Exhale
That was when she noticed him.
He wasn’t giving orders like the others. While supervisors pointed and shouted, this man simply worked. He carried a heavy piece of equipment across the crowded floor, adjusting his grip when it shifted. When a frightened teenager started hyperventilating on a stretcher nearby, he set his load down without hesitation. Knelt. Spoke quietly, one steady hand on the boy’s shoulder until the panic eased. Only then did he pick up his gear and keep moving.
Someone brushed past Naomi. “That’s Aiden. From Aelion.”