Chapter 54: A curious visitor

NYX'S POV.

As I lay in my hospital bed, I heard the door creak open. I assumed it was Riley, but the footsteps that approached me were not his. I could sense it. My eyes were still adjusting to the darkness, and I squinted to try and get a better look, but it was still too dark to see who it was.

Before he could say anything else, I started to tell him how I had been feeling nauseous all day, thinking it was Riley who had walked in. But as they got closer, I realized that the footsteps were louder. Clumsier.

As soon as I realized that it wasn't Riley who had entered my room, my mind went into overdrive, trying to make sense of the situation. I couldn't see the intruder's face because of the darkness in my room, but I could tell from the way they moved that it wasn't someone I recognized.

When the figure got closer, I was shocked to see that it was a little girl. My first instinct was to feel relieved that it wasn't an intruder trying to harm me, but then I felt a creeping sense of u