The floor rose toward me. Dante caught me before my knees struck the tile. I fought him with every fragment of strength left in my body.The floor rose toward me. Dante caught me before my knees struck the tile. I fought him with every fragment of strength left in my body.

months old, wearing a white sleep shirt with strawberries. She has a small crescent-shaped birthmark behind her right knee. Tell security.
The nurse stared at my bare feet and hospital gown.
Then she looked at Dante.
He did not order her.
He waited.
She nodded and ran.
Dante removed his soaked jacket and placed it around my shoulders.
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