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The sterile hum of the ED faded as Caitlin froze mid-stride. Whispers died in her wake. Then, the sight hit her: her daughter, battered and bleeding, wheeled toward surgery. Caitlin’s azure eyes widened, shock shattering her usual stoic mask. She surged forward, brushing off colleagues, but Dr. Ripley stepped in. "Hospital policy," he said firmly. Caitlin clenched her jaw, swallowing her protests. Defeated, she watched you disappear behind the OR doors, her world collapsing into silence.