The wheels of the stainless-steel utility cart squeaked rhythmically against the concrete as the two lower-level nurses pushed it down the dimly lit, subterranean corridors.
Sadie was dumped directly onto the cold metal, exactly as she had died. Her pale arm dangled limply over the side of the cart, swaying with every bump in the floor. Her skin was still smeared with the blood of her impossible labor, and the shredded remains of her nightgown clung to her lifeless frame.
"I swear, if this takes more than ten minutes, I'm going to be late," Jerrica sighed, checking her watch as they navigated a tight corner. Her tone was the same one she might use to complain about a delayed coffee order.
The cart jolted over a threshold, causing Sadie's dangling hand to swing outward and brush against
