Dorothy awoke with a start, the familiar warmth of another person conspicuously absent from her side.

Glancing at the clock, it read 7 AM — a time when Everett would normally be hunched over his desk, sifting through a mountain of paperwork. But now, he was nowhere to be found in the hospital room.

Concern knitting her brows, Dorothy rose to search for him. She checked the doctor's office, and the long, sterile corridors — no sign of him.

Returning to the room to grab her phone, she dialed Everett's number, only to hear his ringtone echo from within the room.

His phone was left behind.

Odd.

Very odd.

"Dr. Quincy. Have you seen Everett around?" Dorothy inquired, her voice tinged with worry as she ventured out again.

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only option I have." In Swevia Country, she was out of her element. Other than calling Everett, she was at a loss for what to

way to the security room, Quincy called out from behind, "Ms. Sanchez. Mr. Lopez is at the front entrance.” Whirling around and peering down from

find out what was going on, and why Everett had left the hospital so early

details

Dorothy was taken aback at the sight of Everett up close — his complexion was ashen, and his lips drained of color, looking

she gasped, instinctively rushing towards

he rasped, his voice a hoarse shadow of

left the room in the morning, a mere

his gaze avoiding hers, an unusual behavior

like him at

a deep breath, catching up to him and tugging at his sleeve. "Everett, wait."

implored, her lips pressed together, a knot of anxiety

to look into his eyes for answers, but to no

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