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"you ready?" Jaemin asks and I nod. We walk into the tattoo parlor together, and I instantly regret it. I've never felt so small before in my life. Everyone was big and buff, covered in tattoos and piercings. One of the tattoo artists walks up to us.

"I'm gonna have to ask you kids to leave. This isn't a playground."

"We know. We're here to get a tattoo" Jaemin answers confidently as I shrink up behind him.

"Follow me" the guy told us and we did as he said, following him to the back where he sat us down at a table and dropped a book in front of us. "Pick something and let me know when you're ready" his deep voiced echoed. We look through the black book of ink, only one really caught my eye and it was the semi colon, infinity sign.

"Did you choose yet?" Jaemin asks and I nod.

"Yeah. I'm getting this one" I point at the tattoo.

"Then I'm getting the same one." He smiled.

"You kids ready?" The artists asks and we nod at him as he brings in another person to get the tattoos done. Jaemin and I sat in the chairs next to each other and took a deep breath after they placed the stencils on our wrists bringing out the tattoo gun.

"It shouldn't hurt, but take this to bite down on just in case." The man gave us two clothes to bite down on.

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"And you guys are done" the artists put the tools down wiping off the extra ink. We look down at them happy with the final result as they wrap up the ink so it won't get infected.

"How much do we owe you?"

"Since you're first timers I'll let you off with $40"

"Per tattoo?'

"No. All together."

What a steal. After we left the parlor we grab our bag and take the next train we see to the airport.

California here we come.

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