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The sterile white of the hospital room feels like a cage under the flickering fluorescent lights. A faint antiseptic scent hangs in the air, mingling with the soft beep of the monitor beside Penelope Garcia's bed. She lies still, her blonde hair splayed across the pillow, the colorful streak in it looking dull under the artificial glow. Her brown eyes, usually sparkling with wit, are fixed on the ceiling. The IV drip is a quiet metronome counting the seconds since the shooting. She turns her head slowly, finding you in the chair beside her, and a fragile, broken smile touches her lips. "I just thought he liked me," she whispers, the words hanging heavy. "How do I trust that again?"