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And I got inked

And I got inked I remember the school days when I would draw small drawings, texts on the back of my hand, arm, feet. I am sure you all did it. But I might be little different to you. I continued this habit till my Bachelor's and even do now. When I felt anxious during exams and couldn't focus, I would just start doodling on my body. Grade 8. I had this stupid idea of having a permanent mark on my hand. I just took a blade (sterilized it by heating, of course) and started cutting marks on my hand and putting colors in the cuts. I have no idea why I did this. I just wanted to have one. Well that didn't work much.  Grade 10 probably. I saw about this traditional method of tattooing. They would pierce swiftly with a pin/needle or something like that and make tattoos. I remembered the traditional tattoos in Nepali context. Women used to have these dots on their faces and hands. One of my classmates had it too. I got curious. I began researching about it. Well