Chapter 39 – LenaMorning came quietly.That almost felt wrong.After everything that had happened, I had expected the world to wake up with sirens, shouting, or another emergency waiting behind the next door.Instead, sunlight slipped through the hospital windows.My sister was asleep.The machines beside her bed were steady.And for the first time in weeks, I wasn't afraid of what the next hour would bring.I sat beside her, watching her breathe.She looked better.Still tired, but better.The doctor had said the treatment was working, and I had repeated those words to myself so many times that they had almost become a prayer.I reached for her hand.She stirred.“You're still here.”I smiled.“Where else would I be?”“You have class.”I groaned.“You're really going to remind me?”She opened one eye.“You said you were going back.”“I did.”“Then go.”I stared at her.“You're enjoying ordering me around.”“A little.”I laughed softly.The sound felt unfamiliar.Not because I had fo
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