This is an assignment I had to do for school..........oh yeah - and gloria is my best friend......... As I laid down on the couch like bed, I was shaking all over. I tried to distract my mind from the pain that I was sure I would feel, so I looked at the walls and observed old pictures of Marilyn Monroe in a long black dresses, but then I was distracted by the sound of a plastic packet opening and I knew at that point that if I backed out then, I would be classed as a whuss for as long as Gloria could remember. Gloria and myself had been contemplating getting our belly buttons pierced for a while then but it wasn’t until my mother said that I could that I actually went to get it done. It was a quick prick, then my stomach just felt a bit hot and it was over but shock had persuaded me to just lay there for a few seconds. I had it done with a gun so there was less pain and it was much faster. I just layed there then stood up in front of the mirror to admire my new silver appendage. Then Gloria had hers done. We both stood up, paid our $25 each then walked home. To many this may not seem like a very important event but to me it is. It feels strange, having something hanging from your navel, but now, I couldn’t imagine my body being the same without it.
