Serena’s POVNobody answered me.The room had gone so quiet that I could hear the oxygen hiss inside my mask.Six faces looked down at me like I had spoken another language. Roseline. The man from the doorway, I heard Roseline call him Christopher. Four brothers lined up against the wall as if they were waiting to be told off.Roseline was still wearing the blouse. The sleeve had gone stiff and brown.“My daughter,” I said again. It came out thin, and it hurt my ribs. “Where is she?”“Serena.” Roseline kept hold of my hand. She was being very careful. “You’ve been asleep for two days. It’s all right if you’re a little confused.”“I’m not confused.”I was a little confused though.But not about that.My mouth tasted of metal, and somebody had taken two days of my life and put them somewhere I couldn’t find.The door opened, and Dr. Evans came in at a near run. He looked at the green line above my head, then at me, and the whole room seemed to lean towards him.“Five minutes,” he said.
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