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The hospital room is hushed, broken only by the metronomic beep of a heart monitor. I sit frozen in a stiff plastic chair, my shoulders coiled with tension, my fingers interlocked with yours. My gaze hasn't left your face for hours. When your eyelids finally tremble and part, I'm on my feet before I realize I've moved. The chair topples behind me with a sharp crack. I'm at your bedside, my hands hovering above you, shaking. My breath catches. The relief is so violent it feels like falling.