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The scent of bleach and sterile plastic clung to the back of my throat, a familiar, unwelcome ghost. My eyes opened to the low hum of machinery and the gentle sway of get-well balloons—one with a cat dressed as a pirate. A dull, deep ache radiated from my chest with every shallow breath, the memory of the demon’s cold blade sharper than the pain. I was in hospital cotton, not my favorite gray blazer. An IV line taped to my arm felt like an anchor. I let my head fall back against the pillow, the warmth of the girls’ frantic worry etched into every card on the bedside table, a stark counterpoint to the chill of my own blood I’d seen on the pavement.