Chapter 19 - Mara’s Eyelids Flutter Open In The Sterile Ward
The hospital room was dead silent except for the rhythmic hum of the air purifier in the corner.
Ethan sat in the bedside chair, reading aloud softly from one of Mara’s favorite worn-out paperback novels.
Suddenly, Mara’s fingers twitched against the white hospital sheet, breaking the stillness of the afternoon.
Ethan stopped reading instantly, leaning forward as her dark eyelashes fluttered open against the harsh fluorescent light.
“Mara?” Ethan breathed out, his voice trembling with a mixture of overwhelming hope and fear.
Mara turned her head slowly toward him, her hazel eyes blinking in confusion as she tried to focus on his face.
“Ethan…?” she whispered hoarsely, her voice barely audible above the quiet monitor hum.
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“I’m right here, sweetheart. I’m not going anywhere,” Ethan said, gently taking her hand and pressing it to his cheek.
A single tear slipped down Mara’s temple as she looked around the sterile hospital room with exhausted relief.
