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With a s brother,” she says in my ear

I leave her and head toward the front A glance at my phone says we have thirty s ready for rab out so at the sn down on paper It’s a si sand, it’s dripping blood, representing life and how eventually we all run out of it

Twenty loves and pull out all thearound out front and know she’s getting the register ready for the day The ding from the front door indicates she’s already unlocked it, and that’s probably my customer

Tugging off the gloves, I toss them in the trash and walk out of the s Kyle a clipboard with our standard safety and permission form that has to be completed before all work is done

“You ready for me?” Kyle asks when he spots me walk in

“Yes Once you get done with that, I’ll have you look over the design, then we’ll get started”

While he fills out the paperwork, Ella gets a copy of his ID It only takes hi the clipboard back to Ella and he’s stuffing his ID back into his wallet He follows me down the short hallway into n

I’ve done several pieces for hiant when it comes as no surprise that he whistles low in appreciation I just know my skills

“Da down at the drawing

“Thanks” I turn and grab out another pair of gloves “Wait ‘til you see it once it’s done The 3D effect I have planned for the blood splashes is going to look a”

“I have no doubt”

After peeling his shirt over his head, Kyle takes a seat in the chair Before I take my own seat, I pull up a playlist on my phone and connect it to the Bluetooth stereo on the counter behind et down to work

I sit onI need is on a s needles and insert one through the tube on the tattoo machine, then wrap a couple of rubber bands around the frame and needle to help keep it secure and steady while I work I set thethe drill, lifts his aro to rid it of any hairs, then spray the skin with the bottle of green soap solution and thoroughly clean the area

“Up,” I instruct, and he does so Grabbing the transfer paper with the design, I press the top of the paper to the top of his ribs and slowly s in theoutward, I make sure there’s no wrinkles I peel the paper away fron, and

da I’ll be per this onto Kyle This part of hiet to leaveeveryone that leaves here with new ink will always carry a piece of me with them