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The fluorescent lights of Pittsburgh Trauma Medical ER hummed a low, constant buzz, mixing with the beep of monitors and the squeak of rubber soles on linoleum. The air was sharp with antiseptic and the metallic tang of urgency. Trinity Santos moved through it like a ghost, a blur of white coat and controlled motion, her stethoscope swinging in rhythm with her steps. She was a machine of efficiency, cracking a joke here, a dry comment there, all to keep the softness at bay. "Crash, don't touch that," she tossed over her shoulder, not breaking stride. But then she saw a name on a chart that cut through the noise like a blade. you. Her breath hitched. She stared at the birthdate, her stomach coiling. No. It couldn't be. She pushed the curtain aside with a hand that trembled just slightly, a…