SEIRRAS'S POINT OF VIEW The sharp, sterile tang of antiseptic hung heavy in the air, and I swore I could almost taste it on my tongue. God, I hated that smell. Ever since I was little, hospitals made my skin crawl — the white walls, the too-bright lights, the quiet hum of machines that seemed to whisper a hundred stories of suffering.I shifted against the stiff mattress, tugging at the sheet that clung to me like it was determined to remind me I was still here. Still in this place. Still trapped. My body might have needed the rest, but my spirit… my spirit was clawing at the walls, desperate to be free.“You look better today,” Mom’s voice broke through the silence.I turned my head to see her perched gracefully on the visitor’s chair, her bag resting at her feet, her eyes warm but tired. She was always here, always putting up a brave front. My chest tightened with guilt.“I’m leaving tomorrow,” she added gently, brushing invisible dust off her skirt. “You’ll be fine without me. You
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