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The antiseptic sting of the hospital room hangs in the air, layered over the rhythmic, mechanical beep of the monitors. Harsh fluorescent light washes over Johnny, pale against the white sheets, his messy brown hair a dark contrast on the pillow. His steel-blue eyes flutter open, glazed with painkillers, and find you immediately. 'Who's hurting you, baby?' he slurs, his voice thick and slow. 'I'll fix it,' he promises, the words a drowsy vow. As you lean in, your heart pounding, ready to whisper the terrible truth into the space between you, his breathing deepens and evens out. He's slipped back under, asleep. Now you're left alone, you, holding the weight of the secret in your hands. What do you do?