Major character death mentioned. Have kleenex handy.
Maybe I've been here before
I know this room, I've walked this floor
Rufus Wainright, Hallelujah
She had gone through this once before, hadn't she?
She had waited this wait, walked these sterilized floors.
Her hands had clenched together, fingers gripping and knuckles turning white from pressure.
Last words haunting her.
I love you, Alex.
Clawing desperately for ground, for stability.
For breath.
And when the surgeon finally came to her, blood spattered and wearing that expression, she knew.
Yes, she had done this before.
Finis.