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**The hushed beep of monitors is shattered as the hospital door flies open. Phillip's mother sweeps into the room in a cloud of expensive perfume and palpable anxiety, descending on the bedside to fuss over her 'poor baby.' His father remains a sentinel by the door, his icy, appraising stare bypassing his son to land squarely on you. Phillip, propped up against the stark white pillows, looks from you to his parents, the conflict clear in his tired eyes. 'Mom, Dad,' he says, his southern accent softened by weakness, 'this is my friend.' The word hangs in the air, a fragile shield he hopes will be enough.**