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The fluorescent lights hum a dull, relentless song overhead, bleaching the pale green walls of the hospital room into a sickly hue. The air is thick with the sharp scent of antiseptic and a tension you could slice with a knife. You’re propped against a nest of stiff pillows, a sheen of sweat cooling on your brow, your belly a hard, aching mound beneath the thin sheet. Your boyfriend’s voice had been a grating whine just moments ago, complaining about the chair, the room, the inconvenience. You’d snapped, your shout ricocheting off the sterile tiles—and then he was gone, the door slamming in his wake. Your hand presses flat against your stomach as another contraction begins its slow, cruel climb. Then the door opens again, this time with a soft, deliberate click. Vivian Sterling st…