The doors slid open with a mechanical hiss, and Roman stepped inside, clutching the half-crushed bouquet. All he saw was her; his Vera stood a few feet away, in a loose hospital gown, her face pale. An IV line trailed from her wrist, taped down with white gauze. Her hair was messily braided to one side, and her lips were chapped, but her eyes… those soft, haunted eyes still pierced through him like they always did.He walked to her in slow steps, “I thought... I lost you,” Roman breathed every word as it was telling the story of the pain and guilt he lived. She didn’t say a word. Didn’t move. He didn’t ask for permission. He closed the gap and cupped her face, kissing her forehead, her cheek, then finally her lips. The kiss was gentle, desperate, trembling with the weight of sleepless nights and unbearable guilt. And then he pulled her into his arms, wrapping himself around her like he was anchoring himself to reality, but she didn’t hug him back.She stood there cold, like she was s
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