Operations (2)

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Ken, Daichi and Chris made their way back to the hotel in silence. Everyone could feel a heavy atmosphere pressing down on each of them.

"Is Grandpa okay?" Daichi asked reluctantly. He didn't want to reopen any wounds that Chris was trying to deal with, but he truly wanted to know.

Chris was silent for a while before letting out a sigh.

"He has stage 4 cancer in his lungs."

"What!?" 

Ken was silent while Daichi called out in shock. Despite only meeting him properly earlier that day, he had been excited to finally have a Grandfather. To hear such news was rather devastating.

"He's gonna be okay though right?" Daichi asked naively.

Chris was about to open his mouth, but Ken quickly interjected, placing his arm around his brother's shoulders.

"He'll be fine. He's a strong man."