My father’s chest gave a massive, violent heave, and he suddenly started coughing roughly beneath the thick oxygen mask, his entire frail body shaking against the glass table. I was about to lean closer to him when a soft thud behind me caught my attention. I turned back toward the entrance of the circular space, and my heart completely dropped into my stomach.
Fedora was laying flat on the cold tile floor, completely motionless, like she had just fainted from the sheer exhaustion and pressure of the energy blast. Her face was as pale as a sheet of paper. My features instantly twisted into a look of absolute fury and panic, and I snapped my head toward the corner where the medical staff was huddled.
"Take her right now and make sure she is completely okay!" I shouted at the top of my lun
