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New and Different
I had just left my controlling husband of 7 years and lets just say it was such a release, I didn't realise how much of me I'd lost whilst being with him.
The day I left him I went out and bought some new clothes and shoes, more to my liking rather than what he liked me to wear.
The next day I changed my hair. I'd always loved the shaved undercut and bright coloured hair but was never allowed it, so now I have a bright pink hair, cut to a graduated bob with bright blue undercut.
It had only been 2 days and I was already feeling more myself and looking in the mirror I was looking more like I would like to look, I looked good.
But here is where I started to think about maybe I should do something I wouldn't normally do like hook up with some random person. Off to a bar I went, it was all fairly quiet so I sat at the bar making it very clear I was a single lady, eating and drinking on my own at the bar.
I got approached by a couple of men that no matter how much alcohol I'd drunk there was no way I'd go near them, then just as I was giving up hope and walking out the door I bumped into a guy as he was coming in.
"I wouldn't bother going in there, it's absolutely dead and no atmosphere," I said to him.
"Shame, you look like someone who would have made it a lot more interesting, are you sure you don't fancy another drink?" he replied.
"That would be lovely, thank you," I replied, as today is a day to do something new and different.
So we went back in and sat down in a little alcove and started talking.
"Hi, I'm Cath."
"Very happy to meet you. I'm Stuart, well Stu to my friends. So what brings you here on your own?"
"Well I'm just looking to do something different, something wild and have fun, having got out of a controlling relationship," I replied.
"When you say wild, like what sort of wild were you thinking about" he asked intriguingly.
"I dunno, something different."
I looked around the bar for some inspiration and saw a girl who had just walked in, grabbed a coke and went back out with multiple very shiny ear piercings.
"Maybe I'll go and get some piercings in the shop down the road as it's open until late and add to my boring two piercings, what do you think?" I asked.
"I think it would look hot, but it's not about what I think, it's all about what you want, it's your life and your body and you should do anything and everything that you want. You seem like a lovely person and you should do whatever makes you happy. I can come and give you some moral support if you want?" he replied.
I hadn't really thought about more piercings until that split second but I wanted some years ago but was told by my ex that "I wasn't a teenager and to grow up." So it had never crossed my mind after that, or maybe it's always been in the back of my mind.
After chatting a bit more and thinking about his offer I said, "I'd like it if you would come with me for some support." We finished our drinks and headed to the shop before it closed.
The woman at the counter said, "Hi, we are just about to close as it's been a quiet day", she could see the disappointment in my face at this point and said, "But I'll stay open for you if you want something."
"Thank you, I want some ear piercings please," I said excitedly.
"Firstly, hi my name is Carly, what sort of ear piercings are you thinking of?" as she tucked her hair behind her ear.
It was the girl I had seen earlier in the bar with the very shiny ear, "I'd love an ear like yours, it looks amazing."
I then turned to Stu and said, "What do you think?"
He smiled and replied, "Remember it's about you and what makes you happy, so I say go for whatever you want and what you are brave enough for."
Brave enough for, well I hadn't really thought about that side of things until this point, I said to the piercer, "Maybe go for the less painful ones first and on my left ear as I sleep on my right side."
Carly said, "Take a seat and try and relax, as you are worried about the pain, here, put this cream all over your ear and it'll numb it for you, and we'll see how we get on. So what brings you here today?"
I took a deep breath and replied, "Well I'm kinda being true to myself and doing what I want and being a little wild. I was controlled by my ex for many years and had look and be as per his design. Then I noticed your ear earlier and remembered that I wanted to get the top of my ear pierced years ago, and my husband ridiculed me for wanting it. So here I am wanting to go wild and be more true to myself."
"Is it just the ear you want today then?" she asked.
"I think so, not sure I'm brave enough for anything else yet, I don't even know if I'm brave enough to have all that you have in your ear."
Carly reclined the chair slightly and said, "I'm just going to start marking where things can go on your ear, do you want to take a look once I've marked before I start?"
I nervously smiled back at her and said, "You can go ahead, no need to ask again, as I may not be as brave next time you ask.
I looked up at Stu, looking for a reassuring face as to be honest I was shitting myself but putting on a brave face.
He looked at me, winked at me and said, "You've got this."
How can a man I met just an hour or two ago support me more than my husband ever did?
I took a deep breath in and said to Carly, "Let's do this!"
"I've already started and you have 2 new additions already," she replied.
I never even felt them, I thought she was still marking where she was going to pierce. I sat there patiently for a while, waiting for pain. All I could feel was her manipulating my ear and changing her position and multiple changes of needles, but no pain at all.