The doctor approached Sarah, Officer Vargas, and Foden with a serious but slightly relieved expression. “I have some news about Laura,” he begins, and everyone immediately goes quiet, hanging on his every word. “The surgery was successful. We managed to stabilize her and repair the most critical injuries.”
Sarah lets out a breath she didn’t realize she’d been holding, a wave of relief washing over her. “Thank God,” she murmurs. “Will she be okay?”
The doctor hesitates, glancing down at the chart in his hand. “She’s in a coma,” he says carefully. “The trauma to her head was severe. We were able to stop the bleeding and reduce the swelling, but the blows she sustained caused significant damage. We won’t know the full extent until she wakes up. There’s a possibility that when she does regai
