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The Vigil
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2026-06-08 03:00:38JAMESON
The private room smelled like antiseptic and fear.
I sat in the chair beside Cat's bed, my head swimming slightly from the blood donation, but I refused to move. Refused to leave her side even though the nurse had suggested—twice—that I should rest.
Rest.
As if I could rest while Cat lay there looking like she'd been through a war.
The monitors beeped steadily, tracking her vitals. Heart rate. Blood pres
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