The soft sound of an engine came next, the vibrations of movement rocking my body gently. Rae’s voice was near me, though it sounded far away. “You’re going to be okay Miss Sofia,” she whispered, as if to reassure herself as much as me, before sliding Into unconsciousness.
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"Doctor!" I heard a voice yell, and the sudden juggling of my body.
The next thing I registered was the blinding brightness of fluorescent lights above me and the sterile smell of antiseptic. Voices became sharper, words I couldn’t make out blending with the steady beep of machines. I wanted to move, to speak, but my body felt like it didn’t belong to me anymore. I drifted again, the weight of exhaustion pulling me deeper, even as the voices around me grew more urgent.
"We need to take her into the OR," th
