53. Four Brothers

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Author's POV (Mike above)

Lee was worried about Dae. She was extremely stressed about Jin. When Mike found out that Jin was shot, he was waiting for Becca to come home from work. Lee suffered a few bruises and a gunshot wound in his leg but Jin's wounds required surgery. There was no nerve damage and Lee was treated for his leg. Slim was waiting in the lobby near the operating room. 

Serene and one of the doctor's wanted to keep Lee overnight to monitor him and run additional test. He wanted to wait with Slim so he can be the first person to see Jin when he comes out of surgery. Dae was on the phone with momma crying. Slim made sure to console her for comfort. 

Lee's troubled conscience was tearing away at his soul. Feeling responsible for Jin's injury, he sat at the edge of the hospital bed thinking about Jin constantly. He pleaded that it should've been him that needed surgery instead. 

"If something happens to my brother, I don't know what I would do." He thought to himself. He knew that something wasn't right. 

Waiting for Mike to arrive, the doctor came in the room to check on Lee

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Waiting for Mike to arrive, the doctor came in the room to check on Lee. Anxious to know how Jin's injuries were, they didn't respond. Serene held Lee close to her bosom to calm him down. Stroking his hair, she mentions that Jin was still in surgery and Mike just arrived. 

Together, they waited for Dae to walk in the door after speaking with the doctor. Discovering that he lost a lot of blood, she mentioned several scenarios that could save him. Aware that she would cut herself if he needed her to, it was more to the situation. Explaining that there were several gunshot wounds, he was hit in the chest and stomach.

Asking if he would survive, the doctor told her to ask the surgeon when he comes out. Checking his watch, he walks her to the waiting area near the operating room. 

Five hours later

Dae rushed to the surgeon the moment the glass doors opened. With red eyes and stained cheeks, she whispered. "How is my husband?"

Meanwhile in Lee's room, Slim and Mike continued to sit in silence. Becca and Serene were sitting near the window. The clock on the wall ticked louder and louder each second that passed gave off an echo. Jolting to his feet, Lee darted out of the room and to the nurse's desk to ask about Jin. Informing them that Jin was out of surgery and his wife was here, they rushed to the waiting room near the Operating room.

Confused, Slim looked around patiently and asked Mike to find out where they took Jin after surgery. Serene and Becca went to ask one of the doctors that passed in the hallway where their sister was. Checking with the nurses station, they pulled up Jin's room and Dae's. Hearing that Dae was in a room confused Slim and after asking probing questions, he found out that she had a nervous breakdown and passed out. She was admitted for observation.

Mike walks back in a daze and plops on one of the chairs. Leaning forward and covering his face in his hands, Lee shook him vigorously by she shoulders. Unable to speak, a loud smack echoed in the lobby. Shaking his head, he mentions that Jin was out of surgery and was in room 337.

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