SophiaThe murmur of the hospital was the only thing I could hear. The beeping of the monitor, the footsteps in the hallway, the muffled voices behind the doors. Everything had that artificial calm, that sterile peace, as if the world had paused. But inside me, there was no calm at all.Dante was sitting in the same chair, elbows resting on his knees, head lowered. He wasn’t talking. Just breathing slowly, staring at the floor, as if waiting for something to happen. I stayed still, the IV still in my arm, my mind spinning over and over with the same thought: it was time to leave. To escape.The door opened, and the same doctor from before walked in, holding a clipboard and smiling kindly.“Well, Sophia,” she said, looking through some papers. “Your tests came back fine, so you can go home right now.”My heart leaped. I wanted to smile, but I held it back. I wasn’t free yet.“Thank you, doctor,” I murmured.She turned to Dante.“I just need someone to sign a few papers at reception bef
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