The Tattoo Girl

Chapter 8 - Piercings

8/9/13

 

It has been a day since that strange dream. I haven’t told anyone, I definitely don’t plan on it. No one would believe me anyway. I still don’t understand it though. Calum was my boyfriend? He got shot and died? What’s even going on? Is this going to come true then? I hope not. Even though he’s super annoying, and I barely know him, I still don’t want him to die. I have to stop this from becoming true. I have to save him.

 

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My whole way to work I was thinking about the dream and wasn’t paying any attention to what was going on around me. Thankfully, I got to there without dying.

 

“Hey Addie!” Raiven practically screams as I walk through the front door.

 

“Whoa, calm down there Raiven,” I said annoyed.

 

“Whoa what’s wrong with you diva?” she said laughing.

 

“Sorry just got a lot on my mind,” I said shrugging.

 

“Oh, do you want to talk about it?”

 

“No. I’ll be fine.”

 

“Okay whatever you say.” There was an awkward silence until she spoke up again. “Well you don’t have many appointments today, but someone is coming in to get a piercing. Griffin is going to take that appointment, but you should probably watch him so you will know how to do it.”

 

“Okay sounds good,” I said walking to the break room.

 

“Your first appointment is in 10 minutes so you should probably get your station ready,” she said going back to working on her computer.

 

Ugh. I really didn’t want to tattoo anyone today. I knew I wasn’t going to be able to focus on it to get it to actually look nice. I started arranging some of the equipment that I would have to use, but I must have spaced off or something because after what felt like 2 minutes, Raiven was telling me that the client was here.

 

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I had tried my best focus and try to make conversation with the woman that was getting the tattoo, but my mind kept wandering back to the dream I had. Surprisingly I didn't mess up, and the lady liked it a lot.

 

I was back in the break room watching tv. Griffin was in the middle of an appointment , and Raiven was at the front desk answering phone calls so I was by myself.

 

For the gajillionth time that day I was reminded of the dream. Should I tell Calum? Ildri? No definitely not. I can’t tell anyone.

 

After an episode of Dance Moms I decided to go out to the front to see if Griffin had finished with his customer, and right as I walked out I heard a familiar Australian accent. After a second I realized who it was..CALUM.