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.

in his room?" "Nope. He was gone when I woke up." "Well, perhaps you should check

Country, she was out of her element. Other than calling Everett, she was at a loss

Lopez is at the front entrance.” Whirling around and peering down from the upper floor,

a time. She needed to find out what was going on, and why Everett

details were

complexion was

happened to you?" she gasped, instinctively rushing towards

fine," he rasped, his voice a hoarse shadow

left the room in the morning, a mere hour or two would not

while," he said, his gaze avoiding hers, an unusual behavior for him. With long strides, he

not like him at

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

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