The best birthday present

Ever since I had gotten my tongue pierced, all I wanted was another piercing. Although I did receive a second piercing in my ear, it wasn't enough. I mean, I knew that I would be getting another piercing as my birthday present, and still, I couldn't wait. The thing I had to determine was what piercing I was to get next. Everyone had their own suggestion, such as my mom and boyfriend said I should get my bellybutton pierced, a few friends of mine said I should get my septum pierced, and many other people were wanting me to get my eyebrow or lip pierced. And what I was more of wanting was my eyebrow pierced.

It was the Thursday of the week before my birthday after school, and when I had come home, I entered my mother's room and asked her (after awhile of contemplating whether I should ask or not) if we could go Friday to get my piercing. She didn't say anything for a few seconds after she said, "Psht, ha...," then she said, "Why? You don't even know what you want yet..." Now of course, to me, this is a yes, but I still had to answer. I told her that I wanted my eyebrow done, but I was still slightly unsure, since I didn't want to upset my boyfriend in my decision, but I was sure, because it was what I wanted. Still, she acted as if it wouldn't happen, since my birthday was still in a week to come.

Come Friday, after school I had gone to my boyfriends house, since I knew my mom was still at work and wouldn't even be home until around 5:00 pm. Around 5:30 my cell-phone rang, and it was a private call, so I knew it was my mom, but being unsure (since the number was covered) I still answered as if I didn't know who it was. Of course though, it was my mom. All she asks is where I'm at, and I just tell her to guess, and she gets it right, since I'm usually no where other than my boyfriend's house. Anyways, I say in my voice, as in I know why she called kind of voice "why..." she just says that she was just wondering. After awhile of that going back and forth, I say, "So can I?" Then we talk a little and agree that my boyfriend and I would meet her at Koolsville.

Well, my boyfriend and I arrived right after my mother had, but my boyfriend was having a little difficulty in parking, so we waited until he was finished. Then we walked into the shop, and I admit—I was nervous. In fact I told my mom and my boyfriend I was nervous, but all my mom had told me was "why?" Seriously, I didn't know why, but I think it had to do with the fact that my last piercing wasn't at this place, and I didn't know if they would do a good job. Then again, they all had piercings, which put me a little at ease. They then handed my mom the paperwork, knowing that I would be 16 in a week, they allowed me to qualify for a piercing (which was the reason they kicked me out last time). My mom was half way through the paperwork, when they read our I.D.s and said, "Oh, no, we can't do this. The last names don't match." I got really mad, and so did my mom, because even on the birth certificate our last names don't match because she's changed her name three times. So w e just found that to be a total waste of our time and decided to go to the last place I had it done—Bone Daddyz.

I felt less nervous at Bone Daddyz, in fact very calm. We walked in and everyone is just sitting in the room talking to each other and giving people tattoos. My mom told them what I wanted and they asked if I was underage and then told her she had to sign all the paperwork. Then the guy told me to wait as he set up the room. I never learned his name. A couple minutes later he comes back out and tells me he's ready. My nerves started coming back, but this is what I wanted. I first asked if my boyfriend could come back with us (which he was)—this calmed me down a bit.

The guy told me to keep standing, and he marked where the jewelry were to be placed, and then told me to look in the mirror—I like it (this was on my right just to tell). He then tells me to sit down, and he cleans up my eyebrow in alcohol and then goes to business with the clamps. The clamps really weren't that tight—I was hoping that they would be tighter so I wouldn't have to feel the piercing that much. And since I had gotten my tongue pierced, I was expected just a slight pinch, or nothing at all. He finally got the clamps on right, but didn't even tell me to breathe in or nothing he poked down with the needle, and I felt it, then it felt like he struggled a bit with pushing it through, so that hurt a bit. Even my boyfriend told me at the end that I flinched. That's because I could feel the struggle it took for the needle to go through. When he got it through, he told me to close my eye (the needle was right in front of it), then he put in the jewelry, which wasn't muc h of a struggle. I would have to say, that this piercing did hurt more than my tongue, but not to where I was crying or even tear up a bit. And when I looked in the mirror—I fell in love with my newest piercing! It was so beautiful. My mom then paid the guy and we left.

It's been about four days since I had it done, it is a hassle to try and not bump into it, but I still love it. It's slightly swollen, but not to where you can tell that much. Nonetheless, I would recommend that people get this piercing. I can't wait until my next.