Creative Writing: The Tattoo Girl

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Reid awkwardly sat in front of Carmen as she was getting her second tattoo done on her back, upper left shoulder blade to be exact. She was getting a geometric heart with a geometric arrow piercing through it, which inevitably shatter it, but it got stuck. Reid loved the concept of it since it showed how strong her heart is. Even when an arrow pierces through it, it stays resilient. What made it more meaningful was that she designed it all herself. It made him feel uncomfortable watching Carmen get body modifications. Not that he was against it, but because it made him cringe with the loud buzzing of a needle inking her skin. He tried not to express his uncomfortable demeanor, trying to stay relaxed as he watched Carmen and the tattoo artist, …show more content…

"What's wrong, buddy? I could hook you up with a real good tattoo right now if you'd like for a two for one price." Reid shook his head. "I think Carmen's more enthusiastic about these original Neolithic time art forms than I am." "You sure, babe? It would be really cool if this innocent baby that I told my friends about actually got a tattoo just before meeting them. It would blow their minds, especially if it was something risky like a flaming skull or something," Carmen joked, but Reid was taking every word seriously. "Um, I'll pass. Tonight I need to keep that image up and keep it going for a very long time," Reid said. Carmen pouted. "That's no fun," "My grandma would love you," Liam mentioned casually. Both Carmen and Reid chuckled, but it was cut short when Reid felt his phone vibrate. He was really hoping that it wasn't a case because Carmen had been planning for awhile now for him to meet her friends and now that it was actually happening he didn't want a case to ruin it. He took it out and saw a text message from Hotch, but it wasn't telling him that there was a case; it was a brief meeting in ten minutes. Carmen noticed the nervousness and confusion on his face. She worried that he had to go on a case and miss meeting her friends tonight, but it didn't seem as if that was

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