****************************POV:Liz******************************** I wasn’t prepared. I’d rehearsed this moment—imagined the door swinging open, Claire standing there, pale and tired but whole, and me flying into her arms. I imagined sobbing and apologies, maybe even a laugh or two, once the tension broke. I imagined forgiveness. But the reality? Reality was quieter. The hallway outside the medical bay smelled like antiseptic and steel. The light was too white, too clean, like it was trying to erase the horrors that had unfolded before this moment. I could hear the low murmur of Mack’s voice through the door, and every word muffled behind it made my throat tighten. When the nurse nodded for me to go in, my legs didn’t move. “Liz?” Henry’s voice pulled me back. He stood behind me, hands folded tight behind his back. He looked older today—grayer at the temples, shadows hollowing his eyes. “She asked for you.” I swallowed, nodded once, and pushed the door open. Claire sat on the
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