ELOWEN I stared as the nurse was adjusting the IV before slowly moving away. I wanted to say that I was not fragile, but I didn’t. I turned my head as I watched her quietly, pretending not to look at me. The machines were still attached, their steady rhythm irritating in its persistence.“I want to go home,” I said eventually.The nurse startled slightly, then recovered. “You should wait for the doctor to—”“I’m not asking,” I replied, keeping my voice level. “I’m informing you.”That earned me a look. Not disapproval. Hesitation.A doctor arrived minutes later, clipboard in hand, expression carefully neutral. He listened as I repeated myself, nodding in all the right places, until I finished and waited.“Well,” he said slowly, “given what happened yesterday, we’d prefer to observe you a little longer.”“I fainted,” I said. “I’ve fainted before. Stress, lack of sleep. You’ve confirmed I’m stable.”“Yes, but—”“And I’m not a prisoner.”He shifted, uncomfortable. “There are… other co
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