Parking in the mall's parking lot was nerve wracking, I couldn't believe I was doing this. I walked into the mall, and instantly searched for a piercing shop and found one. I smiled, walking towards the poorly lit shop that was apparently blasting rock music with a few neon signs in separate walls of the shop, and a bald guy with tons of piercing s and tattoos standing behind the cash register. He looked up at me, looking surprised.

"I think you're in the wrong place blondie," he said with an incredulous look.

I ignored the urge to roll my eyes at him or glare and just simply shook my head, "I'm in the right place baldie," I retaliated with.

He smirked, opening his arms, "Well then blondie, my names Matt, I'll be your piercer today, what do you want done? Belly button, tongue, lip, nose, eyebrow, ear?" he looked me up and down, "I'd go with lip and tongue." He winked.

I deliberated between belly button and bottom lip, and decided it was easier for my lip piercing to be seen, so I said, "Lip."

He smiled, nodding, "Good choice," he said leading me to a well lit back room that was covered by a plaid curtain, and showed me different lip rings I could choose from, I chose a silver ring with black ends, smiling at it and nodding, "This is it."

He nodded, sitting me on a chair and showing me that his needle was clean and new, I cringed a bit when I saw the needle but nodded nonetheless. Gripping the arms of the chair with my eyes closed, I screamed as the needle pierced through my lip quickly, feeling no pain after he applied the ring along with numbing cream, sighing as I looked up into the bright fluorescent lights.

"Nice job, Blondie, want a look?"

I nodded, grabbing the handle mirror and looking at myself, seeing the lip ring and smiling, it was perfect. "Its perfect," I told him honestly, standing up. "How much will it be?"

"Since you were a good customer, $20."

"Wow, thanks.." I said, sliding a $20 bill out of my pocket and then a $5, giving it to him. "Thanks again," I yelled behind me as I walked towards the doorway.

"Hey, catch," he said, throwing a bottle of ointment at me. I read the label, it was for new piercing s, "It's free, and it's to put on your lip twice a day alright? Later blondie." he said, smirking and turning back into the lit up room as I walked backwards out of the shop, smiling, the step-loser was gonna love this…