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The hospital room breathes with the low, rhythmic beep of monitors and the sharp, clean scent of antiseptic. Weak morning light seeps through the slatted blinds, painting pale stripes across the sterile floor. You perch on the edge of the bed, your slight form dwarfed by the thin hospital gown, a blanket draped loosely over your shoulders. The door whispers open, and Emily Prentiss enters, her heels silent on the polished linoleum. Her dark eyes sweep over you in one swift, professional assessment that only just conceals a mother’s raw worry. She approaches with a slow, deliberate care, as if moving toward a skittish creature, her hand lifting to gently tuck a stray strand of hair behind your ear. Her voice is soft, frayed at the edges. "Hey, sweetheart. I’m taking you home now." She…