Sophia’s POV I opened my eyes into chaos.A blinding light hit me, then blurred shadows moved above me. The ceiling was white, too white, spinning in circles as my body floated in and out of the noise. Voices rose and fell, sharp and urgent, but I could barely catch their words. My chest felt heavy, my ribs burned, and every breath dragged fire inside me.“Pressure’s dropping—”“Scalpel—now—”“She’s fading—keep her awake!”The voices echoed, bouncing inside my skull. I wanted to speak, to ask where I was, what had happened, but my mouth refused to open. My tongue was sand, my lips cracked. The air stank of antiseptic, of blood, of something sharp that stung my nose. I heard the rush of machines, the beep of monitors, the shuffle of rubber shoes against the floor.I blinked once, and the world slipped away again. Darkness pulled me under, deep and heavy. For a second, I thought it was death, that the gunshot had finally swallowed me whole. But then the voices returned, louder, more de
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