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SHE'S ALL I HAVE

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VALERIE

The city blurred past in streaks of light and motion, but I hardly noticed. My grip on the steering wheel was so tight, my knuckles had gone white.

Every second felt like an eternity, every red light a personal attack. My heart wouldn’t stop pounding, and the voice in my head kept screaming the same thing over and over again—please, not again.

By the time I pulled up in front of the hospital, my palms were slick with sweat. The cold air hit me as I threw the car door open and ran across the parking lot, my chest rising and falling too fast. The glass doors slid open before me, releasing that familiar sterile smell of antiseptic and fear.

I didn’t even think—I just rushed straight to the reception desk.

“Please,” I said, breathless, “I’m here for Vera Quinn. I got a call—she’s my sister. My twin.” My words stumbled over themselves. “Please, I need to know what’s going on.”

The receptionist looked up, startled by my urgency. Without asking too many questions, she simply no
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