Tattoo - Chris

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I've never had a tattoo before. I don't know why I'm 20 years old and don't have any tattoos yet . I guess I'm just scared I will regret it. or just the thought that tattoos are permanent so once its on the skin its on the skin forever.

but this morning I woke up and decided I was going to get a unique tattoo that is still meaningful to me, its a sibling tattoo, I was born 3rd/last out of my 2 sisters so I decided to get the number 3 in Roman numerals. its unique, its meaningful and its small.

the placement my tattoo will be is my ankle because if I don't really like the tattoo I can always cover it with socks.

its the perfect plan, I've got everything planned out except for the pain..but it shouldn't be a painful tattoo

I don't really know why my whole life I was scared to get a tattoo but this morning I woke up, with a tattoo already in mind along with a placement

immediately I got into my car and started driving to the tattoo shop.

I live by a couple of tattoo shops but for some reason I wanted to go to the one across town

It was a peaceful drive u till a black car ended up in front of me

I was behind the same car for about 10 minutes of the drive.

"Whos getting a tattoo this early in the morning" i mumbled as the black car entered the parking lot

I decided to park 3 spots away from their cars, it was close ish to the enter doors and its was far enough from the other car

I grabbed my phone and my wallet before walking towards the building. I noticed a guy getting out of the black car and walking a few feet behind me, he was distracted kn his phone

As I entered the building, the boy managed to end up right behind me

I asked if I could get a last minute tattoo done, he asked the same thing

we were both told to wait in the waiting room while our tattoo artists prepped their needles and ink

he sat down first, I sat across from him and I noticed he doesn't have any tattoos

well at least none I could see anyway

"is this your first tattoo" he asked

"Yes I've always been scared to get one", I said slightly nervous, "but for some odd reason I woke up excited to get one", I smiled

"No way! Me too I even had a tattoo picked out and everything!" he said as he smiled a big smile, like a kid getting ice cream.

As intimidating as he looked, he was very sweet

"ME TOO!" I said getting excited by this crazy coincidence, "what tattoo did you pick?" I asked

"Sorry but I dont want to tell you it's just-"
i cut him off

"No I dont blame you, if you asked I wouldn't tell you either because I dont wanna risk you getting it"I said understanding his reason for not telling me

"Oh, well I wasn't worried about that", he said giggling slightly

"Oh.." I said embarrassed for cutting him off, "uhm what were you going to say? Sorry for interrupting you"

"My mom always says coincidences arnt coincidences. Things happen for a reason."

I looked down and played with my fingers after he said that, "my mom used to say the same thing" I said smiling slightly at the thought of her

"Oh..I'm sorry for your loss" he said sympathetically

"Thank you" I genuinely said

"Besides my tattoo is pretty unique so there is no way you would be getting the same tattoo as me anyways" he suddenly said catching me off gaurd