The hospital corridor smells like metal and breath. Natalie stands at the end of it with Caroline on one side and Ethan on the other while monitors chirp behind doors. James and Emily wait by a bank of chairs
Andrew comes out of a consult room. He looks at Natalie “She's critical," he says. “Dialysis is buying hours. That's all."
James points a shaking finger at Natalie. “Stop pretending the solution isn't standing here."
Natalie's mouth is set. “Your solution has a name."
“She's your daughter," Natalie answers. “Remember it."
Caroline folds her arms. “Which is why the doctors started dialysis."
“And why we're here," James says. “Natalie, be a person, not a title."
Ethan's voice stays level. “She is a person. That's the entire point."
Andrew looks at Ethan He doesn't summon the
