Alexander returned to the hospital room, only to find the bed empty—Phoebe was gone.
Panic seized him, and his eyes burned red as he stormed out of the room, yelling at a group of nurses.
"Where did she go?" he roared.
"W-what?" The nurses froze, startled by his thunderous voice, their words tumbling out in fragments.
"I said, where is the woman from this room?" he repeated, his face dark with anger.
"S-sir, we didn't notice..." one nurse stammered, trembling at his fury.
"Damn it! Are you all useless? How could you not notice her leaving?"
***
The air was heavy with tension, mingled with the pungent smell of disinfectant that permeated the hospital corridors.
Phoebe wandered aimlessly through the hallways, her mind a fog of confusion. She didn't know where she was going, nor did
