The house was quiet as Rekha was busy folding clothes in her living area. Her daughter Meera was lying down on the floor busy with her phone.
Rekha was clad in a cotton saree as usual while the twenty year old Meera was wearing an oversized t-shirt and a pair of shorts with her hair tied up into a bun. Her legs stretched on the floor.
"Amma, look at these ankles which I had brought from an online shop." Meera said.
"These are beautiful, can we see how they look on you?" Asked her mother.
When Meera lifted her leg to wear the anklet, her mother could see something shining on Meera's thigh.
"What is that?" she asked.
"Oh, it's nothing Amma, just a small piercing.
"What?" Rekha was shocked.
"Without even telling me, did you get your thigh pierced?"
Just... a piercing."
"Come on Amma, it's not a big deal, Almost everyone has one piercing and it looks cool." explained Meera.
"Show me properly,"..
Meera hesitantly lifted the hem of her shorts and revealed a small silver loop on the piercing on Meera's left upper thigh.
"It's pretty though. Did it hurt Meera?"
"A bit but it's just for the moment. Now okay."
Rekha reached out to her daughter and caressed her skin near The piercing.
"It's so different," she said, still touching.
"You know, Amma, you would also look good with a piercing you know? Maybe on your belly?" suggested Meera.
Rekha laughed it off.
"Don't be so ridiculous."
"You're not old, Amma. You know that right. And you are indeed gorgeous. Just think how it would be on your navel. It would be amazing. "Explained Meera.
Rekha blushed as she inadvertently touched her own stomach, with her mind wandering towards the idea.
"Let's try Amma, I'll take you to the studio where I got mine done. It's a safe place you know". Meera pushed further.
"I'll think about it," Rekha said finally with a smile.
On.the next day, Rekha couldn't get rid of the idea of getting her belly pierced as suggested by her daughter Meera.
"Amma, are you thinking?" Meera asked.
"Maybe, I think I can but you know I'm still not exactly sure about it." Said Rekha with a greater degree of hesitance.
"Come on, it's not a big deal amma." Meera tried convincing.
"Alright. Let's go," said Rekha with a shy smile on her face.
Rekha seemed excited as they reached the piercing studio. It was a young woman who was a piercing artist.
"Rekha! Are you ready?" the artist asked.
Rekha nodded hesitantly.
"Don't worry. I will be guiding you through the process," the artist said.
Rekha was meanwhile made to sit on a comfortable chair as she gazed over her daughter Meera.
She removed her cotton saree completely and sat there in her blouse and petticoat, baring her midriff completely.