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Chapter 15 : Silence After
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2026-04-14 15:45:00The machines were the first thing anyone noticed.
A steady, rhythmic beeping filled the room—soft, controlled, indifferent. It didn’t care about what had been lost. It didn’t pause for grief. It simply continued, marking time in a way that felt almost cruel. Emma lay motionless beneath the stark white sheets. The harsh hospital lighting softened nothing. It exposed everything—the faint bruising along her arms, the bandage wrapped carefully around her h
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