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“We’ll help you,” I said firmly. “We’ll get her upstairs.”

The next twenty minutes were a struggle. Nora led the way, clearing our path. Astrid and I pushed Rachel’s bed through a maze of corridors and elevators.

By the time we reached Astrid’s hotel room, I was drenched in sweat, my legs threatening to give out. My illness made even this exertion almost unbearable.

“I’m taking a shower. I smell like garbage,” Astrid announced, disappearing into the bathroom,

I collapsed into a chair beside Rachel’s bed, trying to catch my breath.

“Are you alright? You look pale,” Nora asked.

“Just tired,” I lied, wiping sweat from my forehead.

“Would you like to shower?”

I shook my head. As much as I wanted to wash away the basement grime, I knew my legs wouldn’t support me.

I turned to Rachel, gently taking her hand in mine. Her skin was cool, her fingers fragile.

“I’m so sorry it took me so long,” I whispered.

eyes locked onto mine, intense and clear despite her immobile state. For four years, I’d believed she was being

appears unresponsive, but Miss Hayes is aware. She just can’t express

over her knuckles. “I know. I took care of Blake when

years – every neglect, every harsh word, every

tightened at the thought of Rachel trapped in her body, enduring such

continued. “Mr. Parker woke up, didn’t he? Why

four years? Even her mother once said

sight, Nora said, tears streaming down her face.

words left Nora’s lips, I felt movement against my palm. Rachel’s index finger twitched. A tear leaked

I tightened my grip

firmly. “You’re going

getting

– the same specialists who helped Blake. You will

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I’d known earlier, I thought bitterly. I could

Rachel has time all the time in the world to

stared at me. “Sinclair