, telling her to let us in right that very second. We drove about 20 minutes and finally at about 4 o'clock we had reached our destination (Big Kahuna's). I was actually amazed on the appearance of the parlor. So neat and tidy, it looked like some funky jewelry store from India. We went up to the counter and told them what I wanted done. The guy said they would take me right away. (Darn, I was hoping for a line so I would have time to bail!) My mom filled out a form and I picked out my jewelry. I picked the cutest curved barbell with a baby blue diamond and a hoop around it. The selection was actually pretty decent compared to most places/parlors I had visited in the weeks before.
I went in back to go clean my belly button and take a potty break so when he did it, I wouldn't be bloated. I went and took a seat and the piercer explained to me the cleaning procedure thoroughly and what I should do to keep it from not getting infected. Than the hot piercer made a mark on my belly with a purple marker and asked if I liked the placement. I said yes, not even looking at it really because I was shaking way too much! But it turned out okay, thank goodness. So, I sat down in a dentist looking chair. Placed my butt right at the edge and I took my friend's hands and squeezed them with all my might. My legs and the rest of my body were shaking like a leaf on a very windy day. I thought I might have fallen out of the chair if I shook anymore. My mom darted for the front of the store because she couldn't stand the sight of needles. And like they always say, "Like mother like daughter". But I was determined to do this no matter how bad it hurt because I knew that the longest the pain could last for was about two seconds and what is that towards the rest of my young life.
The guy clamped it and I thought that the worst of it was over but than I felt a sharp stabbing pain in my stomach. On the top of my lungs I let out a little yelp and a "FUCK" (excuse my language)! It was over. I stood up and looked at it in the full-length mirror and almost fainted. I fell back into the chair. My head was spinning and my vision was a blur. The guy put alcohol under my nose and I woke up right on the spot. The he wiped my face and neck and gave me a lollipop and a soda to get my blood sugar running again. I don't know how but I got into the car finally and we drove home. When we got home I was so careful with it. I was even scared to sit down and eat dinner or watch TV.
For the first 2 days I couldn't sleep on my stomach but now I don't even know it's there. I changed it recently for a wedding and it didn't hurt one little bit. I recommend this piercing very much. Especially if you're thin and have a nice stomach (not to be rude or anything). It looks so adorably cute and the pain is very minimal if you have any at all. If I can get it, anyone can. I mean everyone including me thought I was going to chicken out but I went through and now I totally 100% love it! I have no regrets about the new addition to my body. It looks sweet and sexy at the same time. My family is grossed out by it so I use it to my advantage to tick them off when I feel like being evil!