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It should have been a simple thing… Tattoo getting his appendix taken out, as simple as that…
But despite all the assurance, Aran couldn't shake the fear he felt, maybe because doctors and hospitals scared him shitless after everything they had been through, maybe because He had grown so attached to Tattoo that the idea of him hurt even if it was to make him better…
And it turned out he was right, he was more than right…
Midway through the surgery time, the doctor came out and informed everyone that Tattoo's appendix had ruptured, and they were trying to save him…
And what should have been a normal surgery and a casual wait had ended up being a race to save Tattoo's life, and the most horrible wait in all their lives…
It felt like days when it was merely less than three hours before the doctor went out again, making everyone hold their breath as they waited for the doctor to deliver the news.
"He is safe now… But he is not awake yet…"
Aran's legs couldn't carry him fast enough to Tattoo's room, he didn't realize he was holding both his breath and tears till Tattoo opened his eyes and looked at him, still groggy and delirious from the anesthesia.
"Hello, Pretty Angel…"
If Aran wetted Tattoo's hospital gown with his tears of relief, it was only fitting.