Damian's hand was on the elevator button when something made him stop.He didn't know what it was. A sound, maybe. A voice. The way the hospital air shifted, like a door opening somewhere it shouldn't. Sebastian was beside him, his hand still on Damian's back, his eyes tired and worried."You okay?" Sebastian asked.Damian didn't answer. He was listening. Straining. The hallway behind them was empty, the nurses' station quiet, the fluorescent lights buzzing their same old song. But somewhere, down that corridor, in room 412, something had changed."I forgot something," Damian said."What?""I don't know. Just—wait here."Sebastian's hand caught his wrist. "Damian. Don't go back in there. You said what you needed to say. Let it be.""I can't."Damian pulled free and walked back down the hallway. His footsteps were soft on the linoleum. The door to room 412 was still half open, the same gray light spilling through the gap. He approached slowly, not sure what he was looking for, not sure
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