The Distant Threshold
The fever broke in the middle of the night, leaving the air in the sterile ward thin and sharp. I woke to the sound of the ventilation system, a low mechanical hum that vibrated against the ribcage. The fluorescent lights were off, leaving only the red standby LEDs of the monitors. They blinked with a steady, indifferent rhythm. Beep. Beep. Beep. My mother sat in the plastic chair beside my...
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