It was a Friday afternoon, my friend and I had just finished school for the weekend and we were anxious to go out that night. We decided to take a short trip to Camrose for supper.
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On the way up there we were discussing our next few weeks and how stressful they were going to be with exams and all. I piped up that I was failing my classes and needed to do something exciting, she said the same. I mentioned that whenever I was stressed I did something creative to my body. Hence how my three tattoos came about. We both decided it would be kind of cool to get something pierced. Something exciting, something other than our ears or belly buttons which most girls have done. We decided that it would be cool to have our nipples done. When we arrived at Camrose we drove to the Green Room where we would have our nipples pierced. We filled out some forms and paid. We met the requirements and were good to go. Next thing you know, we're sitting in the parlor waiting to get our nipples pierced. I was nervous and excited at the same time.
I've never had anything other than my ears pierced. My friend went first. She told me that if she didn't go first she wouldn't get it done at all. I told her it was alright. So Bill(our artist) took her upstairs. I waited anxiously for her. About 20 minutes passed and she finally came down. I asked her how it when and she told me that it was a sharp, cool feeling. Right away I got nervous. I waited a few minutes until Bill was ready for me. He called down for my and told me that he was ready. I slowly walked up the stairs. The whole time I was thinking that I couldn't believe I was doing this.
I reached the top of the stairs and walked to the room where he was waiting. I walked in and he closed the door behind me. I quickly swallowed my pride. He told me that I needed to take my shirt off. I stupidly asked if everything had to come off. He laughed and said yes. I took my sweater, shirt and bra off. I stood there half naked and freezing cold. It was the middle of winter and I'm standing there half naked trying to cover myself. He told me not to worry and that I shouldn't be shy about it. He told me to lay down so he could begin. I did as I was told and within minutes I was holding my breathe. He told me he would count to three and stick the needle in. 1..2..3..I felt it go through. I flinch slightly. I was surprised at how it felt. I expected there to be a jolt of pain rushing through my body. I let out a sigh of relief.
He commented on my tattoos and asked me about them to take my mind off of things. While we were talking I snuck a peek at the needle. I had to laugh because there I was laying there half naked with a needle through my nipple. Bill told me I might not want to do that in case I passed out. I told him I was fine and that I could handle it. It was just about over. He carefully put the earring through and closed it up. It was almost done. He cleaned it and told me I was good to go. I stood up and took a look at it. I thought it was pretty cool and decided to keep it to myself. The only way anyone was going to see it was if I had my shirt off and I won't take it off for just anyone. I put my clothes back on and asked if he did tattoos and how long he's been doing them. I told him I was very unhappy with how the one on my stomach turned out. He asked if he could have a better look. I showed him how shitty it was and he agreed. He told me that whoever did it went too deep and the ink ran. This made me even more unhappy with it so I asked him if he could cover it. He said it was small enough too and that he would most definitely do it for me. That excited me. He told me just to make an appointment and he would fix it up for me. I guess my next adventure to the Green Room would be to get a new tattoo. Needless to say we left the Green Room happy that new night. Its still a matter of time until someone sees my still fresh piercing.