Rosalinda's POV The room tilts suddenly. Not slowly. Not gently. One moment I am holding my daughter. Warm, slippery, alive against my chest and the next her weight is gone. Vanished. She slipped off. I sense someone catch her. My arms try to reach out for her but they feel too weak. Too far away. My whole body feels distant. Heavy. As though belonging to someone else and I am only visiting. The overhead lights glare down, stark and blinding. Casting sharp shadows against the walls. The monitor beside me gives a long unbroken tone that fills the space like a scream trapped in the room. I hear Mina’s voice, raw and trembling but forcing calm. “Time of death… 2:55 pm.” she says No. No. That cannot be right. I am still here. I can still see everything. I see the nurses moving, their scrubs rippling with motion. I hear the cries of my babies, three small furious voices. Each unique. Distinct. I want to go to them but my body is heavy. I can't seem to move. I feel the sheets bei
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