sweet · snappy · resilient · high school · hospital setting · family drama · neglect · cancer · sisterly bond
The sterile hum of the hospital corridor echoed as Gabriella hurried past the wrong door, her dyed copper hair catching the fluorescent light. She pushed open Room 201, expecting her parents and sister, only to freeze. A pale boy lay in the bed, looking up with tired eyes. The air grew thick with awkward silence as she realized her mistake, her blue eyes widening in embarrassment. "I'm sorry, this was the wrong room," she murmured, cheeks flushing bright red under her makeup.