AURORAI woke up to a different ceiling. Not the familiar concrete with its cracks and water stains that I know, but something brighter, smoother, like someone painted it white. I blinked, trying to focus, trying to remember how I got here. The last thing I remembered was sitting in the rocking chair with Arya in my arms, the weight of her tiny body against my chest, the exhaustion pressing down on me like a physical weight. Everything after that was a blur.I turned my head and saw the crib. It was still there, but the mobile above it was spinning slowly, casting dancing shadows across the wall. Arya was in it, wrapped in her white blanket, a fine mesh netting draped over the top of the crib. It looked like a protective dome, covering her completely, filtering the light that streamed in from somewhere bright and unfamiliar.I sat up slowly, my body stiff and heavy. I slept for so long that my muscles forgot how to move. I looked around the room and my mouth fell open.The walls were
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