path of redemption

chapter eighteen.

-Estella romano

"April! Hold still goddammit, the trick is not to move" i groan as i straddle aprils back. She whimpers from underneath me. I look at rory whose sitting in the rocking chair on the other side of my room. I look at her with a "are you serious" expression as she just stares at me. "A little help here?" I gesture towards the redhead under me. She throws her head back as she groans "April jesus , whats so hard about getting a piercing , it just burns for a second" the blonde stomps over towards us.

She pushes me off april "ahhh" i yelp as i grab onto aprils cardigan we both go flying down the bed and onto the floor , april landing on my hipbone making me groan in pain "Seriously, rory? I sometimes forget how strong you can be" i let out a wince as i push april off me , rory chuckles as she sits against the headboard of my bed "What? You asked me to help. That was me helping" a sinister grin covers her face as i give her a quick middlefinger. I look at april and shes looking at me with puppy dog eyes as i roll my eyes "Pwetty pleaseeee , dont make me do this" she whines .

I grab onto the bed covers as i lift myself up "april you are the one who asked us to do this and you said and i quote "no matter how much i back down . Dont stop until theres another earing in my flesh" now stand up and sit your ass down" i say using quotation marks on her quote.

She lets out a groan of disapproval as she plomps her ass on the bed next to rory , she folds her arms like a kid and pouts "Now there , does the little baby need a bottle" i coo as i pinch her cheeks . She slaps my hands away "Just get this overworth" she says as she closes her eyes tightly. I smile as i gather my piercing gun and the gold earing she chose.

Ive always done my own piercings , not all were done with a gun , because i got a speech on how they were dangerous and shit and the best possible way is to use a needle.

This is my way , so to hell with it.

I sanitize the spot where im going to pierce her , she shivers under the coldness of the substance . I shake my head in amusement.
I position the earing inside the gun as i make sure its intact with everything. I move it closer to her ear , the gun just above her first hole. She bites her lip "Stel , you're taking ages ...i can't handle the freaking silence. Rory put some music on . Be useful for gods sake" she rambles . I stiffle a laugh as i look at rory . She glares at april "Stel, do me a favor?" I look up at rory "yes love?" She grins as she looks at me "make it hurt" aprils eyes snap open "wha- she starts to argue but i already pulled the trigger. The sound of the piercing gun echos the room as everyone goes quiet . I look at april as she sits there like someone who hasn't shit in weeks.

I let out a nervous chuckle "oh april...you good there honey" i mutter as i take the gun carefully away from her ear. Rory gets off from the bed and comes around to us . She inspects april from head to toe "Atta girl.  See that wasn't that hard was it?" She says as she pats aprils cheek. April comes out of her haze as she stares at me "I liked that , do it again" she grins as she claps her hands and bounces on the bed.

Rory and i stare at each other as she laughs "You heard the girl , pierce her" she trys to mimick a gun in her hands. I nod as i grab the gun again . I do the same with what i did to the other ear. Aprils eyes is wide open as she stares at me "I sometimes forget how creepy you can be with those big blue eyes of yours" i mutter as i lean in. My attention directing from her face to her ear the entire time "You think thats creepy.  You shoud see me sleeping with my eyes open" she wiggles her eyebrows as she smiles a toothy smile making me look at her with a look of concern , i look at rory and she shrugs and goes back to her phone "Okay...thats definitely not creepy" i mutter as i hold the gun in place . I smack my lips together "Now...are you ready" i question "Pierce me already , i can't wait to flaunt my new piercings to everyone " she smiles . I nod and pull the trigger . She doesn't even make a move or wince.