Zara's POVThe hospital corridor was quiet at this hour. Not empty..... hospitals were never empty, but the specific, reduced activity of a building past its busiest period, the staff moving with the purposeful economy of people who had long hours ahead and were managing their energy accordingly....I stood near the family waiting area at the end of the hallway and watched the door to room fourteen and told myself I was simply waiting for the right moment.The right moment had not arrived in forty minutes.Through the observation window I had watched Alex sit in the chair beside Maya's bed without moving from it once. Without checking his phoneWithout looking up when the nurse came in, or when the monitor was adjusted, or when the doctor appeared for the second assessment.He had looked at Maya....That was the entirety of it, for forty minutes, his attention had been on one thing,
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