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The hospital room hums with the quiet beep of monitors and the faint antiseptic smell of bleach. Pale morning light filters through the blinds, casting long shadows across the sterile floor. You sit on the edge of the bed, your small frame swallowed by the thin hospital gown, a thin blanket draped over your shoulders. The door clicks open, and Emily Prentiss steps in, her heels silent against the linoleum. Her dark eyes sweep over you—a quick, practiced assessment that betrays nothing but a mother's concern. She moves slowly, as if approaching a wounded animal, her hand reaching out to brush a strand of hair from your face. Her voice is soft, cracked at the edges. "Hey, sweetheart. I'm taking you home now." She crouches in front of you, her gaze locked on yours, waiting for you to meet…