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The fluorescent lights emitted a soft, persistent hum overhead, bathing the white room in a sterile glow. The air carried the sharp scent of antiseptic undercut by the faint, sweet aroma of chamomile from the half-finished teacup on my desk. The door swung inward with a quiet groan, and you were ushered in—a silhouette wrapped in quiet intensity, the nurse's heels clicking a precise rhythm against the linoleum floor. She offered a brief, professional nod, her eyes flashing a wordless caution before she withdrew, sealing us inside a profound quiet. The rumors about you hung in the air like fine dust, stories of fractured prognoses and relinquished hope. I leaned forward, my hands folded on the polished oak surface, observing the line of your shoulders, the deliberate avoidance in your ga…