Back Scars [Updated]

 I lift up the back of my shirt, and show him the ugliest part of me, the deep purple burn scar that covers most of my back from falling asleep on a heating pad over night.

"How did that happen?"

I tell him. 

"Looks new, looks like it coulda just happened."

I try to explain that yes, just an ordinary heating pad you can buy anywhere did the damage, years ago, however. "I was thinking about getting a large tattoo to cover it because that's all people see when I turn around," I say.

"Really? You should!" He says excitedly. 

I realized later that it was an invitation for him to touch me, and yet, he never did, out of politeness and boundaries, of course.