31 - Surrender
Lauren rushed into the sterile hallway of a familiar hospital, the echo of her heavy footsteps against the tiles marred by numerous shoe prints contesting her thunderous pulse. The lavender walls did nothing to appease the storm her being was enduring and that sterile smell that hadn't bothered her so much in the past was making her nauseous, tightening the knot that had already wound in her belly the moment Luca told her the dreadful news. She did her best not to collide into hospital staff or patients' loved ones and refused to acknowledge the state they were in, especially blocking out a child's pained wail ricocheting off the walls like a stray bullet. And no matter where it bounced it would end up hitting Lauren square on her apprehensive heart. That organ was preaching the worst.
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