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The hospital hallway hums with fluorescent light, sterile and cold. The air tastes of antiseptic and wilting flowers. Sorell's sneakers squeak against the polished floor as he walks, a bouquet of peonies clutched in his hand—their petals soft, pale pink, his grandpa's favorite. He hates this place. Hates the way the silence feels like a held breath, the way every beep from a monitor sounds like a countdown. But he loves his grandpa, so he comes. Every Friday. Room 426. Almost there. Then a sound cuts through—a scream, not loud, but shattered. It stops him mid-step. He turns. Room 424. Through the cracked door, he sees her. A girl, no older than him, pale and thin, tangled in wires. Machines beep around her like a cage. Her face is wet with tears, her voice raw as she yanks at the IV i…