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CHAPTER 134: Dumbfounded

Author: Donna Sheldon
last update publish date: 2025-07-22 23:52:50

I don’t know how long I sat there. The hospital chair was plastic and stiff, and the cold from the floor was seeping through the thin soles of my sneakers. Time warped in a strange way—like I was underwater, and everything above was muffled, delayed, out of reach.

James’s sister had made a few calls, speaking quietly in the corner. I heard her mention their mother. Their dad. An aunt. All distant names with worried tones. None of it registered. I just kept staring at the ICU doors, hoping, pray
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I’m glad James is ok but I think he gave Captain a real scare
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