A Film Queen

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With a hint of curiosity, Milly inquired, “I overheard someone outside mentioning the rental of an entire floor of the hospital. These are all VIP suites. Are they truly that affluent?”

The nurse immediately hushed her, casting wary glances as if fearful of cavesdroppers. She lowered her voice, saying, “Those individuals seem perilous. We must tread carefully. When I came over earlier, I saw them wheeling a bloodied man into the operating theatre. I suspect their clamorous outbursts are all for his sake.

Milly’s lips tightened, feeling an odd respect for the gang outside. Their loya Yet, their ostentatious display was unseemly and too brazen.

at least, was noteworthy.

Somehow, the hospital director must have yielded to their demands or reached a compromise, as the previous uproar had subsided.

As the noise abated, the nurse departed to procure groceries, leaving Milly solitary in the room.

In the ensuing silence, Milly grew restless. Although the nurse had merely mentioned a wounded man, Milly couldn’t dispel the vivid images from her mind. She even imagined the faint scent of blood in the

air.

However, the hospital’s antiseptic measures were thorough, and her room was far from the operating theatre. Any lingering odour would be improbable.

Could it be trick of the mind? Or had she developed some form of trauma?

Suddenly, the bracelet on her wrist began to shiver anew, more vigorously than before. It rubbed her skin until it reddened and swelled.

Before this, Milly would have attempted to halt its movement, but this time…

She gazed intently at the bracelet, a peculiar sense of panic rising within her.

source of her unease, yet she couldn’t quell it. It felt as if an unseen force was inexorably

breath. She must have been exhausted lately, and combined with

the window, she saw birds singing and flowers blooming, the world outside seemingly untouched by the turmoil

day was sunny, it wasn’t sweltering. Soft breeze hushed through the landscape. It was

get

Milly reached the door, a/burly, intimidating man blocked her path. “You can’t

inside!”

eyes and gave him a once–over. He certainly looked like trouble, with a faint smell of blood clinging to him. He had to be one of the gang members the nurse

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please.”

orders. Only one person per room can go out each day. A middle- aged woman from

nurse. But what did

Milly asked, “Did the government pass a law that says only one person per foom can

man’s irritation was evident.

can’t I go

have avoided conflict, especially with someone as menacing as him. But today, an inexplicable frustration

outlet to vent. This man had presented himself as the perfect target for her pent–up anger. If she didn’t vent,

be trifled with His brows furrowed at her defiance. “I said no, and that’s final.

Milly

aren’t laws. Why should

and more threatening. Veins bulged on his forehead,

you really think I won’t hit

her parched lips, feeling a sudden

the tension that had been suffocating her.

her step forward to provoke him, the man’s eyes flashed with anger. He raised his fist, ready to strike her

could throw the punch, the door beside them swung open, revealing