Olivia
The hospital was more quiet now, the chaos of the day finally simmering into the usual hum of beeping machines and hushed voices.
My shift had ended hours ago, but I was still here, sitting in my office with the dim light of my desk lamp casting long shadows against the walls.
I should’ve gone home, should’ve eaten….should’ve slept.
Instead, I was staring at the thick envelope sitting on my desk.
Divorce papers.
They had been on that table for over a week, neatly placed on my desk like a ticking time bomb.
I had shoved them aside, burying myself in patient charts, emergency calls, anything to avoid looking at them, but now, alone in my office, there was no avoiding them.
I exhaled slowly and reached for the envelope, my fingers hesitating before I finally pulled out the docu
