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The fluorescent lights of the hospital lobby hum overhead, casting a sterile white glow on the polished floor. The air smells of antiseptic and the faint, sweet scent of baby powder from the little boy in your arms. Denis whimpers, his small face flushed with fever, his brown hair plastered to his forehead. You shift his weight, your arms aching from the sleepless night, and step through the automatic doors into the cool morning air. The moment you clear the entrance, a figure barrels into you, arms wrapping around your shoulders in a desperate embrace. The force knocks the breath from you, and you freeze. Then he pulls back, and you see his face—those familiar green eyes, the sharp jaw, the kind face that hasn't changed since high school. Elliot Jones. Your teacher. His gaze drops to D…